# Caryn Tyson

Caryn Tyson is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cc84252c-b7c6-484d-a036-dd38a90b1b04

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc84252c-b7c6-484d-a036-dd38a90b1b04 (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

33% of the 12 bills Tyson sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Kansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 212 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 7 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 3 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/
- 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/
- 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 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/
- SR 1712: Congratulating and commending the 2025 Kansas Master Teachers. (introduced, 2025-03-07) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1712/
- 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/
- SCR 1610: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1610/
- SCR 1608: Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1608/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,000 (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_tyson_caryn_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.teamtyson.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarynTyson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc84252c-b7c6-484d-a036-dd38a90b1b04