Louis Ruiz
Kansas State Representative, District 31 since 2004. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 12 elections between 2004 and 2024, winning 12.
- In office
- 22 yrs
- Since 2004
- Bills became law
- 0
- 13 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 19.9%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +40.6
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 12
- 2004–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education
- Federal and State Affairs
- Kansas Security
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Civil Procedure and Civil Actions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Health and Healthcare · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Cannabis · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ruiz sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Ruiz is closer to the center than 23% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Heather Meyer, Angela Martinez, Alexis Simmons
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Ruiz’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
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: Ruiz’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Ruiz | 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 Ruiz 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+40.6 | D+36.6 | +4.0 |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+47.5 | D+43.1 | +4.4 |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+43.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | D+43.7 | — | — |
| 2010 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 32 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 32 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 32 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 32 | Won | D+64.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ruiz has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 31 · since 2012
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 32 · since 2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ruiz has run against
- Dennis Grindel (R) · 2024 election, won
- Landon Griffith (R) · 2020 election, won
- Tim Kelb (R) · 2012 election, won
- Dianne Obryan (L) · 2004 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ruiz
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6a7f0eed-6a34-4bd2-842c-2978ca9c6008
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET