# Lindsey Tichenor

Lindsey Tichenor is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/db2324a8-1ae2-4e3a-81e5-ac83cb7bbb05

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/db2324a8-1ae2-4e3a-81e5-ac83cb7bbb05 (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

Tichenor voted against the majority of Kentucky Senate Republicans 40 times; party unity 91.8%, in the bottom tenth of the Kentucky Senate (average 95.3%).

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

1,178 classified statements: 1,178 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 | Tichenor | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 2.3% | 71 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 10.2% | 9.5% | 123 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 18.3% | 37.3% | 294 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 2.3% | 254 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.8% | 15.4% | 274 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.3% | 91 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 41% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.4% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 193 donors and 435 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 91.8% (95.3%). 40 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 not voting · 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 $143.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% 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 · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2112373011643015498
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2110510713840030108
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2107560766702580069
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2103368022476177705
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2101873172979011967
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2095679923511812432
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2095584968957137305
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2094608343251796269
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2093889554839142411
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/tichenor4ky/status/2093047264415469785

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=106
- Campaign site: https://tichenorforkentucky.com/
- X: https://x.com/tichenor4ky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LindseyforKy/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsey4ky/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-tichenor-0751a398/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/db2324a8-1ae2-4e3a-81e5-ac83cb7bbb05