Pat Pettey
Kansas State Senator, District 6 since 2012. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 0
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.8%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.6
- Won 2024
- 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.
- Ways and Means · ranking member
- Education
- Education Funding Task Force
- Legislative Budget
- Legislative Post Audit
- Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Pensions, Investments and Benefits
- Public Health and Welfare
- Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight
- State Budget Special
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Schools · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Labor and Employment · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Labor and Employment · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Retirement and Pensions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Pettey sits in the Kansas State Senate
Pettey is closer to the center than 11% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Dinah Sykes, Cindy Holscher,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Pettey’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: Pettey’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Pettey | 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 Pettey 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 6 | Won | D+25.6 |
| 2020 | Kansas State Senate, District 6 | Won | D+28.7 |
| 2016 | Kansas State Senate, District 6 | Won | D+41.6 |
| 2012 | Kansas State Senate, District 6 | Won | D+24.2 |
| 1994 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — |
| 1992 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Pettey has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 6 · since 2012
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 · 1992–1996
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pettey has run against
- Tabitha S. Burt (R) · 2024 general, won
- Diana Whittington (R) · 2020 general, won
- Jason Conley (L) · 2016 general, won
- Chris Steineger (R) · 2012 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Pettey
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/148ed29a-4c96-4e69-9791-29b2bd3f09b6
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET