Sponsored
Politician
Politician
Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
State
KS
In office since
2011
Next election
2028
Votes recorded
890
Total votes
890
Missed
49 (5.5%)
Committees
6
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Identifies as pro-life, supports restricting abortion after 20 weeks, opposes taxpayer funding of abortion, and backed a Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion.
No votes or sponsored bills address abortion restrictions, funding, or related amendments.
Opposes large-scale government spending increases and tax-and-spend policies, citing concerns about deficits and national debt.
No non-procedural votes or bills directly show opposition to spending increases or deficits.
Supports sensible economic policies to spur growth, while opposing excessive federal spending; backed targeted COVID-19 relief for families and businesses.
Votes and bills lack direct connection to growth policies or targeted relief.
Sponsored Startup Act legislation to create visas for foreign entrepreneurs and STEM graduates to boost U.S. business creation and job growth.
Sponsored bill concerns financial audits, not entrepreneur or STEM visas.
Emphasizes the importance of agriculture to Kansas and the nation, supporting policies that benefit farmers and ranchers.
No votes or bills address farmer or rancher policies.
Supports policies favorable to the aviation industry, citing Kansas's historical role as a center of aircraft manufacturing.
No votes or bills relate to aircraft manufacturing or aviation policy.
Supports improving quality of education for Kansas students from pre-K through college to enhance state and national competitiveness.
One vote on educator tax deduction does not address pre-K to college quality improvements.
Supports energy policies aimed at stabilizing prices and supporting economic recovery, reflecting Kansas's energy market concerns.
Environmental rule votes do not clearly align with price stabilization or recovery goals.
S. 5335 — Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators' Exams Act
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 5244 — SUSTAIN 340B Act
2026-08-05 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 5224 — Runway SAFE-T Act
2026-08-04 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 5164 — Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
2026-07-29 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 5218 — AG VETS Act
2025-12-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.