Carolyn Caiharr
Republican · KS · Kansas State Representative, District 33
Carolyn Caiharr has served in the Kansas House since 2025 and is also mayor of Edwardsville, where she earlier served on the city council. A Realtor, she focuses on property tax relief and fiscal accountability.
Where Carolyn Caiharr stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Labor Rights (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Immigration (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 support · 1 oppose), Data Privacy (1 support · 1 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted against HB 2736, which required hospitals to screen patients for charity care or financial assistance.
February 19, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Voted for the HB 2534 report requiring school fentanyl education and naloxone supplies.
March 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted for HB 2462, directing Kansas to allow regulated reuse of treated wastewater for drinking water.
March 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted for HB 2602, allowing portable benefit plans for independent contractors.
February 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to make certain Supreme Court nominating commission records public under SB 299.
March 5, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted to continue cybersecurity requirements and expand reporting for Kansas state agencies under HB 2574.
February 19, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to require spending reports for rural health grants under HB 2555.
February 18, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 oppose
Voted to override the veto of HB 2372, requiring local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
April 9, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to bar people without lawful immigration status from certain state and local public benefits under SB 254.
March 19, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted against the final HB 2346 report creating state matching grants for sports tourism projects.
March 26, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted for the HB 2513 budget report, appropriating funds for state agencies across fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
March 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted against HB 2793, creating an authority to finance and manage sports facilities.
March 17, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted to remove fire sprinkler mandates for buildings with four or fewer attached units under HB 2739.
February 19, 2026Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted for HB 2444, tightening sentencing and bond rules for people accused of another felony while under supervision.
February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Joined other House members in introducing HB 2444, which tightened sentencing and bond rules for repeat felony defendants.
January 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted to block local rules protecting housing-voucher recipients from landlord rejection under HB 2504.
February 18, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted to bar people without lawful immigration status from certain state and local public benefits under SB 254.
March 19, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to override the veto of HB 2437, adding voter-record checks and limiting websites that accept registration applications.
April 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to continue cybersecurity requirements and expand reporting for Kansas state agencies under HB 2574.
February 19, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to require agencies to report the names and addresses of noncitizens receiving public benefits under HB 2491.
February 18, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Voted to repeal Kansas’s mail ballot election law under HB 2503.
February 19, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to override the veto of SB 244, restricting public bathrooms by sex and changing state identification rules.
February 18, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to move advance-ballot application deadlines earlier and end in-person advance voting by noon Sunday under HB 2453.
February 18, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support
Voted for a digital right-to-repair law that gives equipment owners access to repair materials under HB 2700.
March 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to let banks report suspected financial exploitation and pause transactions under HB 2591.
March 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to require proxy advisers to disclose certain recommendations against company management under SB 375.
March 18, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Won a House amendment to HB 2591 requiring reasonable suspicion before a bank pauses a suspected exploitation transaction.
February 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for HB 2462, directing Kansas to allow regulated reuse of treated wastewater for drinking water.
March 27, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Voted to let residents petition against certain property tax revenue increases under HB 2043.
April 10, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to override the veto of HB 2635, adding legal protections for private pregnancy centers.
March 27, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted for the conference version of SB 229, changing procedures for Kansas unemployment insurance laws.
March 27, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted against the final HB 2357 report on sealing some eviction court records and considering mediation.
March 27, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted against extending tax credits for aerospace and aviation education and hiring under HB 2464.
March 26, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to expand scholarship tax credits and join a federal scholarship tax credit program under HB 2468.
March 17, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted for HB 2769, requiring voting members of local service taxing boards to live in the taxed area.
March 12, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Won a House amendment to HB 2769 making nonresident members of local service taxing boards nonvoting.
March 11, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to require voter approval for certain property tax revenue increases under HB 2745.
February 26, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Testified for HB 2769, which required voting members of local service taxing boards to live in the taxed area.
February 25, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to let natural gas utilities charge customers for certain system expansions under HB 2435.
February 19, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Recommended Mickey Schwartzkopf and Camila Adcox for seats on the Edwardsville Planning Commission as mayor.
January 24, 2022
Source: edwardsvilleks.org · researched September 25, 2026
Opposed a rushed Edwardsville council vacancy appointment and voted against the proposed appointee over the process.
December 13, 2021
Source: edwardsvilleks.org · researched September 25, 2026
Race Carolyn Caiharr is in:
- Kansas House of Representatives District 33 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 33; Kansas · incumbent
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.