# Kim King

Kim King is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 55
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cd95ada0-14f0-4b63-aeea-f4a92525eeaf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cd95ada0-14f0-4b63-aeea-f4a92525eeaf (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

100% of King’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kentucky, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

82 classified statements: 82 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 | King | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.2% | 9.3% | 644 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 3.7% | 31.9% | 750 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.9% | 12.7% | 562 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 77 donors and 1,018 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 94.5% (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 yea · Pass · SB 129 AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB129/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2114497101099119092
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2103885392806105350
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2090768767659717082
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2083651656013480085
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2083654417040003382
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2073907977010962496
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2072320809973019084
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2060171995547881776
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2057538342611243231
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP/status/2048234546945020056

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=55
- X: https://x.com/KimberlyKingGOP
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.p.king.75
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-king-10814611/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cd95ada0-14f0-4b63-aeea-f4a92525eeaf