# Dave Buehler

Dave Buehler is a Republican member of the Kansas House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas House, district 40
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0a2abc46-725c-4637-bf38-dc83cb7f90fd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0a2abc46-725c-4637-bf38-dc83cb7f90fd (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Buehler reported $5,750 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.03), from 120 donors and 184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 14 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 66 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 6046: Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6046/
- HR 6043: Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6043/
- HR 6044: Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6044/
- HR 6042: Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6042/
- HR 6041: Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre. (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6041/
- HR 6040: Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6040/
- HR 6034: Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson. (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6034/
- HCR 5034: Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5034/
- HB 2664: Establishing the private energy campus and industrial host-site electric generation act to authorize the provision of energy services to private enterprises… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2664/
- HR 6024: Urging the Kansas Turnpike Authority to waive tolls for vehicles displaying Kansas special license plates related to injury, loss of life or valor in active… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6024/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,750 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_buehler_david_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.buehler4kansas.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-buehler-6199888/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0a2abc46-725c-4637-bf38-dc83cb7f90fd