# Steven Rudy

Steven Rudy is a Republican member of the Kentucky House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kentucky House, district 1
- Serving since: 2005-01-01
- Current term: KY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f73e54d0-9547-4688-b97d-4818b104d160

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f73e54d0-9547-4688-b97d-4818b104d160 (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

Rudy sits at +0.77 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

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

55 classified statements: 55 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 | Rudy | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.6% | 9.3% | 519 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 7.3% | 31.9% | 724 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.6% | 12.7% | 601 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 50% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Commerce 25% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State House Republicans 11%); International Affairs 25% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.77 (standard error 0.04), from 140 donors and 1,000 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (KY 2025–26 session)

785 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Kentucky House 91.1%). Party unity 99.0% (95.2%). 15 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 nay · 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 $120.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2109117783875506432
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2097799472512160103
- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2088762749161468356
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2077483820157178254
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2068845388115689586
- 2026-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2058588234678989018
- 2026-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2058588875207975138
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2047840988190638292
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2047054178208419934
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/kyrudy/status/2040731268061467067

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=1
- Campaign site: https://www.rudyforky.com/
- X: https://x.com/kyrudy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steven.rudy1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f73e54d0-9547-4688-b97d-4818b104d160