# Matt Lehman

Matt Lehman is a Democratic member of the Kentucky House for district 67.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 67
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7afd2d36-9415-44ff-b96d-0010cf4f864e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7afd2d36-9415-44ff-b96d-0010cf4f864e (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

Lehman voted against the majority of Kentucky House Democrats 45 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom 5% of the Kentucky House (average 95.2%).

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | Lehman | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 10.4% | 178 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.7% | 2.9% | 7 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 50% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 50% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 479 donors and 283 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 90.9% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 83% (95.2%). 45 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 $112.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2025-11-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/lehman4kentucky/status/1987036279930831161
- 2025-05-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/lehman4kentucky/status/1928907739171893542
- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/lehman4kentucky/status/1885704647400124475
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/lehman4kentucky/status/1877212273330024652
- 2025-01-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/lehman4kentucky/status/1876103906335563876
- 2025-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/lehman4kentucky/status/1875381761691324765

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=67
- Campaign site: https://www.lehman4kentucky.org/
- X: https://x.com/lehman4kentucky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lehman4kentucky
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lehmanforkentucky/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7EkQbiQOPJlr_UqlyPJhSw/videos
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lehman4kentucky
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-lehman-53815a6/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7afd2d36-9415-44ff-b96d-0010cf4f864e