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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

KS Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

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.

Senate
House of Representatives

House of Representatives

1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

SB34 Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates (Passed 64 to 53 on 4/28/2022). Prohibits governmental entities and public officials from imposing mask mandates and vaccine mandates and also limits the powers of the governor.

2. Secure Paper Ballots

Good Vote: Yes

HB2138 Secure Paper Ballots (Passed 82 to 40 on 4/26/2022). 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.

3. Second Amendment Rights

Good Vote: Yes

HB2058 Second Amendment Rights (Passed 84 to 39 on 5/3/2021). Lowers the minimum age for a concealed carry permit from 21 year old to 18 years old.

4. Business Rights

Good Vote: Yes
SB493 Business Rights (Passed 74 to 48 on 3/23/2022). Prohibits cities and counties from regulating plastic and other containers designed for the consumption, transportation or protection of merchandise, food or beverages.

5. Con-Con

Good Vote: No

HCR5027 Con-Con (Rejected 76 to 43 on 3/9/2022). Applies to the Congress of the United States to call a convention of the states. Needed 2/3 vote to pass.

6. Fairness in Women's Sports Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB55 Fairness in Women's Sports Act (Passed 76 to 43 on 8/8/2021). Requires that public school female student athletic teams only include members who are biologically female.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
John Alcala D HD-057 17% ----+-
Mike Amyx D HD-045 17% ----+-
Avery Anderson R HD-072 83% ++++-+
Tory Marie Arnberger R HD-112 83% ++++-+
Francis Awerkamp R HD-061 100% ++++++
Dave Baker R HD-068 50% --+++-
Barbara Ballard D HD-044 17% ----+-
John Barker R HD-070 80% ++++-.
Brian Bergkamp R HD-093 83% ++++-+
Emil Bergquist R HD-091 83% ++++-+
Elizabeth Bishop D HD-088 NA .....-
Doug Blex R HD-012 83% ++++-+
Jesse Borjon R HD-052 67% -++++-
Jesse Burris R HD-082 83% ++++-+
Tom Burroughs D HD-033 0% .-----
Stephanie Byers D HD-086 17% ----+-
Sydney Carlin D HD-066 0% ----.-
Suzi Carlson R HD-064 67% -+++-+
John Carmichael D HD-092 40% --.++-
Will Carpenter R HD-075 83% ++++-+
Blake Carpenter R HD-081 NA ..+..+
Lonnie Clark R HD-065 67% +-++-+
Stephanie Clayton D HD-019 17% ----+-
Bill Clifford R HD-122 50% -+.+-.
Aaron Coleman D HD-037 0% ---..-
Kenneth Collins R HD-002 100% ++++++
Susan Concannon R HD-107 33% -++---
Ken Corbet R HD-054 83% ++++-+
Chris Croft R HD-008 83% ++++-+
Pam Curtis D HD-032 17% ----+-
Jennifer Day D HD-048 NA ..-..-
Leo Delperdang R HD-094 83% ++++-+
Michael Dodson R HD-067 67% -+++-+
Owen Donohoe R HD-039 80% -+++.+
Ronald Ellis R HD-047 83% ++++-+
John Eplee R HD-063 67% -+++-+
Charlotte Esau R HD-014 83% ++++-+
Susan Estes R HD-087 83% ++++-+
Bud Estes R SD-038 NA ......
Brett Fairchild R HD-113 83% ++++-+
Linda Featherston D HD-016 17% ----+-
Blaine Finch R HD-059 83% ++++-+
Gail Finney D HD-084 0% ----.-
Shannon Francis R HD-125 67% -+++-+
David French R HD-040 83% ++++-+
Randy Garber R HD-062 83% ++++-+
Jim Gartner D HD-053 17% ----+-
Christina Haswood D HD-010 17% ----+-
Daniel Hawkins R HD-100 83% ++++-+
Henry Helgerson D HD-083 17% -+----
Cheryl Helmer R HD-079 80% .+++-+
Broderick Henderson D HD-035 17% ----+-
Dennis "Boog" Highberger D HD-046 17% ----+-
Ron Highland R HD-051 60% .++--+
Kyle Hoffman R HD-116 83% ++++-+
Nick Hoheisel R HD-097 83% ++++-+
Michael Houser R HD-001 100% ++++++
Ron Howard R HD-098 NA ..+...
Steven K. Howe R HD-071 67% +++--+
Leah Howell R HD-082 75% ++.+-.
Cyndi Howerton R HD-098 75% ++.+-.
Jo Ella Hoye D HD-017 17% ----+-
Steven Huebert R HD-090 83% ++++-+
Susan Humphries R HD-099 83% ++++-+
Trevor Jacobs R HD-004 100% ++++++
Russell Jennings R HD-122 NA ..+..+
Steven Johnson R HD-108 83% ++++-+
Timothy Johnson R HD-038 83% ++++-+
Jim Kelly R HD-011 67% -+++-+
Tom Kessler R HD-096 83% ++++-+
Annie Kuether D HD-055 17% ----+-
Brenda Landwehr R HD-105 83% ++++-+
Tatum Lee-Hahn R HD-117 83% ++++-+
Marty Long R HD-124 83% ++++-+
Megan Lynn R HD-049 60% -+++-.
Les Mason R HD-073 83% ++++-+
Heather Meyer D HD-029 25% --.-+.
Vic Miller R HD-058 0% ------
Jim Minnix R HD-118 83% ++++-+
Lisa Moser R HD-106 83% ++++-+
Michael Murphy R HD-114 83% ++++-+
Lance W. Neelly R HD-042 83% ++++-+
Cindy Neighbor D HD-018 33% -+--+-
Joe Newland R HD-013 67% -+++-+
KC Ohaebosim D HD-089 17% ----+-
Boyd Orr R HD-115 50% -++--+
Dan Osman D HD-048 0% --.--.
Jarrod Ousley D HD-024 17% ----+-
Stephen Owens R HD-074 83% ++++-+
Brett Parker D HD-029 NA ..-..-
Fred Patton R HD-050 83% ++++-+
Patrick Penn R HD-085 83% ++++-+
Samantha Poetter Parshall R HD-006 100% .++..+
Mari-Lynn Poskin D HD-020 17% ----+-
Jason Probst D HD-102 17% ----+-
Pat Proctor R HD-041 83% ++++-+
Richard Proehl R HD-007 83% ++++-+
Ken Rahjes R HD-110 100% ++++.+
Bradley Ralph R HD-119 50% +++---
John Resman R HD-121 83% ++++-+
Bill Rhiley R HD-080 83% ++++-+
Louis Ruiz D HD-031 33% ..--+.
Susan Ruiz D HD-023 17% ----+-
Ron Ryckman R HD-078 83% ++++-+
Mark Samsel R HD-005 33% --+-+-
Clarke Sanders R HD-069 83% ++++-+
Tom Sawyer D HD-095 17% ----+-
Chuck Schmidt D HD-088 25% --.-+.
Mark Schreiber R HD-060 20% -.--+-
Joe Seiwert R HD-101 67% +++--+
Adam Smith R HD-120 67% +++--+
Chuck Smith R HD-003 67% -+++-+
Eric L. Smith R HD-076 80% +++.-+
Jerry Stogsdill D HD-021 17% ----+-
William Sutton R HD-043 75% ..++-+
Sean Tarwater R HD-027 83% ++++-+
Adam Thomas R HD-026 83% ++++-+
Kent Thompson R HD-009 40% --+-+.
John Toplikar R HD-015 100% ++++++
Carl Turner R HD-028 83% ++++-+
Lindsay Vaughn D HD-022 20% .---+-
Ponka-We Victors D HD-103 25% .---+.
Paul Waggoner R HD-104 83% ++++-+
Barbara Wasinger R HD-111 83% ++++-+
Troy Waymaster R HD-109 83% ++++-+
Virgil Weigel D HD-056 17% ----+-
John Wheeler R HD-123 50% -+--++
Kristey Williams R HD-077 83% ++++-+
Valdenia Winn D HD-034 17% ----+-
Kathy Wolfe Moore D HD-036 17% ----+-
Brandon Woodard D HD-108 17% ----+-
Rui Xu D HD-025 17% ----+-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 16.9%
Republican 76%