# Jeff Klemp

Jeff Klemp is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/49a02bbc-55ad-456e-9175-d51041b583de

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49a02bbc-55ad-456e-9175-d51041b583de (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 Klemp talks about and legislates on agree at 0.30 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans.

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

229 classified statements: 229 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 | Klemp | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.4% | 9.5% | 212 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 32.3% | 37.3% | 217 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 2.3% | 72 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 15.3% | 15.4% | 153 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 20% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Taxation 19% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Education 16% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Families 11% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.04), from 94 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 13 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 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/
- SCR 1616: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax assessed value increases for real property in any… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1616/
- 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 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.7K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2114788536272515390
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2114470256139796653
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2114105601609670781
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2114129056270561705
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2108673198569210198
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2107935405693694178
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2107115630864347489
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2106826628533809595
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2105689460360839550
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffKlempKS/status/2104947753054769613

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.klempforkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/JeffKlempKS
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Klemp-for-Kansas-Senate-5-61560968279536/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49a02bbc-55ad-456e-9175-d51041b583de