# Susan Ruiz

Susan Ruiz is a Democratic member of the Kansas House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas House, district 23
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c06bc779-d072-495b-95f8-e5f4e67bdd4c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c06bc779-d072-495b-95f8-e5f4e67bdd4c (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

0% of the 29 bills Ruiz sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Kansas House.

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

80 classified statements: 80 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ruiz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.3% | 2.5% | 15 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.0% | 10.4% | 316 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 27.5% | 39.2% | 555 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 2.9% | 308 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.3% | 14.4% | 671 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 23% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 9.1% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.04), from 197 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 20 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 117 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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 5030: Urging Congress to enact immigration reform. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5030/
- HB 2679: Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2679/
- HCR 5029: Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the public right to possess and use… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5029/
- HB 2707: Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2707/
- HCR 5028: Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the right for adults to possess and use… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5028/
- HB 2686: Prohibiting certain agents of the United States immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) from being employed as a law enforcement officer in Kansas. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2686/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2113046725568930197
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2111274591037309187
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2110582804236923119
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2106576883097674050
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2104751742701256885
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2102955492267921478
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2102960210511827076
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2103140605727539474
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2101756774994878699
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23/status/2101101168323666401

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_ruiz_susan_1/
- Campaign site: https://susanruizks.com/
- X: https://x.com/susanruiz_ks23
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susanruizforkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-ruiz-32572416/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c06bc779-d072-495b-95f8-e5f4e67bdd4c