# Peyton Griffee

Peyton Griffee is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 26
- Serving since: 2024-03-25
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eddce954-34a0-4b9a-aaca-6114e6bf418f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eddce954-34a0-4b9a-aaca-6114e6bf418f (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

Griffee sits at +0.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Republicans.

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

142 classified statements: 142 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 | Griffee | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.9% | 428 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 9.3% | 586 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 9.2% | 31.9% | 706 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.5% | 12.7% | 432 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 339 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 31% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Commerce 7.7% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Economics and Public Finance 7.7% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 7.7% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.06), from 51 donors and 359 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 100% (95.2%). 2 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 $14.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2107288485774426381
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2104728481548705817
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2101456658530459936
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2098796959238693260
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2098133259150410191
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2096803207330627854
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2096356290465247481
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2093778808188862857
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2093448599753359668
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY/status/2089865465782837409

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=26
- Campaign site: https://www.peytongriffee.com/about
- X: https://x.com/PeytonGriffeeKY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Peyton-Griffee-State-Representative-District-26-61554711413840/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griffeeforky/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peyton-griffee-3b1153149/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eddce954-34a0-4b9a-aaca-6114e6bf418f