# Chad Aull

Chad Aull is a Democratic member of the Kentucky House for district 79.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 79
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/51dc7033-7377-44d4-a5d8-7bd36b371896

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51dc7033-7377-44d4-a5d8-7bd36b371896 (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

Aull voted against the majority of Kentucky House Democrats 21 times; party unity 93.3%, in the bottom quarter of the Kentucky House (average 95.2%).

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

55 classified statements: 55 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Aull | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.7% | 10.4% | 249 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 32.7% | 39.2% | 490 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.5% | 2.9% | 133 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.9% | 14.4% | 406 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 430 donors and 575 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 94.6% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 93.3% (95.2%). 21 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 $69.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2083527890172342705
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2053073317557375398
- 2026-02-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2027757358403711328
- 2026-02-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2023045720807452734
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2019390767714742531
- 2026-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2017772526487630032
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2007834482234311016
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2006823608396689426
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2006856385485791522
- 2025-12-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chadaull/status/2003976104588333465

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=79
- Campaign site: https://www.chadaull.com/
- X: https://x.com/Chadaull
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.aull.1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadaull/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH3uaKUrv5dwj5WhOg6uX9w

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51dc7033-7377-44d4-a5d8-7bd36b371896