# Ken Upchurch

Ken Upchurch is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 52.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 52
- Serving since: 2013-02-25
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7aa13bf4-126a-4901-bfeb-2244bd2d3cc3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7aa13bf4-126a-4901-bfeb-2244bd2d3cc3 (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

Upchurch reported $75.5K in the 2020 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $1,350).

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Upchurch | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.3% | 2.9% | 26 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 +0.56 (standard error 0.04), from 89 donors and 989 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 99.5% (95.2%). 3 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 (2020 cycle)

Itemized receipts $75.5K (State House Republicans median $1,350). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2109685718868197562
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2080129255300595906
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2073588474075132131
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2069889695522095443
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2062584147290308674
- 2026-04-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2049207328570814629
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenUpchurch/status/2048464908145053910

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=52
- X: https://x.com/KenUpchurch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.h.upchurch.1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7aa13bf4-126a-4901-bfeb-2244bd2d3cc3