John Alcala
Kansas State Representative, District 57 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 0
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 16.4%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.9
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
- Appropriations
- State Building Construction
- State-Tribal Relations
- Taxation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Alcala sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Alcala is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Susan Ruiz, Suzanne Wikle, Lynn Melton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Alcala’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
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: Alcala’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Alcala | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Alcala 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 57 | Won | — | D+8.2 | — |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | D+17.9 | D+8.2 | +9.7 |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | — | D+13.7 | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | D+26.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 | Won | D+42.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $22.7K
- Spent
- $18.2K
- Cash
- $12.9K
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.
| John Alcala State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Alcala has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 57 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Alcala has run against
- Donna J. McGinty (R) · 2024 election, won
- Michael Martin (R) · 2020 election, won
- Aimee Rosenow (R) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Alcala
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f29363f0-8ac1-4c25-a8a7-74db5cefd9a4
- Wikidata Q16146010
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET