John Carmichael
Kansas State Representative, District 92 since 2014. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 0
- 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.1%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 92%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +36.8
- Won 2026
- 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.
- Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · 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 Carmichael sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Carmichael is closer to the center than 31% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Alexis Simmons, Heather Meyer, Louis Ruiz
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Carmichael’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats92%
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: Carmichael’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Carmichael | 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… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Carmichael 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 District 92 | Won | D+36.8 | D+16.2 | +20.6 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | D+15.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | D+7.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 94 | Lost | R+14.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $32.6K
- Spent
- $34.3K
- Cash
- $72K
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 Carmichael State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Carmichael has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 92 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carmichael has run against
- Vail Fruechting (R) · 2026 general, won
- Patrick McCormack (R) · 2020 election, won
- Jeremy Alessi (R) · 2014 election, won
- Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) · 1992 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Carmichael
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0ce6641b-4793-4194-8a6b-de220fcb20d5
- Wikidata Q27087928
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET