# Jason Nemes

Jason Nemes is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 33
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c56fc398-975e-47b9-919a-fbdd0c9f721d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c56fc398-975e-47b9-919a-fbdd0c9f721d (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

Nemes reported $240.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

19 classified statements: 19 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 | Nemes | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.5% | 9.3% | 261 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 52.6% | 31.9% | 95 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 1.8% | 64 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 26.3% | 12.7% | 94 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State House Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 30% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Agriculture and Food 10% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 458 donors and 1,171 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

886 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 99.0% (95.2%). 9 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $240.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2025-11-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1984840537804087342
- 2025-08-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1959086960514896134
- 2025-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1958679434346561588
- 2025-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1951396592923320782
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1941198236389343307
- 2025-07-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1940414851681223044
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1938422215684636694
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1924653022044360762
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1918319613701468517
- 2025-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jmnemes/status/1917761475185168563

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=33
- X: https://x.com/jmnemes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasonNemesKYHouse
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonnemes/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c56fc398-975e-47b9-919a-fbdd0c9f721d