# Barb Wasinger

Barb Wasinger is a Republican member of the Kansas House for district 111.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas House, district 111
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7aac5ab6-1590-4cfe-8c02-d61f292497c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7aac5ab6-1590-4cfe-8c02-d61f292497c8 (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

Wasinger reported $4,534 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

14 classified statements: 14 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wasinger | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.1% | 2.9% | 94 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 9.3% | 373 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 21.4% | 31.9% | 535 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 33% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 184 donors and 582 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 22 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 18.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 46 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 6046: Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6046/
- 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 6042: Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6042/
- 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/
- HR 6030: Supporting the State of Israel and affirming the historical, biblical and legal significance of Judea and Samaria. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6030/
- HR 6025: Recognizing February 5, 2026, as Wear Red Day in the Kansas legislature. (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6025/
- HB 2599: Exempting minor-owned businesses from paying sales tax on the first $10,000 of sales from tangible personal property sold each calendar year and from local… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2599/
- HB 2444: Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is… (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2444/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,534 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% 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.

- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/2102786839769686419
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/2093074839892287525
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/2082869395374670122
- 2026-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/2073182414851997981
- 2025-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/1937671853478404583
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/1937119124141789490
- 2025-06-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/1932637577493741733
- 2025-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/1911887012904472660
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/1899873931609170362
- 2025-02-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/barbwasinger/status/1895107947941757105

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_wasinger_barbara_1/
- Campaign site: https://barbforkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/barbwasinger
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barbara.wasinger
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-wasinger-a837392/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7aac5ab6-1590-4cfe-8c02-d61f292497c8