# T.J. Roberts

T.J. Roberts is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 66.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 66
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1c369689-ed04-484c-ab53-c50bd6011192

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1c369689-ed04-484c-ab53-c50bd6011192 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

11% of Roberts’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.7 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

## What Roberts says (KY 2025–26 session)

3,486 classified statements: 3,486 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Roberts | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.6% | 2.9% | 50 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.7% | 9.3% | 237 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 28.5% | 31.9% | 433 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 1.8% | 491 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.9% | 12.7% | 423 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.7% | 1.4% | 97 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Immigration 15% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Law 11% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 514 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

784 roll calls. Attendance 90.1% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 92.3% (95.2%). 64 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 70 AN ACT relating to the Public Pension Oversight Board. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB70/
- 2026-04-15 · voted nay · Pass · SB 324 AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB324/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Adopt · SJR 116 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR116/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 261 AN ACT relating to pedestrian swinging bridges. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB261/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 826 AN ACT relating to education. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB826/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Suspend the Rules · SB 37 AN ACT relating to state symbols. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB37/
- 2026-04-15 · voted nay · Final Passage · HB 727 AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB727/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Suspend the Rules · SJR 116 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR116/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Adopt · SJR 74 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SJR74/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Pass · SB 129 AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB129/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 61% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2114833792816861659
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2113645173611585605
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2113380582281335181
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2112938998209323346
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2112571468945199413
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2112671876791280020
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2111845933021265928
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2110900039866560597
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2111085251703275614
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realTJRoberts/status/2110522660933247438

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=66
- Campaign site: https://www.votetjroberts.com/
- X: https://x.com/realTJRoberts
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteTJR/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtjroberts/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tj-roberts-172356185/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1c369689-ed04-484c-ab53-c50bd6011192