# Savannah Maddox

Savannah Maddox is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 61.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 61
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a8988de2-d65f-461c-96d1-4f1cddc6a969

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8988de2-d65f-461c-96d1-4f1cddc6a969 (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

11% of Maddox’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.8 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

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

1,135 classified statements: 1,135 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 | Maddox | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.8% | 2.9% | 49 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 13.9% | 9.3% | 190 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 23.1% | 31.9% | 508 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 425 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.8% | 12.7% | 491 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.4% | 286 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Health 9.5% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 238 donors and 913 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 88% (95.2%). 73 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 $4,877 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112384286443860173
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112384383629824020
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112393013510951013
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112397677988286954
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112434232203329648
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112434810761208189
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112043874466095348
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112221227091935309
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2112263496524059003
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/savannahlmaddox/status/2110371523806523432

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=61
- Campaign site: https://www.maddoxforky.com/
- X: https://x.com/savannahlmaddox
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maddoxforky/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maddoxforky/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1v5x7oiSPpfdh8Kq5ZRug

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8988de2-d65f-461c-96d1-4f1cddc6a969