# Ron Ryckman

Ron Ryckman is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2021-03-10
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/43caafd7-9177-40f4-b515-0681ef5930f3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43caafd7-9177-40f4-b515-0681ef5930f3 (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

Ryckman reported $3,100 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.02), from 23 donors and 438 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 8 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 29 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 1731: Recommending Barry Ward as the 2026 Kansas State Balladeer (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1731/
- SR 1729: Commending the 2026 Kansas Superintendent and Principals of the Year. (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1729/
- 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/
- 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 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/
- SB 200: Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB200/
- SCR 1618: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes… (in committee, 2024-04-30) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2023-2024/SCR1618/
- SR 1737: Affirming Texas Governor, Greg Abbott's right to defend the state of Texas from unrestrained illegal immigration. (passed one chamber, 2024-02-16) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2023-2024/SR1737/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,100 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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_ryckman_ronald_1/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ronaldryckman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-ryckman-sr-33489129/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43caafd7-9177-40f4-b515-0681ef5930f3