# Mike Clines

Mike Clines is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 68
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/34a39b2d-1ff6-4ced-adf2-32f92fa781b1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/34a39b2d-1ff6-4ced-adf2-32f92fa781b1 (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

Clines reported $106.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Clines | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 200 donors and 538 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 96.3% (95.2%). 8 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 yea · 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 $106.3K (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.

- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/mike_clines/status/2090812985828593757
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/mike_clines/status/1965964449791017069

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=68
- Campaign site: https://mikeclines.com/
- X: https://x.com/mike_clines
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeMikeClines
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-clines/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/34a39b2d-1ff6-4ced-adf2-32f92fa781b1