RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Emily Myers Callaway

Kentucky State Representative, District 37 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 37Born 1978

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 12; 73 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.8%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +12.9; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education
Families and Children
Families and Children
Health Services
Health Services
Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force
Primary and Secondary Education

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 73 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 607 AN ACT relating to consolidated local governments.
Audits And Auditors · Became law Apr 2026

HB 144 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.
County Clerks · Became law Apr 2026

HB 369 AN ACT relating to veteran treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Disabilities · Became law Apr 2026

HB 264 AN ACT relating to theft by deception.
Corrections Impact · Became law Apr 2026

HB 213 AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers.
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Callaway sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Callaway is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Matt Lockett, Jason Petrie, Kim Holloway

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Callaway’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Callaway’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Callaway	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 15, 2026	HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 70–22
Apr 14, 2026	HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 80–17
Apr 14, 2026	HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 86–11
Apr 14, 2026	HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 67–7
Apr 14, 2026	HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 81–17

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Callaway was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 37

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 37	Won	—	R+18.7	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 37	Won	R+12.9	R+18.7	−5.8
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 37	Won	R+15.7	R+9.8	+5.9