# Mari-Lynn Poskin

Mari-Lynn Poskin is a Democratic member of the Kansas House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas House, district 20
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/46d9caea-ab2c-4a6e-a08c-ebc927403dc8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/46d9caea-ab2c-4a6e-a08c-ebc927403dc8 (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

The policy areas Poskin talks about and legislates on agree at 0.26 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

429 classified statements: 429 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Poskin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.5% | 284 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.8% | 10.4% | 189 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 32.4% | 39.2% | 493 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 297 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.8% | 14.4% | 434 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 230 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 47% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.9% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Taxation 7.9% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 1,159 donors and 484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 32 bills: 19 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 3.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 103 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- HCR 5030: Urging Congress to enact immigration reform. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5030/
- HB 2679: Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2679/
- HCR 5029: Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the public right to possess and use… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5029/
- HB 2707: Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2707/
- HR 6028: A RESOLUTION condemning the violent, aggressive, and hostile presence of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6028/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2111654987512029553
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2111525052185215244
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2109671564304068855
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2108284197358166094
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2107301464460935554
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2106552825497244146
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2105756989024264663
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2103483605150523632
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2101028842722771256
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/poskin4ks/status/2100020004343226734

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_poskin_mari_lynn_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.poskin4ks.com/
- X: https://x.com/poskin4ks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poskin4ks/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poskin4ks/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kccollegeconnect/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/46d9caea-ab2c-4a6e-a08c-ebc927403dc8