# Craig Richardson

Craig Richardson is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3109e3ae-10c1-417e-bf7f-bf4f539bd3c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3109e3ae-10c1-417e-bf7f-bf4f539bd3c8 (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

0% of Richardson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kentucky, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

32 classified statements: 32 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Richardson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.1% | 9.5% | 240 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 9.4% | 37.3% | 331 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 2.3% | 94 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 15.4% | 188 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Commerce 33% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.07), from 31 donors and 183 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 66 w/ HCS 1 · SB 66 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB66/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 826 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) · HB 826 AN ACT relating to education. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB826/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 133 w/ HFA 3 · SB 133 AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB133/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 37 w/ HFA 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T) · SB 37 AN ACT relating to state symbols. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB37/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SJR 116 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HCA 1 (T) · 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 · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 324 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T) · SB 324 AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB324/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 220 · HB 220 AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB220/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 869 · HB 869 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB869/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 214 w/ HFA 1, HFA 2 (T) · SB 214 AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB214/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 197 w/ HCS 2, HCA 2 (T) · SB 197 AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB197/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% 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.

- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2081776387266838854
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2075656955775832197
- 2026-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2026424930875679154
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2017321385224204502
- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2016356130167922915
- 2026-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2014086878991986865
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2009692903602602411
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/2004282560923546037
- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/1993488503884361874
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KYCraigR/status/1988256475320352992

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=103
- Campaign site: https://votecraigrichardson.com/
- X: https://x.com/KYCraigR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteCraigRichardson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westkycraig/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-richardson-56228a1ab/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3109e3ae-10c1-417e-bf7f-bf4f539bd3c8