# Virgil Peck

Virgil Peck is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/90f4cf61-cce8-4f87-8495-c0dc298c8d27

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/90f4cf61-cce8-4f87-8495-c0dc298c8d27 (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

31% of the 16 bills Peck sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Kansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 142 donors and 499 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 11 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 4 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/
- 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/
- 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/
- SB 303: House Substitute for SB 303 by Committee on Taxation - Decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, discontinuing certain sales tax… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB303/
- 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 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 $5,750 (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_peck_virgil_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.virgil4senate.com/
- X: https://x.com/virgil4senate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virgil4senate
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virgil-peck-91b8241a7/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/90f4cf61-cce8-4f87-8495-c0dc298c8d27