DemocratIn office since Nov 2000

David Haley

Kansas State Senator, District 4 since 2000. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kansas State Senator, District 4

In office
26 yrs
Since 2000
Bills became law
0
18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.0%
Chamber median 0.2%
With party
88%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+57.2
Won 2020
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
  • Judiciary
  • Special Claims Against the State

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 18 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Haley sits in the Kansas State Senate

Haley is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianHaleyMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Silas Miller, Patrick Schmidt, Ethan Corson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Haley’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats88%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Kansas State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Haley’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Haley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Kansas State Senate, District 4Won—
2020Kansas State Senate, District 4WonD+57.2
2016Kansas State Senate, District 4Won—
2012Kansas State Senate, District 4WonD+59.7
2008Kansas State Senate, District 4Won—
2004Kansas State Senate, District 4Won—
2000Kansas State Senate, District 4WonD+71.0
1998Kansas House of Representatives, District 34Won—
1996Kansas House of Representatives, District 34Won—
1994Kansas House of Representatives, District 34Won—
1990Kansas House of Representatives, District 34LostR+37.7

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Haley has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Haley has run against

  • Sam Stillwell (R) · 2020 general, won
  • Joe Ward (R) · 2012 general, won
  • Maurice R. Holman (R) · 2000 general, won
  • Robert Watson (D) · 1990 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Haley

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET