Steven Johnson

Voted to override the governor's veto of a 2021 election law. It barred private money for election offices and tightened rules on delivering advance ballots; the override passed 85-38.

May 3, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

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Picked TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing to run the state's Learning Quest 529 education savings program. The choice followed a competitive bidding process.

January 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Announced Kansas had passed $400 million in unclaimed property returned to residents since 1979. He said more than $500 million was still waiting to be claimed.

August 15, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Announced Kansas expected more than $1.78 million in unclaimed checks after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Kansas had joined more than 20 states suing Delaware over that money in 2016.

February 28, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Backed a 2024 law letting Kansans count 529, ABLE and first-time home buyer deposits toward the prior tax year. The law also wrote his Treasurer's Advisory Committee into state statute.

April 4, 2024

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Awarded the state's Alternatives to Abortion contract to the Kansas Pregnancy Care Network. Lawmakers had put $2 million into the program and directed him to run the bidding.

September 5, 2023

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Joined financial officers from 26 other states in a letter to President Biden opposing new federal mortgage fee rules. The rules added fees for buyers with strong credit and large down payments.

May 1, 2023

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Publicly backed a new Kansas law keeping environmental and social criteria out of state pension investing. It took effect on April 24, 2023, without the governor's signature.

April 24, 2023

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a 2021 gun law. It recognized other states' concealed carry permits and restored gun rights after some convictions were expunged; the override passed 84-39.

May 3, 2021

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a 2021 tax law. It made online marketplaces collect sales tax and changed several income tax deductions; the override passed 84-39.

May 3, 2021

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Voted to send Kansas voters a constitutional amendment saying the state constitution gives no right to abortion. The House adopted the measure 86-38.

January 22, 2021

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Voted to override the governor's veto of Senate Bill 30, a 2017 income and sales tax law. The House override passed 88-31 and the bill became law.

June 6, 2017

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Voted to override the governor's veto of Kansas' Medicaid expansion bill, the KanCare Bridge to a Healthy Kansas program. The override failed 81-44.

April 3, 2017

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Voted for a rewrite of the Kansas amusement ride act that tightened state safety rules for rides. The House passed the substitute bill 124-1.

April 3, 2017

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Voted to tighten who can get public assistance from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The House accepted the Senate version 87-35.

April 2, 2015

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Voted for a 2015 bill letting Kansans carry a concealed handgun with no permit or training. The Kansas House passed it 85-39.

March 25, 2015

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Voted against the 2015 law that replaced the Kansas school funding formula with block grants. The House passed the substitute bill 64-57.

March 13, 2015

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