RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Steve Riley

Kentucky State Representative, District 23 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kentucky State Representative, District 23Born 1958

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 7; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 14.8%; Chamber median 7.5%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +55.9; Won 2020
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.

Appropriations and Revenue
Appropriations and Revenue
Education
Families and Children
Families and Children
Health Services
Health Services
Legislative Oversight and Investigations
Primary and Secondary Education

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 311 AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.
Local Mandate · Became law Apr 2026

HB 727 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Education, Elementary And Secondary · 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

HB 257 AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings · Became law Apr 2026

HB 189 AN ACT relating to pedestrians.
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 Riley sits in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Riley is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mike Clines, Mike Wilson, Daniel Elliott

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

With Riley’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 23

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 23	Won	—	R+53.4	—
2024	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 23	Won	—	R+53.4	—
2022	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 23	Won	—	R+48.2	—
2020	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+55.9	—	—
2018	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+44.0	—	—
2016	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+23.1	—	—