2021-2022 Kansas Legislative Scorecard
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.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
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.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
3. COVID-19 Treatments
Allows the prescribing of medications for off-label use to fight COVID-19 infections and grants religious exemptions in schools.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
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.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
5. Second Amendment Rights
Lowers the minimum age for a concealed carry permit from 21 year old to 18 years old.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
6. Fairness in Women's Sports Act
Requires that public school female student athletic teams only include members who are biologically female.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry W. Alley | R | 83% | ||||||
| Molly Baumgardner | R | 83% | ||||||
| Richard Billinger | R | 100% | ||||||
| Elaine S. Bowers | R | 67% | ||||||
| J.R. Claeys | R | 83% | ||||||
| Ethan Corson | D | 17% | ||||||
| Brenda S. Dietrich | R | 50% | ||||||
| John Doll | R | 50% | ||||||
| Renee Erickson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Michael A. Fagg | R | 100% | ||||||
| Oletha Faust-Goudeau | D | 20% | ||||||
| Marci Francisco | D | 20% | ||||||
| Beverly E. Gossage | R | 83% | ||||||
| David Haley | D | 33% | ||||||
| Tom Hawk | D | 20% | ||||||
| Richard Hilderbrand | R | 100% | ||||||
| Thomas Holland | D | 20% | ||||||
| Cindy Holscher | D | 17% | ||||||
| Dan Kerschen | R | 60% | ||||||
| Richard G. Kloos | R | 83% | ||||||
| Jeff Longbine | R | 50% | ||||||
| Ty Masterson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Carolyn McGinn | R | 60% | ||||||
| Kristen O'Shea | R | 67% | ||||||
| Robert Olson | R | 100% | ||||||
| Virgil Peck | R | 83% | ||||||
| Mike Petersen | R | 83% | ||||||
| Pat Huggins Pettey | D | 17% | ||||||
| Jeffrey Pittman | D | 33% | ||||||
| Dennis D. Pyle | R | 100% | ||||||
| Ronald Ryckman | R | 83% | ||||||
| Mark Steffen | R | 83% | ||||||
| Alicia Straub | R | 83% | ||||||
| Gene Suellentrop | R | 75% | ||||||
| Dinah H. Sykes | D | 17% | ||||||
| Mike Thompson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Caryn Tyson | R | 100% | ||||||
| Mary Ware | D | 17% | ||||||
| Kellie Warren | R | 83% | ||||||
| Richard Wilborn | R | 83% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 21% |
| Republican | 80.1% |
