Barbara W. Ballard
Kansas State Representative, District 44 since 1992. Ran in 19 elections between 1990 and 2024, winning 18. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 34 yrs
- Since 1992
- Bills became law
- 1
- 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +50.4
- Won 2016
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · ranking member
- Legislative Budget · ranking member
- Legislative Budget · ranking democratic member
- Select Government Oversight · ranking member
- Interstate Cooperation
- Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight
- Select Investigating
- Social Services Budget
- State Budget Special
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Insurance · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Civil Procedure and Civil Actions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ballard sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Ballard is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Brandon Woodard, Jo Ella Hoye, Cindy Neighbor
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Ballard’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats89%
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: Ballard’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Ballard | 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 Ballard 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 44 | Won | — | D+52.5 | — |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | D+52.5 | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | D+50.7 | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+50.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+42.1 | — | — |
| 2010 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+57.8 | — | — |
| 2004 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+37.4 | — | — |
| 1998 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+31.8 | — | — |
| 1994 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+0.6 | — | — |
| 1990 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 | Lost | R+3.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Ballard has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 44 · since 1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ballard has run against
- Michael Lindsey (R) · 2016 election, won
- Patrick Bengtson (R) · 2012 election, won
- Rick Davis (R) · 2006 election, won
- Phyllis G. Tiffany (R) · 2000 election, won
- Joann Wiley (R) · 1996 election, won
- Brian S. Kubota (R) · 1992 election, won
- Sandy Praeger (R) · 1990 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ballard
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3bf41768-e1b5-4017-8ab5-8d1fb1d6521c
- Wikidata Q4858734
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET