Charlotte Esau
Kansas State Representative, District 14 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 7. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 1
- 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.2%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +2.7
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 9
- 2012–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Legislative Modernization · vice chair
- Child Welfare System Oversight
- Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Judiciary
- Welfare Reform
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Economic Development · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Military · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Telecommunications · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Transportation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Esau sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Esau is closer to the center than 69% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Patrick Penn, Angela Stiens, Marty Long
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Esau’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Esau’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Esau | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | No | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Esau 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 14 | Counting | D+11.0 | D+2.5 | −8.5 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | R+2.7 | D+2.5 | +5.2 |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Lost | D+2.0 | D+1.4 | −0.6 |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | R+4.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | R+1.4 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | R+15.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | R+27.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 | Won | R+25.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $66.2K
- Spent
- $33.3K
- Cash
- $36.9K
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.
| Charlotte Esau State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Esau has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 · since 2024
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 14 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Esau has run against
- Sherry Giebler (D) · 2026 election
- Dennis Miller (D) · 2024 election, won
- Angela Justus Schweller (D) · 2020 election, won
- Merlin Ring (D) · 2016 election, won
- Roberta A. Eveslage (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Esau
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e9245d69-ed9f-456c-9c78-01fc5a1f4244
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET