# Pat Pettey

Pat Pettey is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/148ed29a-4c96-4e69-9791-29b2bd3f09b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/148ed29a-4c96-4e69-9791-29b2bd3f09b6 (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

0% of the 20 bills Pettey sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Kansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 50 donors and 563 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 38 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1724: Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1724/
- SB 302: Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB302/
- SR 1717: Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. (introduced, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1717/
- SR 1715: Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol. (introduced, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1715/
- SR 1714: Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. (introduced, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1714/
- SCR 1614: Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1614/
- SR 1711: Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native. (introduced, 2025-02-28) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1711/
- SR 1710: Congratulating and commending the award-winning educators in Kansas. (introduced, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1710/
- SB 202: Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB202/
- SB 220: Increasing the penalty for unlawful employment under child labor laws. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB220/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,350 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_pettey_pat_1/
- Campaign site: http://www.patpettey.org/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorPettey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senator-pat-pettey-178776246078623/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patpettey5/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-pettey-32197668

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/148ed29a-4c96-4e69-9791-29b2bd3f09b6