Political Deep Dive
Kansas House of Representatives on Abortion
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(Political Party, District number, Voted Yes/No/Did not vote)—Districts not listed have new people that were not in office to vote on this issue.
SB 95 – Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortion – Kansas Key Vote (March 25, 2015)
Michael Houser (R,1,Y), Richard J. Proehl (R,7,Y), Kent L. Thompson (R,9,Y), Jim Kelly (R,11,Y), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D,19,N), Jarrod Ousley (D,24,N), Louis E. Ruiz (D,31,N), Pam Curtis (D,32,N), Tom Burroughs (D,33,Y), Valdenia Camille Winn (D,34,N), Broderick T. Henderson (D,35,N), Kathy Wolfe Moore (D,36,Y), William “Bill” Sutton (R,43,Y), Barbara W. Ballard (D,44,N), Dennis J. Highberger (D,46,N), Fred C. Patton (R,50,Y), Ron L. Highland (R,51,Y), Ken Corbet (R,54,Y), Annie Kuether (D,55,N), John Alcala (D,57,Y), Blaine Finch (R,59,Y), Randy Garber (R,62,Y), Lonnie G. Clark (R,65,Y), Sydney Carlin (D,66,N), John E. Barker (R,70,Y), Les Mason (R,73,Y), Will Carpenter (R,75,Y), Kristey S. Williams (R,77,Y), Ron Ryckman Jr. (R,78,Y), Blake Carpenter (R,81,Y), Gail Finney (D,84,N), Steve Huebert (R,90,Y), John Carmichael (D,92,N), Tom Sawyer (D,95,DNV), Daniel R. Hawkins (R,100,Y), Joe Seiwert (R,101,Y), Ponka-We Victors (D,103,N), Susan L. Concannon (R,107,Y), Steven C. Johnson (R,108,Y), Troy L. Waymaster (R,109,Y), Kyle Hoffman (R,116,Y), Shannon G. Francis (R, 125,Y)
This law prohibits a “dismemberment abortion,” which is defined in the bill “as knowingly dismembering and causing the death of a fetus and extracting it one piece at a time from the uterus using certain tools, including clamps, scissors or similar instruments (Sec. 2).” This bill does allow for two exceptions; however, when the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant individual; or the abortion is necessary to prevent substantial and irreversible physical impairment to a pregnant individual. All Republicans currently in the House of Representatives voted in favor of this bill. All Democrats except for Tom Burroughs who is Commissioner for Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS and Kathy Wolfe Moore who is Kansas House of Representative District 36 just west of Kansas City, KS which encompasses places including Bethel, Maywood, Piper, and Wolcott. Tom Sawyer, House of Representative Democrat for District 95 did not vote.
SB 67 – Requires Abortion Reversal Drugs Be Made Known – Kansas Key Vote (May 1, 2019)
Michael Houser (R,1,Y), Kenneth Collins (R,2,Y), Trevor Jacobs (R,4,Y), Mark Samsel (R,5,Y), Richard J. Proehl (R,7,Y), Chris Croft (R,8,Y), Kent L. Thompson (R,9,Y), Jim Kelly (R,11,Y), Doug Blex (R,12,Y), Charlotte Esau (R,14,Y), John M. Toplikar (R,15,Y), Cindy Neighbor (D,18,N), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D,19,N), Jerry Stogsdill (D,21,N), Susan Ruiz (D,23,N), Jarrod Ousley (D,24,N), Rui Xu (D,25,N), Adam Thomas (R,26,Y), Sean E. Tarwater Sr. (R,27,Y), Brandon T. Woodard (D,30,N), Louis E. Ruiz (D,31,N), Pam Curtis (D,32,N), Tom Burroughs (D,33,N), Valdenia Camille Winn (D,34,N), Broderick T. Henderson (D,35,N), Kathy Wolfe Moore (D,36,N), Owen Donohoe (R,39,Y), David W. French (R,40,Y), William “Bill” Sutton (R,43,Y), Barbara W. Ballard (D,44,N), Mike Amyx (D,45,N), Dennis J. Highberger (D,46,N), Ronald B. Ellis (R,47,Y), Megan Lynn (R,49,Y), Fred C. Patton (R,50,Y), Ron L. Highland (R,51,Y), Jim Gartner (D,53,N), Ken Corbet (R,54,Y), Annie Kuether (D,55,N), Virgil Weigel (D,56,N), John Alcala (D,57,N), Blaine Finch (R,59,Y), Mark Schreiber (R,60,Y), Francis Awerkamp (R,61,Y), Randy Garber (R,62,Y), John R. Eplee (R,63,Y), Susan L. Carlson (R,64,Y), Lonnie G. Clark (R,65,Y), Sydney Carlin (D,66,N), Dave Baker (R,68,Y), John E. Barker (R,70,Y), Les Mason (R,73,Y), Stephen Owens (R,74,Y), Will Carpenter (R,75,Y), Eric L. Smith (R,76,Y), Kristey S. Williams (R,77,Y), Ron Ryckman Jr. (R,78,Y), Cheryl Helmer (R,79,Y), Bill Rhiley (R,80,Y), Blake Carpenter (R,81,N), Jesse Burris (R,82,Y), Henry M. Helgerson Jr. (D,83,N), Gail Finney (D,84,N), Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim (D,89,N), Steve Huebert (R,90,Y), Emil M. Bergquist (R,91,Y), John Carmichael (D,92,N), Leo G. Delperdang (R,94,Y), Tom Sawyer (D,95,N), Nick J. Hoheisel (R,97,Y), Susan Humphries (R,99,Y), Daniel R. Hawkins (R,100,Y), Joe Seiwert (R,101,Y), Jason Probst (D,102,N), Ponka-We Victors (D,103,N), Paul Waggoner (R,104,Y), Brenda K. Landwehr (R,105,Y), Susan L. Concannon (R,107,Y), Steven C. Johnson (R,108,Y), Troy L. Waymaster (R,109,Y), Ken Rahjes (R,110,Y), Barbara K. Wasinger (R,111,Y), Tory Marie Arnberger (R,112,Y), Boyd Orr (R,115,Y), Kyle Hoffman (R,116,Y), Bradley Ralph (R,119,Y), Adam C. Smith (R,120,Y), John Resman (R,121,Y), John P. Wheeler Jr. (R,123,Y), Martin Long (R,124,Y), Shannon Francis (R,125,Y)
While there are currently no abortion reversal drugs, they are being worked on. Democrats, who largely pride themselves on being “pro-choice” unanimously voted against women being informed on any such drugs to come out, effectively taking away their choice to have the baby should they change their minds. All currently sitting Republicans with the exception of District 81 Representative Blake Carpenter whose district encompasses McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.
HCR 5003 - Amends the State Constitution to Allow Legislative Regulation and Specify that there is No Constitutional Right to Abortion - Kansas Key Vote (January 22, 2021)
Michael Houser (R,1,Y), Kenneth Collins (R,2,Y), Charles “Chuck” Smith (R,3,Y), Trevor Jacobs (R,4,Y), Mark Samsel (R,5,Y), Richard J. Proehl (R,7,Y), Chris Croft (R,8,Y), Kent L. Thompson (R,9,Y), Christina Haswood (D,10,N), Jim Kelly (R,11,Y), Doug Blex (R,12,Y), Joe Newland (R,13,Y), Charlotte Esau (R,14,Y), John M. Toplikar (R,15,Y), Linda Featherston (D,16,N), Jo Ella Hoye (D,17,N), Cindy Neighbor (D,18,N), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D,19,N), Mari-Lynn Poskin (D,20,N), Jerry Stogsdill (D,21,N), Lindsay Vaughn (D,22,N), Susan Ruiz (D,23,N), Jarrod Ousley (D,24,N), Rui Xu (D,25,N), Adam Thomas (R,26,Y), Sean E. Tarwater Sr. (R,27,Y), Carl Turner (R,28,Y), Brandon T. Woodard (D,30,N), Louis E. Ruiz (D,31,N), Pam Curtis (D,32,N), Tom Burroughs (D,33,N), Valdenia Camille Winn (D,34,N), Broderick T. Henderson (D,35,N), Kathy Wolfe Moore (D,36,N), Aaron Coleman (D,37,N), Timothy Johnson (R, 38,Y), Owen Donohoe (R,39,Y), David W. French (R,40,Y), Pat Proctor (R,41,Y), Lance Neelly (R,42,Y), William “Bill” Sutton (R,43,Y), Barbara W. Ballard (D,44,N), Mike Amyx (D,45,N), Dennis J. Highberger (D,46,N), Ronald B. Ellis (R,47,Y), Megan Lynn (R,49,Y), Fred C. Patton (R,50,Y), Ron L. Highland (R,51,Y), Jesse Borjon (R,52,Y), Jim Gartner (D,53,N), Ken Corbet (R,54,Y), Annie Kuether (D,55,N), Virgil Weigel (D,56,DNV), John Alcala (D,57,N), Vic Miller (D,58,N), Blaine Finch (R,59,Y), Mark Schreiber (R,60,Y), Francis Awerkamp (R,61,Y), Randy Garber (R,62,Y), John R. Eplee (R,63,Y), Susan L. Carlson (R,64,Y), Lonnie G. Clark (R,65,Y), Sydney Carlin (D,66,N), Mike Dodson (R,67,Y), Dave Baker (R,68,Y), Clarke Sanders (R,69,Y), John E. Barker (R,70,Y), Steven K. Howe (R,71,Y), Les Mason (R,73,Y), Stephen Owens (R,74,Y), Will Carpenter (R,75,Y), Eric L. Smith (R,76,Y), Kristey S. Williams (R,77,Y), Ron Ryckman Jr. (R,78,Y), Cheryl Helmer (R,79,Y), Bill Rhiley (R,80,Y), Blake Carpenter (R,81,Y), Jesse Burris (R,82,Y), Henry M. Helgerson Jr. (D,83,N), Gail Finney (D,84,N), Patrick Penn (R,85,Y), Stephanie Byers (D,86,N), Susan Oliver Estes (R,87,Y), Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim (D,89,N), Steve Huebert (R,90,Y), Emil M. Bergquist (R,91,Y), John Carmichael (D,92,N), Brian Bergkamp (R,93,Y), Leo G. Delperdang (R,94,Y), Tom Sawyer (D,95,N), Tom Kessler II (R,96,Y), Nick J. Hoheisel (R,97,Y), Susan Humphries (R,99,Y), Daniel R. Hawkins (R,100,Y), Joe Seiwert (R,101,Y), Jason Probst (D,102,N), Ponka-We Victors (D,103,N), Paul Waggoner (R,104,Y), Brenda K. Landwehr (R,105,Y), Lisa M. Moser (R,106,Y), Susan L. Concannon (R,107,Y), Steven C. Johnson (R,108,Y), Troy L. Waymaster (R,109,Y), Ken Rahjes (R,110,Y), Barbara K. Wasinger (R,111,Y), Tory Marie Arnberger (R,112,Y), Brett Fairchild (R,113,Y), Michael Murphy (R,114,Y), Boyd Orr (R,115,Y), Kyle Hoffman (R,116,Y), Tatum Lee (R,117,Y), James “Jim” Minnix (R,118,Y), Bradley Ralph (R,119,Y), Adam C. Smith (R,120,Y), John Resman (R,121,Y), John P. Wheeler Jr. (R,123,Y), Martin Long (R,124,Y), Shannon Francis (R,125,Y)
This bill essentially does what the description says. Republicans unanimously voted in favor of it while Democrats unanimously voted against it or did not vote.