# Rick James

Rick James is a Republican member of the Kansas House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas House, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/241d0891-9169-443e-be77-d3d00a57f401

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/241d0891-9169-443e-be77-d3d00a57f401 (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

James reported $1,604 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 38 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 6040: Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6040/
- HR 6035: Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in… (introduced, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6035/
- 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 2670: Prohibiting video streaming services from transmitting commercial advertisements with the audio louder than that of the main video streaming content in which… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2670/
- 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 $1,604 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_james_ricky_1/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Rick-James-KS-State-Rep-61559922779350/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmpr6QrLJhONZTPM-Ej72Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-james-0082a359/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/241d0891-9169-443e-be77-d3d00a57f401