# Robby Mills

Robby Mills is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/366daab1-a877-49b9-86b8-e3c497143bf0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/366daab1-a877-49b9-86b8-e3c497143bf0 (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

Mills sits at +0.70 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 91% of State Senate Republicans.

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

189 classified statements: 189 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 | Mills | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.3% | 58 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 15.3% | 9.5% | 77 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 51.3% | 37.3% | 84 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.3% | 173 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 15.4% | 140 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 4.8% | 1.3% | 25 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 27% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Environmental Protection 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Housing and Community Development 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.70 (standard error 0.04), from 115 donors and 471 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% 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%). 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 $103.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 78% 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.

- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2096446789821866165
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2096594824484778374
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2087559195587404125
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2087266534884266420
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2085165156963668373
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2085414571137712294
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2085008686557081883
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2083029669708763550
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2081401052402774464
- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/robbymillsforky/status/2078317170442867092

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=104
- Campaign site: https://robbymills.com/
- X: https://x.com/robbymillsforky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robby.mills.16
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robbymillsforky/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74I3_5cmDfHnynOYNdfR7Q

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/366daab1-a877-49b9-86b8-e3c497143bf0