# Chris McDaniel

Chris McDaniel is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b32a95c9-42ba-449b-8581-97b9cef73c6a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b32a95c9-42ba-449b-8581-97b9cef73c6a (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

McDaniel reported $4,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McDaniel | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 10.0% | 9.5% | 129 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 30.0% | 37.3% | 230 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.0% | 2.3% | 9 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 15.4% | 16 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 67% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.03), from 357 donors and 439 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 95.5% (95.3%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 66 w/ HCS 1 · SB 66 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB66/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 826 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) · HB 826 AN ACT relating to education. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB826/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 133 w/ HFA 3 · SB 133 AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB133/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 37 w/ HFA 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T) · SB 37 AN ACT relating to state symbols. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB37/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SJR 116 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HCA 1 (T) · 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 · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 324 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T) · SB 324 AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB324/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 220 · HB 220 AN ACT relating to pension spiking in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB220/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 869 · HB 869 AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB869/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 214 w/ HFA 1, HFA 2 (T) · SB 214 AN ACT relating to agriculture and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB214/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 197 w/ HCS 2, HCA 2 (T) · SB 197 AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an… · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB197/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,000 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/2111928665508614557
- 2025-11-01 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1984767287807586464
- 2025-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1936602333351207336
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1882132287841771563
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1878946645494419937
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1876789063031676935
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1877081202672161095
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1877081399275991120
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1877081569413771283
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel/status/1877081680587968955

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=123
- Campaign site: https://www.chris-mcdaniel.com/
- X: https://x.com/kychrismcdaniel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KentuckySenatorChrisMcDaniel
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcdconcrete/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b32a95c9-42ba-449b-8581-97b9cef73c6a