William (Bill) Sutton
Kansas State Representative, District 43 since 2012. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 2
- 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +16.1
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Insurance · chair
- Pharmaceutical Studies Special · vice chair
- Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Appropriations
- Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Elections
- Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight
- Select Government Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026
Economic Development · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sutton sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Sutton is closer to the center than 1% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Adam Turk, Dan Hawkins, Susan Humphries
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Sutton’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Sutton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Sutton | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sutton 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 District 43 | Counting | D+2.0 | R+23.7 | −25.7 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+16.1 | — | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+29.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+20.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+33.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+34.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $73K
- Spent
- $29.3K
- Cash
- $52K
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.
| Bill Sutton State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats Sutton has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 43 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sutton has run against
- Kristen Schultz (D) · 2026 general
- Keith Davenport (D) · 2022 election, won
- Pamela Finley (D) · 2020 election, won
- Caitlin Trujillo (D) · 2014 election, won
- Kevin King (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Sutton
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/dc23fc2c-0f64-4fab-96ec-951f0efbe7bb
- Wikidata Q107558269
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET