# Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/64af8584-1675-47fd-acfb-1cec59dfdda5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64af8584-1675-47fd-acfb-1cec59dfdda5 (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

Wilson missed 6.7% of 702 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Kentucky Senate (average 97.0%).

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

69 classified statements: 69 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 | Wilson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 49.3% | 37.3% | 97 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.3% | 102 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 34.8% | 15.4% | 29 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 41% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 24% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Emergency Management 12% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.04), from 175 donors and 311 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

702 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · PASS HB 664 W/ scs1 sfa2 sfta2 · HB 664 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB664/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 48 AN ACT relating to education. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB48/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Pass · SB 181 AN ACT relating to children. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/SB181/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage · SJR 55 A JOINT RESOLUTION directing Kentucky's public postsecondary institutions to combat antisemitism. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/SJR55/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage HB 622 W/ fccr1 · HB 622 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB622/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 437 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB437/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · PASS HCR 22 · HCR 22 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION declaring that nuclear power generation is a clean and dispatchable means of providing baseload electricity to the residents… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HCR22/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 555 AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB555/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 618 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB618/
- 2025-03-28 · voted yea · Final Passage · HB 622 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2025RS/HB622/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $156.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% 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.

- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2060028343685132528
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2059412850565648535
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2057129237153300991
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2056721547587469792
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2056510818783563868
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2055634383998955867
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2055271998259880084
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2054909610406916152
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2054335827191136321
- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymikewilson/status/2053529291300749645

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=132
- Campaign site: https://www.senatormikewilson.com/
- X: https://x.com/kymikewilson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormikewilson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KyMikeWilson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-wilson-75091714/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64af8584-1675-47fd-acfb-1cec59dfdda5