# Michael Meredith

Michael Meredith is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 19
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f013115a-6bbc-48ac-aab4-7949dd902701

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f013115a-6bbc-48ac-aab4-7949dd902701 (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

78% of Meredith’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kentucky, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

12 classified statements: 12 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 | Meredith | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.3% | 9.3% | 326 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 66.7% | 31.9% | 28 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 12.7% | 248 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Water Resources Development 75% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Environmental Protection 25% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.03), from 89 donors and 1,125 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

886 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 98.4% (95.2%). 9 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 · 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 $69.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 78% 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.

- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002407231162094057
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002409379610374156
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002410677760065604
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002455311983239610
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002456264362836257
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002457165978812473
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002463647541715362
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002463941533052948
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002116822376874230
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith/status/2002161175182602557

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=19
- Campaign site: https://meredithforkentucky.com/
- X: https://x.com/Kyrepmeredith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Elect-Michael-Lee-Meredith-19th-District-State-Representative/100057755751307/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f013115a-6bbc-48ac-aab4-7949dd902701