Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Jared A. Bauman

Kentucky State Representative, District 28 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2.

Kentucky State Representative, District 28Born 1982

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 7; 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 9.7%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +17.3; Won 2024
Elections: 3; 2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Natural Resources and Energy · vice chair
Banking and Insurance
Banking and Insurance
Government Contract Review
Judiciary
Judiciary
Local Government
Local Government
Natural Resources and Energy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 15 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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

HB 236 AN ACT relating to medical services.
Boards And Commissions · Became law Apr 2026

HB 58 AN ACT relating to privacy protection.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 185 AN ACT relating to employment and declaring an emergency.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 5 AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · 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 Bauman sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Bauman is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Matt Koch, Ryan Bivens, Rebecca Raymer

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

With Bauman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

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: Bauman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Bauman	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.	Not voting	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 Bauman 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 28

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 28	Lost	—	R+13.2	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 28	Won	R+17.3	R+13.2	+4.1
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 28	Won	R+12.9	R+11.2	+1.7