# Aaron Reed

Aaron Reed is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e46eb488-2e34-4f33-840f-917496473c64

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e46eb488-2e34-4f33-840f-917496473c64 (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

Reed reported $18 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

147 classified statements: 147 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 | Reed | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.3% | 154 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 12.2% | 9.5% | 105 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 31.3% | 37.3% | 221 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.3% | 228 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 15.7% | 15.4% | 147 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 1.3% | 42 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 15% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Education 8.7% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 8.7% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.04), from 298 donors and 180 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

803 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Kentucky Senate 97.0%). Party unity 98.8% (95.3%). 13 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 $18 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/2109777039976804682
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/2109780279569027158
- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/2039036594800255004
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/2011297230691488253
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/2008694048618373285
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/1998437332501090712
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/1998441279126966600
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/1987942560342417591
- 2025-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/1973095915658367095
- 2025-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AaronReed4KY/status/1966351778158366999

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=107
- Campaign site: https://www.reedforky.com/
- X: https://x.com/AaronReed4KY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AaronReedKY20/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronreed5326/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-r-67596753/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e46eb488-2e34-4f33-840f-917496473c64