# Bill Clifford

Bill Clifford is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2021-11-22
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/463dcd61-1bf6-4182-ae6f-a840e43ea7fe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/463dcd61-1bf6-4182-ae6f-a840e43ea7fe (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

Clifford sits at +0.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.06 (standard error 0.02), from 291 donors and 317 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 9 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 26 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 1724: Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1724/
- 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/
- SB 202: Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB202/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.2K (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/rep_clifford_bill_1/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-clifford-902627110/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/463dcd61-1bf6-4182-ae6f-a840e43ea7fe