# Shawn Chauncey

Shawn Chauncey is a Republican member of the Kansas House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas House, district 65
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/97a9a84c-4616-44eb-845c-1e7064c41066

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97a9a84c-4616-44eb-845c-1e7064c41066 (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

Chauncey sits at −0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.01 (standard error 0.12), from 6 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.3% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 16 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 17.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 54 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 6041: Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre. (introduced, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6041/
- 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/
- HCR 5034: Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5034/
- 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/
- HB 2709: Requiring examination and licensure of home inspectors in the same manner as general contractors and providing that home inspectors obtain liability insurance… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2709/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,028 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/rep_chauncey_shawn_1/
- Campaign site: https://shawnchaunceyforkansas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Shawn-Chauncey-65th-District-Kansas-House-of-Representatives/61559425075317/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnchauncey_/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97a9a84c-4616-44eb-845c-1e7064c41066