Doug Blex
Kansas State Representative, District 12 since 2016. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 2
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +39.8
- Won 2016
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Local Government · vice chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Health and Human Services
- Water
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026
Military · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Telecommunications · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Blex sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Blex is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kyle Hoffman, Will Carpenter, Barb Wasinger
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Blex’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Blex’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Blex | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Blex 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 House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+39.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Blex has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Blex has run against
- Jean Kurtis Schodorf (D) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Blex
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/050b34c6-14a3-4998-a67a-13c02217a666
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET