T.J. Rose
Kansas State Senator, District 35 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.5
- 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.
- Education
- Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Health and Social Services Special
- Judiciary
- Public Health and Welfare
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Rose sits in the Kansas State Senate
Rose is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ty Masterson, Chase Blasi, Stephen Owens
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Rose’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Rose’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Rose | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–11 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2513: Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–18 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Rose 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 35 | Won | R+5.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rose has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 35 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rose has run against
- Jason Anderson (D) · 2024 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Rose
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5327f35f-aecc-4ecb-a23a-9136c8e503e1
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET