# Doug Shane

Doug Shane is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 37
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d0ae10e6-5c26-4be4-af00-036b23664127

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0ae10e6-5c26-4be4-af00-036b23664127 (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

Shane has served since 2025.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.05), from 110 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 17 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 19 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/
- SR 1724: Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1724/
- 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/
- SB 416: Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB416/
- SB 415: Making certain violations of the residential landlord and tenant act subject to the remedies and enforcement provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB415/
- SB 397: Providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR)… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB397/
- 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/
- SB 314: Prohibiting the use of public assets by government officers and employees to advocate for or against proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB314/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/sen_shane_doug_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.dougshaneforkansas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DougShaneforKS

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0ae10e6-5c26-4be4-af00-036b23664127