# Pat Proctor

Pat Proctor is a Republican member of the Kansas House for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Kansas House, district 41
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fcd23935-0e7e-4896-9381-45ca745e8903

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fcd23935-0e7e-4896-9381-45ca745e8903 (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

40% of Proctor’s statements claim credit, 3.1 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

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

457 classified statements: 457 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Proctor | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.6% | 2.9% | 172 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 21.4% | 9.3% | 90 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 64.1% | 31.9% | 40 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 391 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 39.8% | 12.7% | 20 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.4% | 1.4% | 163 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 78% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 19% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Taxation 6.9% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 5.5% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 4.2% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 435 donors and 490 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 16 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 1. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas House 13.7%; rank 30 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 6046: Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. (introduced, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6046/
- 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 5034: Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HCR5034/
- HR 6030: Supporting the State of Israel and affirming the historical, biblical and legal significance of Judea and Samaria. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HR6030/
- HB 2664: Establishing the private energy campus and industrial host-site electric generation act to authorize the provision of energy services to private enterprises… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2664/
- HB 2503: Repealing the mail ballot election act. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2503/
- HB 2489: Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain supplies of naloxone in each school. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2489/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2114755936720183322
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2114398078577054023
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2114041479135920324
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2113325259570987158
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2112964129883328681
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2112399866865320249
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2112601238898425863
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2112235076146634998
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2111660877782847857
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realpatproctor/status/2111869919906165031

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_proctor_pat_1/
- Campaign site: https://patproctor4ks.com/
- X: https://x.com/realpatproctor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pat.proctor.18
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patproctor4ks/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-proctor-phd-b477575/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fcd23935-0e7e-4896-9381-45ca745e8903