Valdenia C. Winn
Kansas State Representative, District 34 since 2000. Ran in 14 elections between 2000 and 2024, winning 14. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Kansas State Representative, District 34Born 1950University teacher
- In office
- 26 yrs
- Since 2000
- Bills became law
- 0
- 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 34.6%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +67.1
- Won 2026
- 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.
- Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Capitol Preservation
- Education
- Financial Institutions and Pensions
- K-12 Education Budget
- Legislative Post Audit
- Special Education and Related Services Funding Task Force
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Insurance · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Health and Healthcare · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Winn sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Winn is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Angela Martinez, K.C. Ohaebosim, Louis Ruiz
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Winn’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
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: Winn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Winn | 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 Winn 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 34 | Won | D+67.1 | D+55.6 | +11.5 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | D+55.6 | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | D+58.9 | D+65.8 | −6.9 |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $20.6K
- Spent
- $27.1K
- Cash
- $1.1K
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.
| Valdenia Winn State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Winn has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 34 · since 2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Winn has run against
- CeCe Harlin (R) · 2026 election, won
- Pepe Cabrera (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Winn
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8d608ede-12f3-4ec4-8206-2c3dde0db6b7
- Wikidata Q7909391
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET