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

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 1196147 Passed 23 to 17 on Apr 28, 2022 See 14th Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment First Amendment

2. Election Integrity

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 1182074 Passed 28 to 8 on Apr 1, 2022 See Article I Section 4 Article II Section 2 Article IV Section 2 14th Amendment 26th Amendment

3. COVID-19 Treatments

Allows the prescribing of medications for off-label use to fight COVID-19 infections and grants religious exemptions in schools.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2280 Roll Call 1175847 Passed 21 to 16 on Mar 23, 2022 See First Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

4. Con-Con

Sends SCR1611 back to committee; it is an application to the Congress of the United States to call a convention of the states.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SCR1611 Roll Call 1073182 Passed 21 to 19 on May 5, 2021 See Article V

5. 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 1067788 Passed 31 to 8 on May 3, 2021 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

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 1067676 Passed 26 to 14 on May 3, 2021 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

Larry W. Alley
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-032
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Molly Baumgardner
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-037
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Richard Billinger
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-040
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Elaine S. Bowers
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
J. R. Claeys
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Ethan Corson
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-007
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Brenda S. Dietrich
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-020
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
John Doll
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-039
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Renee Erickson
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Michael A. Fagg
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Oletha Faust-Goudeau
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-029
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Marci Francisco
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-002
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Beverly E. Gossage
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
David Haley
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-004
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Tom Hawk
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-022
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Richard Hilderbrand
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-013
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Thomas Holland
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-003
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Cindy Holscher
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-008
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Dan Kerschen
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-026
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Richard G. Kloos
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-019
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Jeff Longbine
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Ty Masterson
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Carolyn McGinn
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Kristen O'Shea
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-018
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Robert Olson
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-023
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Virgil Peck
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Mike Petersen
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-028
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Pat Huggins Pettey
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-006
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Jeffrey Pittman
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-005
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Dennis D. Pyle
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Ronald Ryckman
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-038
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Mark Steffen
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Alicia Straub
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-033
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Gene Suellentrop
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-027
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Dinah H. Sykes
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-021
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Mike Thompson
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Caryn Tyson
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Mary Ware
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-025
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Kellie Warren
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
Richard Wilborn
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-035
1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates
2. Election Integrity
3. COVID-19 Treatments
4. Con-Con
5. Second Amendment Rights
6. Fairness in Women\'s Sports Act
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