2022 KS Legislative Scorecard 2021-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kansas Legislature in 2021-22 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates

Prohibits governmental entities and public officials from imposing mask mandates and vaccine mandates and also limits the powers of the governor.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB34 Roll Call 1195820 Passed 64 to 53 on Apr 28, 2022 See 14th Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment First Amendment

2. Secure Paper Ballots

Requires all voting systems for elections to use individual voter-verified paper ballots with a distinctive watermark. Also, requires audits of any race that is within 1% of the votes cast.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2138 Roll Call 1193599 Passed 82 to 40 on Apr 26, 2022 See Article I Section 4 Article II Section 1 Article IV Section 2 14th Amendment 26th Amendment

3. Second Amendment Rights

Lowers the minimum age for a concealed carry permit from 21 year old to 18 years old.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2058 Roll Call 1067786 Passed 84 to 39 on May 3, 2021 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

4. Business Rights

Prohibits cities and counties from regulating plastic and other containers designed for the consumption, transportation or protection of merchandise, food or beverages.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB493 Roll Call 1175192 Passed 74 to 48 on Mar 23, 2022 See 14th Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

5. Con-Con

Applies to the Congress of the United States to call a convention of the states. Needed 2/3 vote to pass.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HCR5027 Roll Call 1166144 Passed 76 to 43 on Mar 9, 2022 See Article V

6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act

Requires that public school female student athletic teams only include members who are biologically female.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB55 Roll Call 1049196 Passed 76 to 43 on Apr 8, 2021 See 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
John Alcala D 17%
Mike Amyx D 17%
Avery Anderson R 83%
Tory M. Arnberger R 83%
Francis Awerkamp R 100%
Dave Baker R 50%
Barbara W. Ballard D 17%
John E. Barker R 80%
Brian Bergkamp R 83%
Emil Bergquist R 83%
Elizabeth Bishop D N/A
Douglas Blex R 83%
Jesse Borjon R 67%
Jesse Burris R 83%
Tom Burroughs D 0%
Stephanie Byers D 17%
Sydney Carlin D 0%
Susan Carlson R 67%
John Carmichael D 40%
Blake Carpenter R N/A
Will G. Carpenter R 83%
Lonnie G. Clark R 67%
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton D 17%
Bill Clifford R 50%
Aaron Coleman D 0%
Kenneth Collins R 100%
Susan L. Concannon R 33%
Ken Corbet R 83%
Chris Croft R 83%
Pam Curtis D 17%
Jennifer Day D N/A
Leo Delperdang R 83%
Mike Dodson R 67%
Owen Donohoe R 80%
Ronald B. Ellis R 83%
John R. Eplee R 67%
Charlotte Esau R 83%
Susan Oliver Estes R 83%
Brett Fairchild R 83%
Linda Featherston D 17%
Blaine Finch R 83%
Gail Finney D 0%
Shannon G. Francis R 67%
David French R 83%
Randy Garber R 83%
Jim Gartner D 17%
Christina Haswood D 17%
Dan Hawkins R 83%
Henry Helgerson D 17%
Cheryl Helmer R 80%
Broderick Henderson D 17%
Dennis Highberger D 17%
Ron Highland R 60%
Kyle D. Hoffman R 83%
Nick Hoheisel R 83%
Michael Houser R 100%
Ron Howard R N/A
Steven K. Howe R 67%
Leah Howell R 75%
Cyndi Howerton R 75%
Jo Ella Hoye D 17%
Steven C. Huebert R 83%
Susan Humphries R 83%
Trevor Jacobs R 100%
Russell Jennings R N/A
Steven C. Johnson R 83%
Timothy H. Johnson R 83%
Jim Kelly R 67%
Tom Kessler R 83%
Annie Kuether D 17%
Brenda Landwehr R 83%
Tatum A. Lee-Hahn R 83%
Martin Long R 83%
Megan Lynn R 60%
Les Mason R 83%
Heather Meyer D 25%
Vic Miller R 0%
Jim Minnix R 83%
Lisa M. Moser R 83%
Michael Murphy R 83%
Lance W. Neelly R 83%
Cindy Neighbor D 33%
Joe Newland R 67%
KC Ohaebosim D 17%
Boyd Orr R 50%
Dan Osman D 0%
Jarrod Ousley D 17%
Stephen Owens R 83%
Brett Parker D N/A
Fred C. Patton R 83%
Patrick Penn R 83%
Samantha M. Poetter Parshall R 100%
Mari-Lynn Poskin D 17%
Jason Probst D 17%
Patrick Proctor R 83%
Richard J. Proehl R 83%
Ken Rahjes R 100%
Bradley Ralph R 50%
John Resman R 83%
Bill Rhiley R 83%
Louis E. Ruiz D 33%
Susan Ruiz D 17%
Ron Ryckman R 83%
Mark Samsel R 33%
Clarke Sanders R 83%
Tom Sawyer D 17%
Chuck Schmidt D 25%
Mark Schreiber R 20%
Joe Seiwert R 67%
Adam W. Smith R 67%
Charles Smith R 67%
Eric L. Smith R 80%
Jerry Stogsdill D 17%
Bill Sutton R 75%
Sean E. Tarwater R 83%
Adam Thomas R 83%
Kent L. Thompson R 40%
John Toplikar R 100%
Carl Turner R 83%
Lindsay Vaughn D 20%
Ponka-We Victors D 25%
Paul Waggoner R 83%
Barbara Wasinger R 83%
Troy L. Waymaster R 83%
Virgil Weigel D 17%
John P. Wheeler R 50%
Kristey S. Williams R 83%
Valdenia C. Winn D 17%
Kathy Wolfe Moore D 17%
Brandon Woodard D 17%
Rui Xu D 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat16.9%
Republican76%
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