Tom Sawyer
Kansas State Representative, District 95 since 1986. Ran in 19 elections between 1986 and 2024, winning 18. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 40 yrs
- Since 1986
- Bills became law
- 1
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.1%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 79%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.9
- Won 2024
- 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.
- Legislative Post Audit · ranking democratic member
- Taxation · ranking democratic member
- Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Higher Education Budget
- Select Government Oversight
- Taxation Special
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 Sawyer sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Sawyer is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Henry Helgerson, Pam Curtis, Nikki McDonald
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Sawyer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats79%
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: Sawyer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Sawyer | 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… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sawyer 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.
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $32K
- Spent
- $15.3K
- Cash
- $30.9K
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.
| Tom Sawyer State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Sawyer has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 95 · since 2012
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 95 · since 2002
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 95 · since 1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sawyer has run against
- Christopher Parisho (R) · 2024 election, won
- Michael Capps (R) · 2016 election, won
- Benny L. Boman (R) · 2014 election, won
- Mike McDaneld (R) · 2004 election, won
- Robert Loop (L) · 2002 election, won
- Bill Graves (R) · 1998 election, lost
- James Monroe (R) · 1996 election, won
- Ray Geide (R) · 1992 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 1 poll; Sawyer’s best result was 21% (Kansas Governor, 1998).
Sawyer’s polls in the database →How we know Sawyer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e6ca4faa-17ec-4256-9265-fbba8afcbb0e
- Wikidata Q7817480
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET