# Joe Claeys

Joe Claeys is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 27.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 27
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/918f677f-eac8-4e2d-acc9-eb2c3e4de80f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/918f677f-eac8-4e2d-acc9-eb2c3e4de80f (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

Claeys sits at +0.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State Senate Republicans.

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Claeys | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 9.5% | 89 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 37.3% | 147 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 67% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 33% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.09 (standard error 0.08), from 20 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 10 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 8 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 478: Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB478/
- 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 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/
- SB 202: Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB202/
- SB 200: Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB200/
- SR 1708: A resolution recognizing the need to invest in the future success of Kansas by supporting the wellbeing and education of our youngest residents. (introduced, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1708/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,650 (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.

- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/2080111249728172402
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/2063378065330249895
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/2020956520482025709
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/1919544642552426549
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/1897809975621071105
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/1897646749377781815
- 2025-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorclaeys/status/1895999230772461617

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/sen_claeys_joseph_1/
- Campaign site: https://joeclaeys.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorclaeys
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claeysjoseph/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/918f677f-eac8-4e2d-acc9-eb2c3e4de80f