# Heather Meyer

Heather Meyer is a Democratic member of the Kansas House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas House, district 29
- Serving since: 2021-09-07
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eaf4ca2d-ba48-4c99-88cc-2845e7237143

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eaf4ca2d-ba48-4c99-88cc-2845e7237143 (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

2.6% of the 39 bills Meyer sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Kansas House.

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

21 classified statements: 21 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 | Meyer | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.3% | 2.5% | 25 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.4% | 222 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 39.2% | 675 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.8% | 14.4% | 567 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 9.5% | 1.0% | 9 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 33% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 147 donors and 305 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 30 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 2.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 108 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/
- HR 6031: Commemorating the life and career of Representative Billie Ray McCreary. (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6031/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,817 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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.

- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1986505867013894442
- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1985580974868959706
- 2025-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1981082531031110114
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1979343986583310487
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1979344253185884255
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1979255667643851063
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1979283323076723195
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1979288800552501441
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1977093775093907474
- 2025-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/kansas_heather/status/1976641324788146199

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_meyer_heather_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.heatherforkansashouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/kansas_heather
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/heatherforkansashouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermeyer29

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eaf4ca2d-ba48-4c99-88cc-2845e7237143