Matthew Lehman
Kentucky State Representative, District 67 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 0
- 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.0%
- Chamber median 7.5%
- With party
- 82%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.2
- Won 2024
- 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.
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Economic Development and Workforce Investment
- Small Business and Information Technology
- State Government
- State Government
- Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
- Transportation
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
Collective Bargaining · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Amusements And Recreations · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lehman sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Lehman is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Adam Moore, Daniel Grossberg, Tina Bojanowski
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Lehman’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats82%
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: Lehman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Lehman | Dem. majority | Rep. 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. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 80–17 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency. | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 86–11 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming. | Not voting | 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 Lehman 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 House District 67 | Won | — | R+2.7 | — |
| 2024 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 67 | Won | D+0.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | U.S. House, KY-4 | Lost | R+34.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $138.8K
- Spent
- $88.5K
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.
| Matthew Lehman (GENERAL 11/03/2026) State | Active |
| Matthew Lehman (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 Lehman has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 67 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lehman has run against
- Terry Hatton (R) · 2026 general, won
- Terry Hatton (R) · 2024 election, won
- Thomas Massie (R) · 2022 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Lehman
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H2KY04212
- Open States ocd-person/7afd2d36-9415-44ff-b96d-0010cf4f864e
- Wikidata Q131450269
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET