# John Hodgson

John Hodgson is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 36
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f3255d6-7801-4089-a275-f01e00444ee0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f3255d6-7801-4089-a275-f01e00444ee0 (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

Hodgson has 629 classified statements in the KY 2025–26 session.

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

629 classified statements: 629 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 | Hodgson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.9% | 400 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.3% | 9.3% | 264 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.8% | 31.9% | 332 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 387 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.9% | 12.7% | 345 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 264 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 35% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 7.3% (State House Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 6.4% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 160 donors and 569 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 98.0% (95.2%). 11 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 yea · 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 not voting · Suspend the Rules · SB 37 AN ACT relating to state symbols. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB37/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · 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). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2113428866911842785
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2113041451323912415
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111954236426649707
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111955881105445172
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111473127209218235
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111487136679764179
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111487917139124306
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111489697688232267
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2111111723700666776
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Hodgson4KY/status/2110787121795760344

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=36
- Campaign site: https://hodgson4ky.com/
- X: https://x.com/Hodgson4KY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hodgson4KY/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hodgson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f3255d6-7801-4089-a275-f01e00444ee0