Legal. “Every Kansan deserves access to reproductive care and the right to make their own medical decisions.” Voted against an amendment that would have allowed the Kansas Legislature to restrict or ban abortions. Voted against banning telehealth access to abortion drugs. Voted against a bill that prohibited the state from compelling pregnancy centers to offer abortion services.
Ban. “I will always defend the unborn’s God-given right to life.” Voted for an amendment that would have allowed the Kansas Legislature to restrict or ban abortions. Voted to ban telehealth access to abortion drugs. Voted for a bill that prohibited the state from compelling pregnancy centers to offer abortion services. Sponsored a bill banning second-trimester abortions.
Introduced a bill getting rid of the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse civil cases. Sponsored a bill to abolish the death penalty. Voted against a bill that would prevent judges from departing from sentencing guidelines. Voted against criminalizing recording the police within 25 feet if authorities deem it a distraction.
“I have always backed the blue.” “I look forward to standing with our law enforcement and giving them the resources they need.” Voted for a bill that would prevent judges from departing from sentencing guidelines. Voted to criminalize recording the police within 25 feet if authorities deem it a distraction.
No. Says school choice vouchers are a “scam,” “a transfer of wealth from the working class to the rich.” Supports fully funding public schools. Voted against opting into a federal tax credit program for donations to private school scholarships.
No. Introduced a bill prohibiting library and school book bans “unless certain requirements are met.” “Sometimes it appears they haven’t even read the books.” Voted against giving parents prior review of curriculum changes and the right to oppose books. Voted against prohibiting mandatory DEI and critical race theory courses in public colleges.
Yes. Says Kansas schools are “devolving into little more than factories for a radical social agenda.” Opposes teaching critical race theory in law school. Voted to give parents prior review of curriculum changes and the right to oppose books. Voted to prohibit mandatory DEI and critical race theory courses in public colleges.
Called for a state moratorium on new data centers, after voting for tax exemptions for qualifying data centers.
Voted for tax exemptions for qualifying data centers. “Locals” should decide data centers. Data centers should “pay their own power costs.”
Tighten. Voted against lifting a criminal ban on firearm suppressors. Introduced a bill to ban ghost guns. Supports safe storage laws. Voted against lowering the age for concealed carry and permitting certain felons to regain gun rights.
Loosen. Voted to lift a criminal ban on firearm suppressors. Sponsored a bill to allow permitless concealed carry. Voted to lower the age for concealed carry and permit certain felons to regain their gun rights.
Increase. “I’ll ban insurance companies from denying doctor-prescribed care…and…expand Medicaid.” Voted to expand Medicaid. Voted against increasing verification requirements for Medicaid eligibility. Voted to strengthen a program to lower prescription drug prices and generate funds for indigent care.
Decrease. Supports healthcare with “more competition and less government regulation over…consumer choices.” Voted to not expand Medicaid. Voted to increase Medicaid eligibility verification requirements. Voted against strengthening a program to lower prescription drug prices and generate funds for indigent care
“Kansans do not like…people being taken off the streets without due process.” Voted against barring state benefits for noncitizens. Voted against increased cooperation between local police and ICE. Introduced a bill to ban ICE near polling places. “ICE operations should make our communities safer, not sow fear or confusion.”
“Open borders are a direct threat to America’s safety.” Supports the state National Guard assisting assist in border security: “Every state in the nation is a border state at this point.” Voted to bar state benefits for noncitizens. Voted to increase cooperation between local police and ICE. Opposes sanctuary cities.
Mostly harder. Voted against advancing a resolution that would repeal the Kansas constitution’s right-to-work provision. Celebrates an IBEW Local 124 endorsement.
Legal. Supports legalizing recreational and medicinal cannabis, saying it would “raise money for schools and public services.” Introduced a bill to reclassify marijuana as a schedule III drug. Proposed an amendment to lower the penalty for personal use possession.
Yes. Introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage to $16. Supports a base of $16 per hour with a higher rate in “high-cost cities and counties.”
No. Opposed an increase to $15 an hour, calling it “a great idea if your goal is to close businesses, have less jobs, and shrink our economy.”
“I will give tax breaks, but to the working people, not the billionaires or the corporations.” Supports “cutting property taxes” and creating exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans. Voted against limiting property tax increases. Voted to increase the residential property tax exemption and remove state taxes on Social Security. Voted against a flat tax rate and a lower corporate rate.
Supports a “homeowner’s bill of rights,” including a cap on property taxes. Sponsored a resolution to limit property tax increases. Supports a no-tax-on-tips policy. Sponsored a bill to increase the residential property tax exemption and remove taxes on Social Security income. Voted for a flat tax rate and a lower corporate rate.
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