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Silas J. Miller

Democratic · KS · Kansas State Senator, District 25

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Silas J. Miller is the Kansas state senator for District 25, serving in the Senate since 2025 after serving in the Kansas House from 2023 to 2025. He is an insurance broker and the ranking minority member of the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.

Where Silas J. Miller stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records),

Opposes

Public Education Quality (1 record), Election Integrity (3 records)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • As a state representative, co-sponsored House Bill 2296 to require some health plans to cover follow-up breast cancer exams with no out-of-pocket cost. It died in committee.

    February 5, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
  • As a state representative, co-sponsored bills to raise the Kansas minimum wage to $15 an hour (HB 2151) and to raise pay for tipped workers (HB 2123). Both died in committee.

    January 29, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Received the Kansas AFL-CIO's endorsement for the 2026 Kansas Senate District 25 race.

    October 5, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: imvotingunion.com

  • As a state representative, co-sponsored bills to raise the Kansas minimum wage to $15 an hour (HB 2151) and to raise pay for tipped workers (HB 2123). Both died in committee.

    January 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for a bill creating a Kansas sports authority and extending STAR bond financing for major amusement park projects. It passed 30-10.

    March 27, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding the governor's veto of a bill creating extra state aid for high school career and technical education credentials. The override passed 85-39.

    April 26, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
  • As a state representative, co-sponsored House Bill 2363 to release people serving sentences for marijuana offenses and clear their records. It died in committee.

    February 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against a proposed constitutional amendment capping how fast property values can rise for tax purposes. The Senate adopted it 27-12.

    April 11, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • Voted for a bill letting tenants clear eviction records and adding mediation to eviction cases. It passed the Senate 33-7.

    March 19, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
  • Voted against a public assistance bill adding quarterly Medicaid eligibility checks and tighter food assistance work rules. It passed the Senate 25-12.

    March 5, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • Voted against a bill barring people who are in the United States unlawfully from receiving state or local public benefits. Senate Bill 254 passed anyway, 30-9.

    January 28, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 oppose
  • As a state representative, voted against overriding the governor's veto of a bill creating extra state aid for high school career and technical education credentials. The override passed 85-39.

    April 26, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 4 support
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of a bill shielding private pregnancy centers from state restrictions on their advertising and services. The override passed 30-9.

    March 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2062, which allows child support from conception and an income tax exemption for unborn children; the override passed 87-38.

    April 10, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding the governor's veto of a bill requiring providers to report the reason for each abortion. The override passed 84-41.

    April 29, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against final House approval of HB 2313, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which sets care rules for infants born alive during an abortion; it passed 86-36.

    April 4, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 3 oppose
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of the Save Kansas Act, which expands checks on voter registration records. The override passed 28-11.

    April 9, 2026Opposes Election Integrity

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding Governor Kelly's veto of SB 4, which requires mail ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day, ending a three-day grace period; the override passed 84-41.

    March 25, 2025Opposes Election Integrity

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against HCR 5004, a proposed state constitutional amendment saying only U.S. citizens may vote in Kansas; it passed the House 90-28.

    February 5, 2025Opposes Election Integrity

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of a state income tax deduction for people who pay into health care sharing ministries. The override passed 30-9.

    March 27, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding Governor Kelly's veto of SB 269, which sets up future income tax rate cuts that take effect when revenue beats estimates; the override passed 87-37.

    April 10, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2062, which allows child support from conception and an income tax exemption for unborn children; the override passed 87-38.

    April 10, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted to override the governor's veto of a bill cutting income tax rates and exempting Social Security benefits from state tax. The override passed 104-15.

    April 26, 2024Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 5 support
  • Voted against overriding the governor's veto of a bill limiting multi-person restrooms and changing rooms in public buildings to one sex. The override passed 31-9.

    February 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • Introduced Senate Bill 424, the student secular bill of rights, to bar religious coercion and discrimination in public schools. The bill died in committee.

    January 29, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding the governor's veto of a ban on gender transition care for minors in 2024, when the override failed 82-43, and again in 2025, when the House overrode the veto of the re-filed ban 85-34.

    April 29, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding the governor's veto of the Women's Bill of Rights, which defines sex in state law by biology at birth. The override passed 84-40.

    April 27, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against overriding Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2238, which limits girls' school sports teams to students who were born female; the override passed 84-40.

    April 5, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov

Track record — General

General · 10 records
  • Received the Kansas Livestock Association PAC's endorsement for the November 3, 2026 Kansas Senate District 25 race.

    October 8, 2026

    Source: kla.org

  • Voted for a bill limiting county appraisers to a single appraisal report at property valuation appeal hearings. It passed the Senate 38-2.

    March 19, 2026

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • Voted to approve the state's gaming compact with the Wyandotte Nation. The Senate adopted the resolution 37-3.

    March 10, 2026

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • Voted against a resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and naming October 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. The Senate adopted it 30-9.

    January 28, 2026

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • Moved from the Kansas House to the state Senate for District 25 after Wichita Democratic precinct leaders picked him. He filled the seat left by Mary Ware's retirement.

    December 4, 2025

    Source: kwch.com

  • As a state representative, voted against SCR 1611, a proposed state constitutional amendment to have voters elect Kansas Supreme Court justices instead of a nominating commission; it passed 84-40.

    March 19, 2025

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, voted against the House version of the state budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (HB 2007); it passed 83-36.

    February 19, 2025

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, co-sponsored bills in 2023 (HB 2162) and 2025 (HB 2073) to end sales tax on feminine hygiene products and diapers. Both died in committee.

    January 23, 2025

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, co-sponsored House Bill 2496 to join the national popular vote compact for electing the president. It died in committee.

    January 11, 2024

    Source: kslegislature.gov

  • As a state representative, introduced House Bill 2367 to legalize and regulate adult use of cannabis in Kansas. The bill died in committee.

    February 8, 2023

    Source: kslegislature.gov

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