RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Steve Bratcher

Kentucky State Representative, District 25 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 25Born 1970

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 18; 56 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.1%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +29.5; 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.

Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection · vice chair
Education
Health Services
Health Services
Postsecondary Education
Primary and Secondary Education
Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 56 sponsored · 18 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 311 AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.
Local Mandate · 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 652 AN ACT relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
Appropriations · Became law Apr 2026

HB 692 AN ACT relating to data privacy.
Attorney General · 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 Bratcher sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Bratcher is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mary Beth Imes, Chris Freeland, Dan Fister

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

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

Date	Bill	Bratcher	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 Bratcher 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 25

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 25	Won	—	R+22.3	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 25	Won	R+29.5	—	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 25	Won	R+24.8	—	—