RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Shawn Chauncey

Kansas State Representative, District 65 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kansas State Representative, District 65

Official website

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 2; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.3%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.0; 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.

Veterans and Military · vice chair
Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special
Education
Elections
Insurance

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 2 became law

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HB 2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026

HB 2444 Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case,…
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026

HB 2503 Repealing the mail ballot election act.
Elections · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 2599 Exempting minor-owned businesses from paying sales tax on the first $10,000 of sales from tangible personal…
Economic Development · Failed in the House Apr 2026

HB 2005 Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for…
Military · Failed in the House Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Chauncey sits in the Kansas House of Representatives

Chauncey is closer to the center than 54% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Fred Gardner, Troy Waymaster, Gary White

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET

With Chauncey’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%

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: Chauncey’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Chauncey	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 -…	No	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…	No	Yes	No	Passed 87–35

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Chauncey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

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Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)