Dinah Sykes
Kansas State Senator, District 21 since 2016. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 0
- 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.2%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.6
- 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.
- Confirmation Oversight · vice chair
- Education · ranking democratic member
- Legislative Coordinating Council
- State Budget Special
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Schools · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Cities · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Labor and Employment · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sykes sits in the Kansas State Senate
Sykes is closer to the center than 22% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Pat Pettey, , Marci Francisco
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Sykes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
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: Sykes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Sykes | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–11 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2513: Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations… | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–18 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sykes 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State Senate, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Kansas State Senate, District 21 | Won | D+9.6 |
| 2016 | Kansas State Senate, District 21 | Won | D+7.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sykes has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 21 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sykes has run against
- Tom Bickimer (R) · 2020 general, won
- Logan Heley (D) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Sykes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/549c712e-1cc1-4ca7-9ef7-b09bb36d7229
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET