# T.J. Rose

T.J. Rose is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5327f35f-aecc-4ecb-a23a-9136c8e503e1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5327f35f-aecc-4ecb-a23a-9136c8e503e1 (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

100% of Rose’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kansas, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.05), from 111 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 11 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 21.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 18 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 1727: Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1727/
- SB 418: Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments, allowing third-party review… (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB418/
- SCR 1620: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1620/
- SB 397: Providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR)… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB397/
- SB 304: Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB304/
- 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 1718: Commemorating Dr. David J. Spittal's retirement as President of MidAmerica Nazarene University. (introduced, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1718/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.4K (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.gov/li/b2025_26/members/sen_rose_tj_1/
- Campaign site: https://tjroseforkansas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/TJ-Rose-For-Kansas/61555141739294/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5327f35f-aecc-4ecb-a23a-9136c8e503e1