# Al Gentry

Al Gentry is a Democratic member of the Kentucky House for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 46
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dfaa3769-decc-4c1c-9c0b-7195153ab6c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfaa3769-decc-4c1c-9c0b-7195153ab6c8 (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

Gentry voted against the majority of Kentucky House Democrats 37 times; party unity 91.7%, in the bottom quarter of the Kentucky House (average 95.2%).

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

26 classified statements: 26 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gentry | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.5% | 168 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.4% | 10.4% | 196 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.9% | 39.2% | 560 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 14.4% | 593 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 43% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Commerce 14% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Families 14% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 14% (State House Democrats 0.9%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 89 donors and 953 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 91.7% (95.2%). 37 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 $31.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2103973849683595312
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2101081159878983826
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2096722516366569555
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2095213464306291183
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2088038442043154904
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2072281052974866562
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2057495016759550117
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2050591283769483398
- 2026-03-30 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/2038592147146809667
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/KYAlGentry/status/1973907358104556004

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=46
- X: https://x.com/KYAlGentry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.j.gentry

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfaa3769-decc-4c1c-9c0b-7195153ab6c8