# Deanna Gordon

Deanna Gordon is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 81.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 81
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96ab59e2-44c2-4c3d-ac8a-1ee24acc5b55

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96ab59e2-44c2-4c3d-ac8a-1ee24acc5b55 (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

60% of Gordon’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kentucky, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

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

101 classified statements: 101 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 | Gordon | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.9% | 304 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.0% | 9.3% | 656 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 16.8% | 31.9% | 619 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 406 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.8% | 12.7% | 292 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 5.0% | 1.4% | 61 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 12% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 278 donors and 938 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 94.9% (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 not voting · Pass · SB 129 AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB129/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $108.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 60% 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.

- 2025-11-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1986788892217876547
- 2025-11-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1986794521024192682
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1986483764231360755
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1986484540597019076
- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1978168122554110305
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1965863638159470997
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1962535873624297557
- 2025-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1961841521721745895
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1960777722147619248
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanna_ky/status/1960380991106580585

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=81
- X: https://x.com/deanna_ky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanna-frazier-state-representative-1984280558492973/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-frazier-au-d-33a20526/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96ab59e2-44c2-4c3d-ac8a-1ee24acc5b55