RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Michael "Sarge" Pollock

Kentucky State Representative, District 51 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 51Born 1966

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 9; 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.4%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +43.7; Won 2022
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.

Banking and Insurance · vice chair
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight · co-chair
Agriculture
Agriculture
Banking and Insurance
Families and Children
Families and Children
Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology
Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 20 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 142 AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026

HB 6 AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency.
Business Entities And Organizations · Became law Apr 2026

HB 355 AN ACT relating to real property appraisers.
Boards And Commissions · Became law Apr 2026

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

HB 555 AN ACT relating to school foods.
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 Pollock sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Pollock is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Michael Meredith, David Osborne, Josh Branscum

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

With Pollock’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51

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 51	Won	—	R+51.7	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51	Won	—	R+51.7	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51	Won	R+43.7	R+46.3	−2.6