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.

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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

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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

Senate

1. Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

SB34 Prevent Mask & Vaccine Mandates (Passed 23 to 17 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. Election Integrity

Good Vote: Yes

HB2138 Election Integrity (Passed 28 to 8 on 4/1/2022). Requires all voting systems for elections to use individual voter-verified paper ballots with a distinctive watermark. Also, r equires audits of any race that is within 1% of the votes cast.

3. COVID-19 Treatments

Good Vote: Yes

HB2280 COVID-19 Treatments (Passed 21 to 16 on 3/23/2022). Allows the prescribing of medications for off-label use to fight COVID-19 infections and grants religious exemptions in schools.

4. Con-Con

Good Vote: Yes

SCR1611 Con Con (Passed 21 to 19 on 5/5/2021). Sends SCR1611 back to committee; it is an application to the Congress of the United States to call a convention of the states.

5. Second Amendment Rights

Good Vote: Yes

HB2058 Second Amendment Rights (Passed 31 to 8 on 5/3/2021). Lowers the minimum age for a concealed carry permit from 21 year old to 18 years old.

6. Fairness in Women's Sports Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB55 Fairness in Women's Sports Act (Passed 26 to 14 on 5/3/2021). 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	1	2	3	4	5	6
Larry Alley	R	SD-032	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Molly Baumgardner	R	SD-037	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rick Billinger	R	SD-040	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Elaine Bowers	R	SD-036	67%	-	+	-	+	+	+
J.R. Claeys	R	SD-024	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Ethan Corson	D	SD-007	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Brenda Dietrich	R	SD-020	50%	-	+	-	+	+	-
John Doll	R	SD-039	50%	-	+	-	+	+	-
Renee Erickson	R	SD-030	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Michael Fagg	R	SD-014	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Oletha Faust-Goudeau	D	SD-029	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Marci Francisco	D	SD-002	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Beverly Gossage	R	SD-009	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
David Haley	D	SD-004	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Tom Hawk	D	SD-022	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Richard Hilderbrand	R	SD-013	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tom Holland	D	SD-003	20%	-	-	-	+	.	-
Cindy Holscher	D	SD-008	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Dan Kerschen	R	SD-026	60%	-	+	.	-	+	+
Rick Kloos	R	SD-019	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jeff Longbine	R	SD-017	50%	-	+	-	-	+	+
Ty Masterson	R	SD-016	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Carolyn McGinn	R	SD-031	60%	-	+	.	+	+	-
Kristen O'Shea	R	SD-018	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Robert Olson	R	SD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Virgil Peck	R	SD-015	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mike Petersen	R	SD-028	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Pat Pettey	D	SD-006	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Jeff Pittman	D	SD-005	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Dennis Pyle	R	SD-001	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ronald Ryckman	R	SD-038	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mark Steffen	R	SD-034	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Alicia Straub	R	SD-033	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Gene Suellentrop	R	SD-027	75%	+	.	.	-	+	+
Dinah Sykes	D	SD-021	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Mike Thompson	R	SD-010	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Caryn Tyson	R	SD-012	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mary Ware	D	SD-025	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Kellie Warren	R	SD-011	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rick Wilborn	R	SD-035	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	80.1%
Democrat	21%

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