# Walker Thomas

Walker Thomas is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 8
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ec846db3-c75b-4460-ba72-3e2b3fd9e04d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec846db3-c75b-4460-ba72-3e2b3fd9e04d (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

Thomas voted against the majority of Kentucky House Republicans 102 times; party unity 53%, the lowest of 100 in the Kentucky House (average 95.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 120 donors and 1,131 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.2% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

886 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 53% (95.2%). 102 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 nay · 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 $3,700 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=8
- Campaign site: https://www.walkerthomasforky.com/
- X: https://x.com/WalkerThomas_KY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/walkerthomasforstaterepresentative

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec846db3-c75b-4460-ba72-3e2b3fd9e04d