The kansas delegation

congressional officials …

Kansas is a small delegation state with a red state flavor and electoral shortness of terms. Five members are Republicans, and one is a Democrat and Native American.

Of the six 2022-2023 class members, five are male, and one is female. Two of the delegation members were Army captains.  One of the members was a Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. 

Two are lawyers, and one holds a medical degree.  One graduate degree was conferred to members of the delegation.

The average tenure for the delegation is only 2.5 terms, assuming everyone completes their service through the end of 2024. The longest-serving member has been in Congress since 2010.

When you look at these profiles, we have given each a letter grade for their effort this Congress, based on various factors, which you will find in What Is Thomas Looking For? These letter grades are probably pretty familiar to you if you have ever been a school student (we hope the answer to that is we all have!)

If you see a meager score for a particular member, it will probably be due to one or two key factors: ethics challenges or anti-democratic behavior.

• Republicans have been hit hard on their lack of pushback on former President Trump and their support of election denying in the 2020 presidential campaign. The unanswered soaring deficit on their watch, the dismantling of allied relationships around the globe, and opposition to funding anti-authoritarian initiatives. The denial of climate change weighs heavily on us as well. We make no secret that transparency and Government in the Sunshine are important to us, and we further argue that some have been awful stewards of this category. Three of the six (half) current Kansas delegation members voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on the same evening as Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol.

• Democrats have been hit hard for their lack of progress on key matters because they do control the United States Senate and have a razor-close margin in the U.S. House of Representatives. They have not been, in our opinion, innovative or necessarily insistent on finding rational, reasonable solutions to the problems plaguing the American public today. We want to see more and better.

• Both have been dinged for being too partisan and not collaborative where evident. In our opinion, being too doctrinaire or an obstructionist to good government in the 21st century does not get one a good grade from Thomas.

We also indicate what we believe might be the outcome of these Members’ 2024 elections today. None of the United States Senators is up for re-election this season.

Our prospect ratings fall into three categories:

• Safe Bet - which means what it means. These members of Congress are running strong and look to be overwhelming prospects for re-election at this time. However, we reserve the right to re-categorize their chances if necessary.

• It’s A Race - means this race is too close to call, and we can not reasonably predict who will win this seat.

• Nudging - means the seat is leaning one way or another for this candidate. We have just a small number of current members of Congress in this category. Stay tuned!

So, would you like to meet these fascinating Kansans? If so, just keep reading on!

WHAT is thomas looking for?

There is one vulnerable races in Kansas for Thomas to watch in 2024:

• KS03 - Sharice Davids’ seat (Incumbent D)

the senators

United States Senator jerry moran (r)

Kansas’ senior senator is three-term member Jerry Moran, a former member of the U.S. House and Captain in the United States Army.  Senator Moran is a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; the Indian Affairs Committee; the ranking member on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee; the Appropriations Committee; the Environment and Public Works Committee; and the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.  Married and the father of two, Moran graduated from the University of Kansas where he also earned his law degree.  He is a former chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Thomas Take: Not up for re-election in 2024

Thomas Rank: A

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United states senator roger marshall (R)

Kansas’ junior senator was first elected in 2020 and serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; the Energy and Natural Resources Committee; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Married and the father of three, Senator Marshall graduated from Kansas State University and has a medical degree from the University of Kansas.  He is an Obstetrician and was also in the United States Army rising to the rank of Captain.

Thomas Take: Not up for re-election in 2024

Thomas Rank: D

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the representatives