Kim Banta
Kentucky State Representative, District 63 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 9
- 55 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 8.6%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +35.3
- Won 2020
- Elections
- 3
- 2020–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Legislation
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026
Health Care Professionals · Became law Apr 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Banta sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Banta is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mark Hart, Nancy Tate, Jason Petrie
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Banta’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
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: Banta’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Banta | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. | No | 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 Banta 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | — | R+17.8 | — |
| 2022 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | — | R+23.8 | — |
| 2020 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 63 | Won | R+35.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Banta has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 63 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Banta has run against
- Ashley Williams (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Banta
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/27b951aa-c951-4160-9373-721ca3b6a9db
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC