Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Lindsay Vaughn

Kansas State Representative, District 22 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Kansas State Representative, District 22

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.5%
Chamber median 1.2%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+30.1
Won 2022

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Water · ranking democratic member
  • Judiciary
  • Special Claims Against the State
  • Transportation
  • Water Program Task Force

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 2296 Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose a no-cost sharing requirement for a diagnostic or…
Insurance · Failed in committee Apr 2026
HB 2598 Enacting the Kansas paid family leave act.
Funds · Failed in committee Apr 2026
HB 2689 Enacting the Kansas tri-share child care act for the sharing of child care costs among employers, employees…
Children and Minors · Failed in committee Apr 2026
HB 2707 Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats…
Civil Procedure and Civil Actions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
HB 2073 Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers.
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Vaughn sits in the Kansas House of Representatives

Vaughn is closer to the center than 49% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianVaughnMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Kirk Haskins, Lynn Melton, Tobias Schlingensiepen

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

With Vaughn’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%

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: Vaughn’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 Vaughn 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 House of Representatives, District 22Won—
2022Kansas House of Representatives, District 22WonD+30.1
2020Kansas House of Representatives, District 22Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Vaughn has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Vaughn has run against

  • Robert Colburn (R) · 2022 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Vaughn

One person, matched across every source we use.

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