# Brenda Dietrich

Brenda Dietrich is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/57c530cc-4575-431e-9118-11f64fa3a573

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57c530cc-4575-431e-9118-11f64fa3a573 (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

Dietrich sits at −0.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 126 donors and 490 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.4% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 15 bills: 6 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 28 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1735: Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre. (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1735/
- 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 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/
- 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/
- SR 1720: A resolution congratulating and commending the 2024-2025 Washburn University men's basketball team for an outstanding season and qualification for the Final… (introduced, 2025-04-11) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1720/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.0K (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/sen_dietrich_brenda_1/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brenda.dietrich.35
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrJPM4GWHWRH2rTReADxAg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-dietrich-8b4367b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57c530cc-4575-431e-9118-11f64fa3a573