Randy Bridges
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Randy Bridges

Kentucky State Representative, District 3 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 3

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
2
6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
7.5%
Chamber median 7.5%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+34.0
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.

  • Administrative Regulation Review
  • Appropriations and Revenue
  • Appropriations and Revenue
  • Natural Resources and Energy
  • Natural Resources and Energy
  • Transportation
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 6 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 521 AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Corrections Impact · Became law Apr 2026
HB 5 AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026
HB 227 AN ACT relating to addictive online platforms.
Attorney General · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
HB 356 AN ACT relating to local government.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Failed in the House Apr 2026
HB 557 AN ACT relating to correctional services.
Budget And Financial Administration · Failed in committee Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bridges sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Bridges is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBridgesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: James Tipton, Stephanie Dietz, Ken Upchurch

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

With Bridges’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%

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

DateBillBridgesRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Apr 15, 2026HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.YesYesYesPassed 70–22
Apr 14, 2026HB 379: AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.YesYesNoPassed 80–17
Apr 14, 2026HB 142: AN ACT relating to depredating wildlife and declaring an emergency.YesYesNoPassed 86–11
Apr 14, 2026HB 904: AN ACT relating to gaming.YesYesNoPassed 67–7
Apr 14, 2026HB 652: AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.YesYesNoPassed 81–17

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Bridges 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Kentucky House District 3Won—R+32.6—
2024Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3WonR+34.0——
2022Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3Won———
2020Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3WonR+19.8——
2018Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3WonR+6.6——
2014Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3LostD+7.2——
2014Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3 (primary)Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$202.9K
Spent
$149.8K

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.

Randy Bridges (GENERAL 11/03/2026)
State
Active
Randy Bridges (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 Bridges has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bridges has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Bridges

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET