2023 KS 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.

Share this Legislative Scorecard in your district to inform people about the constitutionality of their elected officials' votes.

House Votes

1. Kansas Apprenticeship Act

Establishes the Kansas Apprenticeship Act.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB2292 Roll Call 1259505 Passed 105 to 0 on Apr 6, 2023 See 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HCR5008 Roll Call 1281054 Passed 74 to 48 on Mar 22, 2023 See Article V

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.
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

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.
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

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. 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

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
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
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton D 33%
Bill 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%
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%
Bill 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

PartyScore
Democrat37.7%
Republican50.6%
Get the FreedomIndex.us App

Install for faster access, or learn how this app experience works.

Learn About the App