DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Nima Kulkarni

Kentucky State Representative, District 40 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 40

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 1; 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.8%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +48.3; Won 2018
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 · ranking member
Economic Development and Workforce Investment
Judiciary
Judiciary
Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations
Race and Access to Opportunity Commission
Small Business and Information Technology
Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 34 sponsored · 1 became law

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HB 480 AN ACT relating to state contracts.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 425 AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing.
Corrections Impact · Vetoed Apr 2026

HB 338 AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer.
Civil Actions · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 195 AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.
Agriculture · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 621 AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kulkarni sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Kulkarni is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Rachel Roarx, Beverly Chester-Burton, Erika Hancock

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

With Kulkarni’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%

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

Date	Bill	Kulkarni	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.	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.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 81–17

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Kulkarni 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 40

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 40	Won	—	D+51.3	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 40	Won	—	—	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 40	Won	—	—	—
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 40	Won	—	—	—
2018	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 40	Won	D+48.3	—	—