DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Lisa Willner

Kentucky State Representative, District 35 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 35

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 3; 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 16.0%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +36.2; Won 2018
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health Services · ranking democratic member
Juvenile Justice Oversight Council Statutory · ex officio
Education
Health Services
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board Statutory
Postsecondary Education
Primary and Secondary Education

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 44 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 311 AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.
Local Mandate · Became law Apr 2026

HB 169 AN ACT relating to coverage for feeding or eating disorders.
Actuarial Analysis · Became law Apr 2026

HB 266 AN ACT relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund.
Education, Higher · 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 Willner sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Willner is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: George Brown, Anne Donworth, Lindsey Burke

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

With Willner’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Willner’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Willner	Dem. majority	Rep. 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.	No	No	Yes	Passed 80–17
Apr 14, 2026	HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.	No	No	Yes	Passed 86–11
Apr 14, 2026	HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 67–7
Apr 14, 2026	HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.	No	No	Yes	Passed 81–17

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Willner was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 35

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 35	Won	—	D+5.1	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—	D+5.1	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—	D+10.1	—
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—	—	—
2018	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 35	Won	D+36.2	—	—