RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

John Blanton

Kentucky State Representative, District 92 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 92Born 1968Police officer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 7; 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 11.4%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +43.3; Won 2020
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Impeachment Special · vice chair
Transportation · co-chair
Transportation · chair
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force
Judiciary
Judiciary
Legislative Oversight and Investigations
Natural Resources and Energy
Natural Resources and Energy
Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection
Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 220 AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026

HB 506 AN ACT relating to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 622 AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.
Budget And Financial Administration · Became law Apr 2026

HB 648 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.
Commerce · 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 Blanton sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Blanton is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Kevin Jackson, Bobby McCool, Tom Smith

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

With Blanton’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%

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

Date	Bill	Blanton	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 Blanton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 92

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 92	Won	—	R+65.0	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 92	Won	—	—	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 92	Won	—	—	—
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 92	Won	R+43.3	—	—
2018	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 92	Won	R+14.3	—	—
2016	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 92	Won	R+3.0	—	—