Susan Ruiz
Kansas State Representative, District 23 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.4%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.2
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health and Human Services · ranking democratic member
- Health and Social Services Special
- Pharmaceutical Studies Special
- Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight
- Social Services Budget
- Veterans and Military
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 Ruiz sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Ruiz is closer to the center than 37% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Suzanne Wikle, John Alcala, Lynn Melton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Ruiz’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
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… | 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… | No | 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | — | D+22.1 | — |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | — | D+22.1 | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | — | D+23.0 | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | D+15.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | D+4.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $18K
- Spent
- $9.7K
- Cash
- $48.2K
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.
| Susan Ruiz State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Ruiz has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ruiz has run against
- Jeff Shull (R) · 2020 election, won
- Linda Gallagher (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ruiz
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c06bc779-d072-495b-95f8-e5f4e67bdd4c
- Wikidata Q58918467
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET