Ron Ryckman
Kansas State Senator, District 38 since 2022. Ran in 11 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 11. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.8%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +47.5
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Local Government, Transparency and Ethics · vice chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Commerce
- Judiciary
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 Ryckman sits in the Kansas State Senate
Ryckman is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mike Fagg, Elaine Bowers, Kenny Titus
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Ryckman’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ryckman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ryckman | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–11 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2513: Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations… | No | Yes | No | Passed 21–18 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 29–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ryckman 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 State Senate, District 38 | Won | R+47.5 | R+50.3 | −2.8 |
| 2022 | Kansas State Senate, District 38 (special) | Won | R+50.5 | R+44.9 | +5.6 |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+4.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+10.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+22.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+35.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 115 | Won | R+47.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 115 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 115 | Won | R+57.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ryckman has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 38 · since 2022
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 · 2014–2022
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 115 · 2014–2016
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 78 · 2012–2014
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 115 · 2012–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ryckman has run against
- Jose G. Lara (D) · 2024 election, won
- Kathy Meyer (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jason K. Darby (D) · 2018 election, won
- Jim Poe (D) · 2014 election, won
- Mark Low (D) · 2014 election, won
- Marjorie Gilbert (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ryckman
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/43caafd7-9177-40f4-b515-0681ef5930f3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET