Abi Boatman
Kansas State Representative, District 86. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Kansas State Representative, District 86Military personnel
- Bills became law
- 0
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +33.6
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Education
- Financial Institutions and Pensions
- Veterans and Military
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Civil Procedure and Civil Actions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Labor and Employment · 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 Boatman sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Boatman is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Jarrod Ousley, K.C. Ohaebosim, Melissa Oropeza
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Boatman’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: Boatman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Boatman | 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 Boatman 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 86 | Won | D+33.6 | D+12.6 | +21.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $31.4K
- Spent
- $21.9K
- Cash
- $9.1K
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Elle Boatman State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Who Boatman has run against
- Kevin Thompson (R) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Boatman
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/052c229e-ad06-4b61-abec-4e64858b3a3b
- Wikidata Q138474287
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET