Julie Raque Adams
Kentucky State Senator, District 36 since 2014. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 6 elections between 2010 and 2022, winning 6.
Kentucky State Senator, District 36Born 1969
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 7
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.7%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 92%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.7
- Won 2018
- Elections
- 7
- 2010–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Licensing and Occupations · chair
- Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations · co-chair
- Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory · co-chair
- Administrative Regulation Review
- Banking and Insurance
- Banking and Insurance
- Health Services
- Health Services
- Local Government
- State Government
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Education, Elementary And Secondary · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Adams sits in the Kentucky State Senate
Adams is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Shelley Frommeyer, Steve Rawlings, Lindsey Tichenor
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Adams’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kentucky State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Adams’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Adams | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 139: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 1: AN ACT relating to education. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 59: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–7 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 100: AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–6 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SB 65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Adams 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 State Senate, District 36 | Lost | — | R+1.7 | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky State Senate, District 36 | Won | — | R+3.0 | — |
| 2018 | Kentucky State Senate, District 36 | Won | R+6.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky State Senate, District 36 | Won | R+32.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky State Senate, District 36 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 32 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 32 | Won | R+28.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $681.5K
- Spent
- $688.2K
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Julie Adams (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Julie Adams (PRIMARY 05/19/2026) State | Active |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET
Seats Adams has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 36 · since 2014
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 32 · 2010–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Adams has run against
- Sarah Cole McIntosh (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Sheri A. Donahue (D) · 2018 election, won
- Siddique Malik (D) · 2014 election, won
- Nellie Stallings (D) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI and English Wikipedia (unofficial)
How we know Adams
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/38ae421f-f4fa-40f6-b025-a75bc6b42f35
- Wikidata Q16769571
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET