2023 Kansas Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kansas Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes

House Votes

1. Kansas Apprenticeship Act

Establishes the Kansas Apprenticeship Act.

2. Con-Con

Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, for a convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Con-Con

Applies to the Congress of the United States to call a convention of the states. Needed 2/3 vote to pass.

6. Second Amendment Rights

Lowers the minimum age for a concealed carry permit from 21 year old to 18 years old.

How did they vote?

Legend: Pro-Freedom Anti-Freedom Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
John Alcala	D	33%
Mike Amyx	D	33%
Avery Anderson	R	50%
Tory Marie Arnberger-Blew	R	N/A
Francis Awerkamp	R	83%
Barbara W. Ballard	D	33%
Carrie Barth	R	N/A
Brian Bergkamp	R	50%
Emil Bergquist	R	50%
Douglas Blex	R	50%
Lewis Bloom	R	N/A
Jesse Borjon	R	67%
Brad Boyd	D	N/A
Ron Bryce	R	N/A
David Buehler	R	N/A
Nathan Butler	R	N/A
Sydney Carlin	D	20%
John Carmichael	D	40%
Blake Carpenter	R	33%
Will G. Carpenter	R	50%
Ford Carr	D	N/A
William Clifford	R	20%
Kenneth Collins	R	83%
Susan L. Concannon	R	40%
Ken Corbet	R	67%
Chris Croft	R	50%
Pam Curtis	D	33%
Leo Delperdang	R	50%
Mike Dodson	R	33%
Owen Donohoe	R	40%
Duane Droge	R	N/A
Ronald B. Ellis	R	50%
John R. Eplee	R	33%
Robyn R. Essex	R	N/A
Susan Oliver Estes	R	50%
Brett Fairchild	R	67%
Linda Featherston	D	33%
Shannon G. Francis	R	33%
Randy Garber	R	67%
Fred Gardner	R	N/A
Dan Goddard	R	N/A
Jason W. Goetz	R	N/A
Kirk R. Haskins	D	N/A
Christina Haswood	D	50%
Dan Hawkins	R	50%
Henry Helgerson	D	17%
Dennis Highberger	D	33%
Scott Hill	R	N/A
Kyle D. Hoffman	R	50%
Nick Hoheisel	R	50%
Allison Hougland	D	N/A
Michael Houser	R	100%
Steven K. Howe	R	50%
Leah Howell	R	40%
Cyndi Howerton	R	40%
Jo Ella Hoye	D	33%
Susan Humphries	R	50%
Trevor Jacobs	R	100%
Timothy H. Johnson	R	50%
Tom Kessler	R	50%
Brenda Landwehr	R	50%
Bob Lewis	R	N/A
Angela Martinez	D	N/A
Les Mason	R	50%
Carl Maughan	R	N/A
Lynn Melton	D	N/A
Heather Meyer	D	50%
Dennis Miller	D	N/A
Silas Miller	D	N/A
Vic Miller	R	0%
Jim Minnix	R	50%
Lisa M. Moser	R	50%
Michael Murphy	R	50%
Lance W. Neelly	R	50%
Cindy Neighbor	D	50%
KC Ohaebosim	D	33%
Melissa Oropeza	D	N/A
Dan Osman	D	40%
Jarrod Ousley	D	33%
Stephen Owens	R	50%
Fred C. Patton	R	67%
Patrick Penn	R	50%
Sandy Pickert	R	N/A
Samantha M. Poetter Parshall	R	N/A
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	50%
Jason Probst	D	33%
Patrick Proctor	R	50%
Ken Rahjes	R	60%
John Resman	R	50%
Bill Rhiley	R	67%
Marvin S. Robinson	D	N/A
Webster T. Roth	R	N/A
Louis E. Ruiz	D	67%
Susan Ruiz	D	33%
Clarke Sanders	R	50%
Tom Sawyer	D	33%
Stephanie Sawyer-Clayton	D	33%
Tobias J. H. Schlingensiepen	D	N/A
Rebecca Schmoe	R	N/A
Mark Schreiber	R	40%
Joe Seiwert	R	50%
Adam W. Smith	R	50%
Charles Smith	R	33%
Eric L. Smith	R	50%
Jerry Stogsdill	D	33%
William Sutton	R	25%
Sean E. Tarwater	R	50%
Adam Thomas	R	50%
Kenny Titus	R	N/A
Adam Turk	R	N/A
Carl Turner	R	50%
Jeff Underhill	R	N/A
Lindsay Vaughn	D	60%
Paul Waggoner	R	50%
Barbara Wasinger	R	50%
Troy L. Waymaster	R	50%
Virgil Weigel	D	33%
Gary White	R	N/A
Kristey S. Williams	R	50%
Laura Williams	R	N/A
Valdenia C. Winn	D	33%
Brandon Woodard	D	33%
Rui Xu	D	50%
David Younger	R	N/A

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	37.7%
Republican	50.6%