# Avery Anderson

Avery Anderson is a Republican member of the Kansas House for district 72.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas House, district 72
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4544fc4e-fff8-4bbe-bc29-4e28c6be3179

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4544fc4e-fff8-4bbe-bc29-4e28c6be3179 (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

Anderson sits at +0.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State House Republicans.

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

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Anderson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 12.7% | 109 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 50% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 153 donors and 490 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 5 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 30 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 6041: Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre. (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6041/
- HR 6040: Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6040/
- HR 6034: Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson. (introduced, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6034/
- 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/
- HB 2444: Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is… (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2444/
- HR 6018: Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. (introduced, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6018/
- HR 6016: Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6016/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAnderson72/status/1940929200426570013
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson72/status/1941205598378586557
- 2025-05-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAnderson72/status/1920932418942390486
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson72/status/1904287542234538459

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_anderson_avery_1/
- Campaign site: https://andersonforkansas.net/
- X: https://x.com/RepAnderson72
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avery.anderson.982
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avery-anderson-689766199/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4544fc4e-fff8-4bbe-bc29-4e28c6be3179