# Kenny Titus

Kenny Titus is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8a353296-bd2d-4fd6-b1b9-d8b3c8b3f771

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a353296-bd2d-4fd6-b1b9-d8b3c8b3f771 (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 Titus’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kansas, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

15 classified statements: 15 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 | Titus | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 13.3% | 9.5% | 98 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 53.3% | 37.3% | 74 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.0% | 2.3% | 1 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 6.7% | 15.4% | 252 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Water Resources Development 50% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 13% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.03), from 64 donors and 191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 7 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 18.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 24 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/
- 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 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.0K (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.

- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/2008195398318670324
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1996943200422855006
- 2025-11-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1985491552924242349
- 2025-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1972828037940183291
- 2025-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1970300619203215436
- 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1945257612347400207
- 2025-07-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1943031566994903100
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1940583902734848104
- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1927070471754821730
- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/TitusforKansas/status/1927070562905403729

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_titus_kenny_1/
- Campaign site: https://titusforkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/TitusforKansas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kennytitus
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-titus-7ba97989/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a353296-bd2d-4fd6-b1b9-d8b3c8b3f771