Sean E. Tarwater
Kansas State Representative, District 27 since 2016. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 2
- 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.9
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce Special · chair
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development · chair
- Legislative Post Audit · vice chair
- Appropriations
- Insurance
- Pharmaceutical Studies Special
- Select Government Oversight
- State-Tribal Relations
- Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026
Economic Development · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Real Estate · Failed in the House Feb 2026
Consumer Protection · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Tarwater sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Tarwater is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Cyndi Howerton, Susan Estes, Carolyn Caiharr
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Tarwater’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
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: Tarwater’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Tarwater | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | 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 Tarwater 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 27 | Counting | D+0.4 | R+9.9 | −10.3 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+17.9 | — | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+14.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+27.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+21.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 | Won | R+38.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $169.1K
- Spent
- $115.4K
- Cash
- $69.4K
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.
| Sean Tarwater State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Tarwater has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tarwater has run against
- Sara Kiewiet (D) · 2026 general
- David Benson (D) · 2024 election, won
- Christi Pribula (D) · 2022 election, won
- Sona Patel (D) · 2020 election, won
- Nicole Rome (D) · 2018 election, won
- Larry A. Miller (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Tarwater
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a65df523-1cb7-4ee3-ac85-1eec82b3fe2c
- Wikidata Q61978270
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET