# Max Wise

Max Wise is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/32b5035e-6d1a-44b8-9f7a-4173a1cdb940

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32b5035e-6d1a-44b8-9f7a-4173a1cdb940 (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

6.6% of Wise’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (average 37%).

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

349 classified statements: 349 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 | Wise | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 9.5% | 282 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 6.6% | 37.3% | 337 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 2.3% | 259 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.0% | 15.4% | 287 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 23% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 162 donors and 474 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 100% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 98.8% (95.3%). 3 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 $221.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% 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/maxwellwise/status/2113447137102922158
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2113011654392979658
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2113049481583464523
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2111446406724776210
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2111457071933886816
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2109815881891189154
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2109816078272487721
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2109733223622496507
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2109123587399365102
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxwellwise/status/2109330392352485504

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=116
- X: https://x.com/maxwellwise
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maxwiseky16
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormaxwise/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-wise-1a1b1970/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32b5035e-6d1a-44b8-9f7a-4173a1cdb940