# Elaine Bowers

Elaine Bowers is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/416dbc91-431f-4dc6-8c8a-ca2db2cd3300

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/416dbc91-431f-4dc6-8c8a-ca2db2cd3300 (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

Bowers sits at +0.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State Senate Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Bowers | 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 +0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 22 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 9 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 21 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/
- 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/
- SB 312: Designating a portion of U.S. highway 36 as the deputy sheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB312/
- 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/
- 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/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,850 (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.

- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ebowersks/status/1902563948576305378
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ebowersks/status/1889705957862658451

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_bowers_elaine_1/
- Campaign site: https://elainebowers.com/
- X: https://x.com/ebowersks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representative-elaine-bowers-275556353162
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-bowers-82a17913/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/416dbc91-431f-4dc6-8c8a-ca2db2cd3300