Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Matt Lockett

Kentucky State Representative, District 39 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 3.

Kentucky State Representative, District 39Born 1974

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 9; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.8%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +19.1; Won 2024
Elections: 5; 2012–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Banking and Insurance · vice chair
Information Technology Oversight Statutory · co-chair
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force · co-chair
Appropriations and Revenue
Appropriations and Revenue
Banking and Insurance
Economic Development and Workforce Investment
Economic Development and Workforce Investment
Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs
Legislative Oversight and Investigations
State Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 10 AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency.
Attorney General · Became law Apr 2026

HB 568 AN ACT relating to public protection and declaring an emergency.
Contracts · Became law Apr 2026

HB 58 AN ACT relating to privacy protection.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 4 AN ACT relating to grooming a minor.
Children And Minors · 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 Lockett sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Lockett is closer to the center than 13% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Emily Callaway, Jason Petrie, Kim Holloway

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

With Lockett’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

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

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

201220142016201820202022202420262028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 39

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 39	Lost	—	R+18.3	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 39	Won	R+19.1	R+18.3	+0.8
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 39	Won	R+19.2	R+9.1	+10.1
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 39	Won	R+22.3	—	—
2012	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 39	Lost	D+12.5	—	—