# Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2c46aedb-f7a4-4f9a-bade-5ae192acc2a3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c46aedb-f7a4-4f9a-bade-5ae192acc2a3 (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

Thomas has served since 2019.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 108 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 9 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 30 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1732: Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in… (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1732/
- SR 1729: Commending the 2026 Kansas Superintendent and Principals of the Year. (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1729/
- SR 1727: Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1727/
- SR 1726: Congratulating and commending award-winning educators in Kansas. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1726/
- SB 397: Providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR)… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB397/
- SCR 1615: Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk and recognizing October 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1615/
- SB 306: Requiring persons convicted of or given diversion agreements for driving under the influence to attend victim impact panel programs. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB306/
- SB 305: Classifying crimes related to driving under the influence and driving a commercial vehicle under the influence as person crimes. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB305/
- SR 1718: Commemorating Dr. David J. Spittal's retirement as President of MidAmerica Nazarene University. (introduced, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1718/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% 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_thomas_adam_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.adamtthomasforkansas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamthomasforkansas/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c46aedb-f7a4-4f9a-bade-5ae192acc2a3