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Joshua Branscum

Republican · KY · KY State Representative

Josh Branscum is president of Branscum Construction, the company his father and grandfather founded, where he rose from staff to executive vice president. He holds degrees from Georgetown College and Eastern Kentucky University.

Where Joshua Branscum stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (5 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),

Opposes

Labor Rights (1 record), Anti-Corruption (3 records), Public Education Quality (2 records),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (2 support · 4 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 22, 2026

Raised
$3,100

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Retired$900
  • Chiropractor$500
  • Insurance Agent$500
  • None$500
  • Attorney$250
Direct contributions by size
  • $500-$999$1,500
  • $250-$499$1,300
  • $100-$249$300

Source: Kentucky KREF · 2026 cycle · secure.kentucky.gov

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 627, which caps auto insurance payments for crash medical care at the workers' compensation fee schedule. The Kentucky House voted 75-14, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

    March 31, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 387, which exempts veterinarians from reporting controlled substances to the state drug monitoring system. The Kentucky House voted 83-16, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 77, which creates a state fund for clinical trials of ibogaine as a treatment for opioid addiction. The Kentucky House voted 77-18, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 29, which bars counties from charging fees or requiring permits from out-of-county landfills handling their waste. The Kentucky House voted 70-19, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 26, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 89, which narrows which waters Kentucky's environmental protection law covers to four categories. The Kentucky House voted 66-23, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 202, which puts intoxicating hemp drinks under alcohol control, capped at 5 milligrams per serving and 21 to buy. The Kentucky House voted 77-17, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 12, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 137, which lets air pollution enforcement rest only on data gathered by federally approved methods. The Kentucky House voted 73-16, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

    February 19, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 398, which bars state workplace safety rules for private employers stricter than federal rules. The Kentucky House voted 78-22, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 3 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 251, which lets the prison system set death penalty procedures by internal policy instead of public regulation. The Kentucky House voted 74-16, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 216, which exempts most Department of Agriculture employees from the ban on receiving farm funds from their agency. The Kentucky House voted 79-15, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 520, which lowers the bar for police to refuse a public records request. The Kentucky House voted 78-21, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

    March 4, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 5 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 65, which cancels several agency rules lawmakers found deficient and bars rewriting them until June 2027. The Kentucky House voted 79-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 173, which makes the Medicaid agency post its plans online and send every proposed change to the legislature. The Kentucky House voted 80-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 65, which cancels five proposed agency regulations that legislative committees found deficient. The Kentucky House voted 75-18, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 6, which bars state agencies from issuing most new regulations after March 2025 without a certified exception. The Kentucky House voted 80-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 84, which tells courts to decide what a law means themselves instead of deferring to the agency's reading. The Kentucky House voted 74-18, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 324, which lets unused film tax credit money carry forward and adds video games and commercials. The Kentucky House voted 80-15, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    April 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 694, which redirects teacher retiree health money into the pension fund once the health fund is full. The Kentucky House voted 67-27, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
  • Voted for House Bill 7, which lets school districts put cameras on bus stop arms and fine drivers who pass a stopped bus. The Kentucky House voted 78-15, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    February 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 136, which makes the prison system report far more each year about people leaving prison. The Kentucky House voted 80-17, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 490, which lets public college boards remove faculty for financial reasons such as low enrollment. The Kentucky House voted 80-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 1, which enrolls Kentucky in a federal tax credit for donations to school scholarship organizations. The Kentucky House voted 77-14, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 16, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 2 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 78, which bars most lawsuits against gun makers and sellers over crimes committed with their guns. The Kentucky House voted 80-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 312, which creates a concealed carry license for people aged 18 to 20. The Kentucky House voted 81-18, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 2 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 59, which bars using public money, buildings or employees to campaign on ballot questions. The Kentucky House voted 80-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 455, which creates an election investigations unit in the Attorney General's office. The Kentucky House voted 71-17, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 3 support
  • Voted for House Bill 58, which limits automated license plate readers to listed uses and caps data storage at 90 days. The Kentucky House voted 70-19, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 31, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored enacted Kentucky House Bill 692, updating the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act to address automatic-content-recognition data and smart monitors and to restrict collection of covered sensitive data.

    February 23, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · researched August 8, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 662, which lets judges and their families have personal details removed from public agency records within 72 hours. The Kentucky House voted 77-17, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 495, which bars Medicaid money for cross-sex hormones or gender surgery and cancels the conversion therapy order. The Kentucky House voted 78-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 4, which bars public colleges from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion or treating people differently by race or sex. The Kentucky House voted 79-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 399, which creates new crimes for disrupting the General Assembly, rising to a felony for a third offense. The Kentucky House voted 69-28, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 6 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 355, which gives one year to sue a real property appraiser and replaces the appraisers board. The Kentucky House voted 79-15, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 199, which makes a federally approved pesticide label a sufficient warning, blocking most failure-to-warn lawsuits. The Kentucky House voted 56-32, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 1, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 183, which makes proxy advisers write an economic analysis or warn clients before recommending a vote against a company's board. The Kentucky House voted 76-15, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 31, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 195, which shields road contractors from most lawsuits once a government accepts a finished road project. The Kentucky House voted 66-25, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

    March 26, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 398, which bars state workplace safety rules for private employers stricter than federal rules. The Kentucky House voted 78-22, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 183, which sets rules for the firms that vote public pension funds' shares, requiring analysis before voting against boards. The Kentucky House voted 72-17, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — General

General · 15 records
  • Voted for Senate Bill 66, which adds clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine and fentanyl to the drugs that make driving illegal at any amount. The Kentucky House voted 79-15, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    April 15, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 139, which bars buying voting equipment that records votes with barcodes or QR codes. The Kentucky House voted 80-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 1, which applies state school board rules to Jefferson County and caps superintendent budget transfers. The Kentucky House voted 79-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 10, which requires Attorney General approval of large state settlements in the 180 days before a new Governor. The Kentucky House voted 79-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 4, which creates a required principal leadership practicum and redraws the Jefferson County school board. The Kentucky House voted 78-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 100, which gives the Attorney General two seats on the commission that reviews power plant retirements. The Kentucky House voted 79-18, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 677, which sets up the permit system for storing carbon dioxide underground. The Kentucky House voted 61-28, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

    April 1, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 104, which creates the crime of impeding a first responder within 25 feet after a warning. The Kentucky House voted 79-16, and the bill became law without the Governor's signature.

    March 25, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Sponsored enacted Kentucky House Bill 577, which reworked the Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center into an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub Program and expanded enterprise-fund and angel-investor eligibility to support early-stage and high-growth companies.

    February 6, 2026

    Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · researched August 8, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 606, which lets local governments in different counties jointly develop large job sites with their own taxing district. The Kentucky House voted 82-17, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 28, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 664, which lets a police officer in a highway work zone ticket speeders with a camera device. The Kentucky House voted 76-20, and the Governor signed the bill into law.

    March 28, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 2, which voids sales tax notices on currency and bullion sold after August 2024 and lets buyers sue for refunds. The Kentucky House voted 80-19, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 424, which lets public colleges remove tenured faculty for failing performance requirements. The Kentucky House voted 80-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 90, which licenses freestanding birth centers and lists nine procedures a doctor may perform under the abortion law. The Kentucky House voted 77-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 695, which bars changing Medicaid eligibility or coverage without legislative approval and seeks work requirements. The Kentucky House voted 80-20, and the bill became law over the Governor's veto.

    March 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

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