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Chip VanHouden

Republican · KS · Kansas State Representative, District 26

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Chip VanHouden is a Republican member of the Kansas House from Spring Hill who has served since 2025 and works in medical technology sales. He serves on the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Local Government, and Transportation committees.

Where Chip VanHouden stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Election Integrity (2 records),

Opposes

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),

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Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 29. The bill takes away the power of county health boards and local health officers to ban public gatherings during disease outbreaks. The House vote was 86-38.

    April 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support

  • Voted yes on the final version of HB 2043. The bill lets residents file a protest petition against certain property tax increases. The House vote was 87-35.

    April 10, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Co-sponsored HB 2444, a criminal sentencing law. It limits jail time credit to one case when sentences are served back to back. It also sets special sentencing rules for new felonies committed on probation or parole. The governor approved it.

    April 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: fastdemocracy.com · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 oppose

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 391. The bill stops cities and counties from requiring landlords to rent to tenants who use housing vouchers. The House vote was 85-38.

    April 10, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose

  • Voted yes on the final version of SB 254. The bill bars people living in the U.S. illegally from getting state or local public benefits. The House vote was 78-46.

    March 19, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of HB 2240. The bill requires lawmakers to approve before a state agency seeks a federal waiver for a public assistance program. The House vote was 88-37.

    April 10, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of HB 2635. The bill protects private pregnancy centers that offer what it calls life-affirming care. The House vote was 87-35.

    March 27, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 2 support

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of HB 2437, the SAVE Kansas Act. The bill adds more checks of voter rolls and limits which websites can take voter sign-ups. The House vote was 84-39.

    April 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 4. The bill requires mail-in ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day. The House vote was 84-41.

    March 25, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 269. The bill makes future income tax rate cuts happen when state revenue beats estimates and savings stay above a set level. The House vote was 87-37.

    April 10, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 oppose

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 244. The bill requires shared bathrooms and similar spaces in public buildings to be used by one sex only, with criminal and civil penalties. The House vote was 87-37.

    February 18, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 63. The bill bans gender transition care for children and limits state money for it. The House vote was 85-34.

    February 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose

  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of SB 462. The bill limits public nuisance lawsuits and says only the attorney general can bring some of them. The House vote was 86-37.

    April 9, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Received the endorsement of the Kansas Farm Bureau's political action committee (VOTE FBF) for the 2024 Kansas House election.

    July 8, 2024

    Source: gbtribune.com · researched September 17, 2026

  • Seconded and voted yes, as a Spring Hill City Council member, to send an apartment rezoning (Sweetwater Flats) back to the planning commission with added conditions. The motion passed 3-2.

    September 28, 2023

    Source: springhillks.gov · researched September 17, 2026

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Profile last researched September 16, 2026.