# Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly is the Democratic governor of Kansas.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Governor of Kansas
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-KS-laura-kelly (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

Kelly has 24 classified statements in the current term.

## What Kelly says (Current term)

24 classified statements: 24 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Democratic governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kelly | Democratic governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 4.2% | 20 of 21 |
| Policy criticism | 12.5% | 14.2% | 14 of 21 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 48.6% | 18 of 21 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.5% | 3.7% | 1 of 21 |
| Credit claiming | 20.8% | 25.9% | 14 of 21 |
| Extreme labels | 4.2% | 1.7% | 4 of 21 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 38% (Democratic governors 20%); Education 38% (Democratic governors 12%); Health 38% (Democratic governors 21%); Taxation 38% (Democratic governors 6.9%); Agriculture and Food 25% (Democratic governors 6.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.03), from 11,956 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of Democratic governors score lower.

## 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/LauraKellyKS/status/2112984041213546964
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/2107516447039815738
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/2084824408586117208
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/2085070028924231727
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/2082171748087193934
- 2026-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/2061534160607420836
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/2006055339406368854
- 2025-11-17 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/1990412553743220747
- 2025-10-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/1984358597456019758
- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/LauraKellyKS/status/1976015237330444696

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.kansas.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.laurakellyforkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/LauraKellyKS

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-KS-laura-kelly