Ford Carr
Kansas State Representative, District 84 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.0%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Child Welfare System Oversight
- Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Legislative Modernization
- Transportation and Public Safety Budget
- Welfare Reform
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Insurance · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Immigration and Naturalization · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Carr sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Carr is closer to the center than 3% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Brooklynne Mosley, Melissa Oropeza, Abi Boatman
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Carr’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Carr’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Carr | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | No | No | Yes | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | No | No | Yes | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Carr 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 84 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 84 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Carr has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 84 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Carr
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/96643a66-5a00-41ba-9aa6-fc126a92849c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET