# Renee Erickson

Renee Erickson is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3093633a-62dc-4e93-a305-258a20bfd0f2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3093633a-62dc-4e93-a305-258a20bfd0f2 (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

29% of the 17 bills Erickson sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Kansas Senate.

## What Erickson says (KS 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Erickson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 151 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 10 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 6 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/
- SCR 1620: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1620/
- SR 1723: Congratulating and commending the members of the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year team. (introduced, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1723/
- SB 304: Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB304/
- 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 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/
- SCR 1616: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax assessed value increases for real property in any… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1616/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,750 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/rkerickson/status/1917287707463516638
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/rkerickson/status/1898798836706869551
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/rkerickson/status/1889772648084697449

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_erickson_renee_1/
- Campaign site: https://reneeerickson.gop/
- X: https://x.com/rkerickson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reneeericksonforkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-erickson-0aaa644a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3093633a-62dc-4e93-a305-258a20bfd0f2