Jason Michael Nemes
Kentucky State Representative, District 33 since 2016. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 10
- 59 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +13.7
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Impeachment Special · chair
- Committee on Committees
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
- Legislative Research Commission
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Attorney General · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Business Entities And Organizations · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Nemes sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Nemes is closer to the center than 56% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Shawn McPherson, Robert Duvall, Samara Heavrin
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Nemes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
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: Nemes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Nemes | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | HB 369: AN ACT relating to police department members. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 37–41 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | HB 398: AN ACT relating to occupational safety and health. | No | No | Yes | Failed 47–48 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Nemes 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 33 | Lost | — | R+7.3 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 33 | Won | R+13.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 33 | Won | R+10.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 33 | Won | R+8.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 33 | Won | R+2.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 33 | Won | R+11.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $281.6K
- Spent
- $164.3K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Jason Nemes (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Jason Nemes (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Nemes has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 33 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nemes has run against
- Jennifer Hardin (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Taylor Jolly (D) · 2024 election, won
- Kate Turner (D) · 2022 election, won
- Margaret S. Plattner (D) · 2020 election, won
- Rob Walker (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)
How we know Nemes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c56fc398-975e-47b9-919a-fbdd0c9f721d
- Wikidata Q60677528
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET