Sydney Carlin
Kansas State Representative, District 66 since 2002. Ran in 14 elections between 1998 and 2024, winning 13. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 24 yrs
- Since 2002
- Bills became law
- 1
- 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.5%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +48.2
- Won 2026
- 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.
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget · ranking democratic member
- Taxation
- Veterans and Military
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Carlin sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Carlin is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Virgil Weigel, Jerry Stogsdill, Jo Ella Hoye
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Carlin’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats89%
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: Carlin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Carlin | 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 Carlin 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 66 | Won | D+48.2 | D+24.7 | +23.5 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | — | D+24.7 | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | — | D+28.4 | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+54.4 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+31.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+17.5 | — | — |
| 2010 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+3.6 | — | — |
| 2008 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+14.8 | — | — |
| 2006 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+15.4 | — | — |
| 2004 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+8.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | D+2.7 | — | — |
| 1998 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 | Lost | R+10.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $39.9K
- Spent
- $34.2K
- Cash
- $15.1K
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.
| Sydney Carlin State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Carlin has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 · since 2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carlin has run against
- Noah Perry (R) · 2026 election, won
- Edgar Chambers (I) · 2018 election, won
- Stanley Hoerman (R) · 2016 election, won
- Lee Modesitt (R) · 2012 election, won
- Dee McKee (R) · 2008 election, won
- Bob Strawn (R) · 2006 election, won
- Paul E. Barkey (R) · 2004 election, won
- Russ Frey (R) · 2002 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Carlin
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/61dc8b8f-5016-4114-b08a-b2dd0cb16993
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET