RepublicanIn office since Nov 2008

Ty Masterson

Kansas State Senator, District 16 since 2008. Ran in 6 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 6. Lost the 2026 race for Kansas Governor. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Kansas State Senator, District 16Born 1969

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 18 yrs; Since 2008
Bills became law: 1; 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.3%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.7; Lost 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Interstate Cooperation · chair
Legislative Coordinating Council · chair
Organization, Calendar and Rules · chair
Confirmation Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 15 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 418 Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right…
Cities · Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Masterson sits in the Kansas State Senate

Masterson is closer to the center than 30% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Chase Blasi, Stephen Owens, Mike Petersen

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

With Masterson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Masterson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Masterson	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 10, 2026	HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 27–13
Apr 10, 2026	HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 29–11
Apr 10, 2026	HB 2513: Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 21–18
Apr 10, 2026	HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 27–13
Apr 10, 2026	HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 29–10

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

Career

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

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Kansas House of Representatives, District 99 Kansas State Senate, District 16

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	Governor of Kansas	Lost	D+0.7	R+16.4	−17.1
2024	Kansas State Senate, District 16	Won	R+31.2	R+21.9	+9.3
2020	Kansas State Senate, District 16	Won	R+37.9	—	—
2016	Kansas State Senate, District 16	Won	R+29.3	—	—
2012	Kansas State Senate, District 16	Won	—	—	—
2008	Kansas State Senate, District 16	Won	R+27.1	—	—
2006	Kansas House of Representatives, District 99	Won	R+36.2	—	—