RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Shawn McPherson

Kentucky State Representative, District 22 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 22Born 1965

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 12; 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.2%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.6; Won 2020
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.

Capital Projects and Bond Oversight · co-chair
2026-2028 Budget Preparation and Submission Statutory
Agriculture
Agriculture
Appropriations and Revenue
Appropriations and Revenue
Banking and Insurance
Banking and Insurance
Housing Task Force
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight
Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 12 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 480 AN ACT relating to state contracts.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

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

HB 689 AN ACT relating to the establishment of a Medicaid state-directed payment program.
Health Care Professionals · 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 McPherson sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

McPherson is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jason Nemes, Robert Duvall, Samara Heavrin

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

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

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

20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 22

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 22	Won	—	R+54.3	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 22	Won	—	R+54.3	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 22	Won	—	R+45.3	—
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 22	Won	R+38.6	—	—
2008	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 22	Lost	D+6.2	—	—