# William Lawrence

William Lawrence is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 70.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 70
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3d3b33bc-8852-48fe-90cf-42ce9551424c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d3b33bc-8852-48fe-90cf-42ce9551424c (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

Lawrence missed 40% of 785 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 100 in the Kentucky House (average 91.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 102 donors and 705 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 60% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 95.2% (95.2%). 13 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 nay · 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 $500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=70
- X: https://x.com/WilliamHD70
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william-lawrence-for-state-representative-110603913754206/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawrence4ky2020/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d3b33bc-8852-48fe-90cf-42ce9551424c