# Ty Masterson

Ty Masterson is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2009-01-12
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4774ff4-de16-4716-8956-65ecc740eb8c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4774ff4-de16-4716-8956-65ecc740eb8c (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

6.7% of Masterson’s statements use an extreme label, 5.3 times the State Senate Republican average of 1.3%.

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

746 classified statements: 746 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 | Masterson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.3% | 149 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 12.6% | 9.5% | 102 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 53.9% | 37.3% | 72 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 2.3% | 85 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 28.3% | 15.4% | 55 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 6.7% | 1.3% | 14 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 23% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Education 20% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 141 donors and 579 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 12 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 28.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 10 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 1626: Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2026 regular session of the Legislature. (introduced, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1626/
- 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/
- SCR 1622: Providing for the adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2026 regular session of the legislature. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1622/
- SB 418: Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments, allowing third-party review… (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB418/
- 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/
- SR 1721: Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2026 session of the Legislature. (introduced, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1721/
- 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 1722: Providing for the assignment of seats in the Senate for the 2026 legislative session. (introduced, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1722/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.5K (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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2114474558493200697
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2114038270879506939
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2113608361660850219
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2113385406897021356
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2112887777452814608
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2112975878191759579
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2112363688392855606
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2112635569868063080
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2111971951950303732
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/sentymasterson/status/2111818671677124836

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_masterson_ty_1/
- Campaign site: https://senatortymasterson.com/
- X: https://x.com/sentymasterson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presidenttymasterson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCau-HuvmHFUnUWY22tKxdAA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tymastersonkansas/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4774ff4-de16-4716-8956-65ecc740eb8c