# Patrick Flannery

Patrick Flannery is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 96
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8ae56ea2-3f37-490b-a3dc-0dec9fe85c7c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ae56ea2-3f37-490b-a3dc-0dec9fe85c7c (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

Flannery reported $96.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Flannery 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 House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Flannery | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.9% | 351 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.2% | 9.3% | 371 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.0% | 31.9% | 668 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 7.2% | 12.7% | 474 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 22% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 22% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Taxation 22% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Commerce 11% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 195 donors and 860 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 94.9% (95.2%). 16 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 not voting · 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 $96.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% 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.

- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2090903420878151732
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2066164882664301004
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2065920572781928504
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2051397861330325800
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2041653098301534437
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2009442886002331822
- 2025-12-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2006463009712124188
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2003996401823605047
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2001482022922105250
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/patrickflannery/status/2001077827001610494

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=96
- X: https://x.com/patrickflannery
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickflannery
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickflannery/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-flannery-2466804/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ae56ea2-3f37-490b-a3dc-0dec9fe85c7c