Erika Hancock
Kentucky State Representative, District 57 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 2
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.8%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 87%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +10.8
- 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.
- Banking and Insurance
- Banking and Insurance
- Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Natural Resources and Energy
- State Government
- State Government
- Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Contracts · Became law Apr 2026
Cooperatives · Became law Apr 2026
Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hancock sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Hancock is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Rachel Roarx, Tina Bojanowski, Nima Kulkarni
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Hancock’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats87%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Hancock’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hancock | Dem. majority | Rep. 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. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 67–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency. | No | No | Yes | Passed 81–17 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hancock was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 District 57 | Won | — | R+2.1 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | D+10.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $46K
- Spent
- $41.9K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Sep 29, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Erika Hancock (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Erika Hancock (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Sep 29, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Hancock has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 57 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hancock has run against
- Kyle T. Thompson (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Hancock
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4ce23404-165d-4c96-9130-56acaf2e73a7
- Wikidata Q131428447
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET