2025 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. Public-health Authority

Curtails the power of Kansas health officials to impose quarantines, ban gatherings, or penalize individuals, while providing legal recourse for employees discriminated against over quarantine compliance or vaccination status.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB29 Roll Call 1544195 Passed 86 to 38 on Apr 10, 2025 See Article IV Section 4 First Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

2. Prohibiting Federal Funds for Elections

Prohibits state and local officials from using federal funds for elections or election-related activities.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB5 Roll Call 1543779 Passed 87 to 37 on Apr 10, 2025 See Article I Section 4 10th Amendment Article II Section 1

3. Con-Con: Term Limits

Applies to Congress for an Article V constitutional convention for the specific purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on members of Congress.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HCR5001 Roll Call 1520942 Passed 81 to 43 on Mar 19, 2025 See Article V

4. Prohibiting Ranked-choice Voting

Bans the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Kansas elections.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB6 Roll Call 1517375 Passed 86 to 37 on Mar 13, 2025 See Article I Section 4 10th Amendment Article II Section 1

5. Prohibiting Guaranteed-income Programs

Prohibits cities and counties in Kansas from creating or running "guaranteed income" programs using tax revenue.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2101 Roll Call 1495761 Passed 86 to 37 on Feb 20, 2025 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence 10th Amendment

6. Banning Sex Changes for Minors

Bans gender-transition procedures for minors, bars state support or insurance coverage, punishes violators, and requires current treatments to end by 2025.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB63 Roll Call 1491886 Passed 84 to 35 on Feb 18, 2025 See Ninth Amendment 14th 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 33%
Mike Amyx D 17%
Avery Anderson R 83%
Francis Awerkamp R 100%
Barbara W. Ballard D 17%
Brad Barrett R 83%
Carrie Barth R 80%
Brian Bergkamp R 83%
Emil Bergquist R 83%
Douglas Blex R 83%
Lewis Bloom R 83%
Lauren N. Bohi R 67%
Jesse Borjon R 100%
Sherri Brantley R 83%
Wanda Brownlee Paige D 17%
Ron Bryce R 83%
David Buehler R 83%
Nathan Butler R 100%
Sydney Carlin D 17%
John Carmichael D 33%
Blake Carpenter R 83%
Will G. Carpenter R 83%
Ford Carr D 17%
Shawn Chauncey R 83%
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton D 17%
Kenneth Collins R 83%
Ken Corbet R 83%
Chris Croft R 83%
Pam Curtis D 17%
Leo Delperdang R 83%
Duane Droge R 83%
Ronald B. Ellis R 83%
Charlotte Esau R 83%
Robyn R. Essex R 83%
Susan Oliver Estes R 100%
Brett Fairchild R 83%
Linda Featherston D 17%
Shannon G. Francis R 83%
Fred Gardner R 100%
Dan Goddard R 83%
Jason W. Goetz R 83%
Kirk R. Haskins D 17%
Dan Hawkins R 83%
Henry Helgerson D 40%
Dale Helwig R 100%
Scott Hill R 83%
Kyle D. Hoffman R 83%
Nick Hoheisel R 83%
Steven K. Howe R 83%
Leah Howell R 83%
Cyndi Howerton R 83%
Jo Ella Hoye D 17%
Steven C. Huebert R 83%
Susan Humphries R 83%
Ricky James R 83%
Timothy H. Johnson R 83%
Tom Kessler R 83%
Mike King R 83%
Bob Lewis R 67%
Martin Long R 83%
Angela Martinez D 17%
Nikki McDonald D 17%
Kyle C. McNorton R 83%
Lynn Melton D 17%
Heather Meyer D 17%
Silas Miller D 0%
Jim Minnix R 83%
Lisa M. Moser R 83%
Brooklynne Mosley D 17%
Lance W. Neelly R 83%
Cindy Neighbor D 17%
KC Ohaebosim D 17%
Melissa Oropeza D 17%
Dan Osman D 17%
Jarrod Ousley D 17%
Patrick Penn R 83%
Sandy Pickert R 83%
Lon E. Pishny R 100%
Samantha M. Poetter Parshall R 80%
Mari-Lynn Poskin D 17%
Patrick Proctor R 83%
Ken Rahjes R 83%
Allen B. Reavis R 83%
John Resman R 83%
Bill Rhiley R 83%
Angel Roeser R 83%
Webster T. Roth R 83%
Louis E. Ruiz D 0%
Susan Ruiz D 17%
Clarke Sanders R 83%
Tom Sawyer D 0%
Tobias J. H. Schlingensiepen D 17%
Rebecca Schmoe R 83%
Mark Schreiber R 17%
Kevin D. Schwertfeger R 83%
Joe Seiwert R 83%
Alexis Simmons D 0%
Adam W. Smith R 50%
Charles Smith R 100%
Megan D. Steele R 83%
Angela Stiens R 83%
Jerry Stogsdill D 25%
Bill Sutton R 83%
Kyler Sweely R 83%
Sean E. Tarwater R 83%
Adam Turk R 83%
Carl Turner R 83%
Chip VanHouden R 80%
Lindsay Vaughn D 17%
Paul Waggoner R 83%
Jill Ann Ward R 83%
Barbara Wasinger R 83%
Troy L. Waymaster R 100%
Virgil Weigel D 17%
Gary White R 83%
Suzanne Wikle D 17%
Sean M. Willcott R 83%
Kristey S. Williams R 83%
Laura Williams R 83%
Valdenia C. Winn D 17%
Dawn Wolf R 83%
Brandon Woodard D 17%
Rui Xu D 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat16.9%
Republican83.2%
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