2024 KS Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Kansas Legislature in 2024 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

House Votes

1. “STAR Bonds” for Professional Sports

Authorizes STAR (Sales Tax and Revenue) bonds to finance major professional sports complexes.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB2001 Roll Call 1415243 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

2. Criminal Penalties for Coercing Abortions

Creates the crime of coercion to obtain an abortion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2436 Roll Call 1435968 Passed 85 to 40 on Apr 29, 2024 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

3. Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children

Would have banned healthcare providers from providing "gender transition" treatment to children.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB233 Roll Call 1436132 Passed 82 to 43 on Apr 29, 2024 See Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

4. Prohibiting Federal Funds in Elections

Prohibits federal moneys from being used for any election-related activities, unless appropriated or as otherwise provided by state law.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2618 Roll Call 1435961 Passed 84 to 41 on Apr 29, 2024 See Article I Section 4 Article II Section 1 10th Amendment

5. States\' Powers to Combat Illegal Migration

Supports Texas in its efforts to combat illegal migration by affirming state sovereignty and encouraging the Governor of Kansas to offer the services of the Kansas National Guard.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HR6035 Roll Call 1377922 Passed 80 to 40 on Feb 7, 2024 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 10 Article IV Section 4 10th Amendment

6. Kansas "Adult Learner" Grants

Establishes a grant program for "adult learners" to pursue certain fields of study and provides "workforce retention" tax credits.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB2400 Roll Call 1277399 Passed 116 to 6 on Mar 16, 2023 See 10th 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 0%
Mike Amyx D 17%
Avery Anderson R 67%
Tory Marie Arnberger-Blew R 67%
Francis Awerkamp R 100%
Barbara W. Ballard D 0%
Carrie Barth R 83%
Brian Bergkamp R 83%
Emil Bergquist R 67%
Douglas Blex R 83%
Lewis Bloom R 83%
Jesse Borjon R 50%
Ron Bryce R 67%
David Buehler R 60%
Nathan Butler R 67%
Sydney Carlin D 0%
John Carmichael D 20%
Blake Carpenter R 67%
Will G. Carpenter R 67%
Ford Carr D 17%
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton D 0%
Bill Clifford R 83%
Kenneth Collins R 50%
Susan L. Concannon R 50%
Ken Corbet R 67%
Chris Croft R 67%
Pam Curtis D 0%
Leo Delperdang R 67%
Mike Dodson R 50%
Owen Donohoe R N/A
Duane Droge R 67%
Ronald B. Ellis R 67%
John R. Eplee R 67%
Robyn R. Essex R 67%
Susan Oliver Estes R 67%
Brett Fairchild R 83%
Linda Featherston D 17%
Shannon G. Francis R 67%
Randy Garber R 100%
Fred Gardner R 100%
Dan Goddard R 67%
Jason W. Goetz R 67%
Kirk R. Haskins D 0%
Christina Haswood D 0%
Dan Hawkins R 67%
Henry Helgerson D 17%
Dennis Highberger D 20%
Scott Hill R 100%
Kyle D. Hoffman R 67%
Nick Hoheisel R 67%
Allison Hougland D 0%
Michael Houser R 83%
Steven K. Howe R 83%
Leah Howell R 67%
Cyndi Howerton R 67%
Jo Ella Hoye D 0%
Susan Humphries R 83%
Trevor Jacobs R 100%
Timothy H. Johnson R 67%
Tom Kessler R 67%
Brenda Landwehr R 67%
Bob Lewis R 83%
Angela Martinez D 0%
Les Mason R 67%
Carl Maughan R 67%
Nikki McDonald D 0%
Kyle C. McNorton R 80%
Lynn Melton D 0%
Heather Meyer D 0%
Dennis Miller D 0%
Silas Miller D 0%
Vic Miller R 0%
Jim Minnix R 67%
Lisa M. Moser R 83%
Michael Murphy R 83%
Lance W. Neelly R 67%
Cindy Neighbor D 0%
KC Ohaebosim D 0%
Melissa Oropeza D 17%
Dan Osman D 0%
Jarrod Ousley D 0%
Stephen Owens R 83%
Fred C. Patton R N/A
Patrick Penn R 67%
Sandy Pickert R 80%
Samantha M. Poetter Parshall R 100%
Mari-Lynn Poskin D 0%
Jason Probst D 0%
Patrick Proctor R 83%
Ken Rahjes R 67%
John Resman R 67%
Bill Rhiley R 100%
Marvin S. Robinson D 80%
Webster T. Roth R 67%
Louis E. Ruiz D 0%
Susan Ruiz D 17%
Clarke Sanders R 80%
Tom Sawyer D 0%
Tobias J. H. Schlingensiepen D 0%
Rebecca Schmoe R 83%
Mark Schreiber R 33%
Joe Seiwert R 83%
Adam W. Smith R 83%
Charles Smith R 67%
Eric L. Smith R 67%
Angela Stiens R 75%
Jerry Stogsdill D 0%
Bill Sutton R 67%
Sean E. Tarwater R 67%
Adam Thomas R 67%
Kenny Titus R 83%
Adam Turk R 67%
Carl Turner R 67%
Jeff Underhill R 50%
Lindsay Vaughn D 0%
Paul Waggoner R 83%
Barbara Wasinger R 67%
Troy L. Waymaster R 67%
Virgil Weigel D 0%
Gary White R 83%
Kristey S. Williams R 83%
Laura Williams R 67%
Valdenia C. Winn D 0%
Brandon Woodard D 0%
Rui Xu D 17%
David Younger R 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat6.1%
Republican71.4%
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