Blake Carpenter

Voted against HB 2066, which expanded KanCare Medicaid eligibility; the House passed it 69–54.

March 21, 2019Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted against HB 2044, the KanCare Bridge Medicaid expansion and rehabilitation-services bill; the House passed it 81–44.

February 23, 2017Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-sponsored HB 2573 to livestream Kansas legislative meetings; the House passed it 118–0, but the bill later died in the Senate.

March 11, 2016Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted to override the governor’s veto of HB 2004, requiring public-assistance agencies to share records in fraud investigations; the House override passed 85–38.

April 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted to override the governor’s veto of HB 2058, which established a concealed-carry license class for ages 18 to 20 and recognized out-of-state licenses. The House override passed 84–39.

May 3, 2021Opposes Gun Control

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Requested HB 2468 to allow regulated air-gun activities on school property and testified for it. The House passed it 94–26; it later died in a Senate committee.

March 17, 2016Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for SB 45, allowing concealed handguns to be carried without a license; the House passed it 85–39. This was a final House vote.

March 25, 2015Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for HCR 5003, a proposed Kansas constitutional amendment allowing legislators to regulate abortion; the House adopted it 86–38.

January 22, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 2274 requiring notice to medication-abortion patients about a possible reversal. He voted for it as the House passed it 85–39; it later died in the Senate.

March 26, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-sponsored and voted for HCR 5004, a Kansas constitutional amendment proposal to specify citizenship, age, and residency requirements for voting; the House adopted it 90–28.

February 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Sponsored HB 2539 on statewide-office qualifications, disabled voters’ advance-ballot signature exceptions, and election-result audits. The governor approved the bill after House and Senate passage.

May 18, 2018Supports Election Integrity

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Was the first listed sponsor of HCR 5034, proposing a Kansas constitutional Freedom from Taxes Fund and elimination of several state and property taxes. He testified for it before the House Taxation Committee; it died in committee.

March 11, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor’s veto of SB 30, a broad state tax package; the House override passed 88–31.

June 6, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted to override the governor’s veto of SB 244, the bill designating sex-specific spaces in public buildings and revising gender markers on state documents.

February 18, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for SB 180, which set statutory definitions of sex and women in Kansas law; the House passed it.

March 29, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for the House substitute for SB 173, the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Plan; the House passed it 103–16.

March 16, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted for the HB 2043 conference report adding a protest petition process for certain local property-tax revenue increases; the House adopted it 87–35.

April 10, 2026

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Co-sponsored HB 2599 to exempt the first $10,000 of sales by minor-owned businesses from state sales tax and some local requirements. The House Taxation Committee recommended passage, but the bill died without a floor vote.

March 11, 2026

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted to override the governor’s veto of HB 2062, allowing child-support orders for unborn children from conception and related tax treatment; the House override passed 87–38.

April 10, 2025

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted to override the governor’s veto of SB 4, requiring advance mail ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on election day; the House override passed 84–41.

March 25, 2025

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Testified for HB 2057, which sought to require legislative approval of lists for the governor to use when filling certain U.S. Senate and state-office vacancies. The bill was reported from committee but died without a House floor vote.

January 28, 2025

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received the Wichita Regional Chamber PAC endorsement for Kansas House District 81 in the 2024 general election.

October 3, 2024

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Received the Kansas Farm Bureau VOTE FBF endorsement for House District 81 in the 2024 election.

July 2, 2024

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Voted for HB 2273, the House appropriations package, on final House action; it passed 91–32.

March 20, 2024

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-sponsored HB 2567 to create an EMERGE education program for military-connected students and testified for it before the Senate Education Committee. The bill passed the House but did not become law.

March 12, 2024

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Testified for HB 2544, tax credits for Kansas National Guard members and their employers. A House committee later recommended passage, but the bill died without a floor vote.

January 25, 2024

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Was elected speaker pro tem of the Kansas House at the start of the 2023 session.

January 9, 2023

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received the Kansas State Rifle Association PAC endorsement for House District 81 in the 2022 general election.

September 3, 2022

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After returning to the House from military service, voted to override the governor’s veto of HB 2252, restricting changes to election law by agreement without Legislative Coordinating Council approval; the House override passed 84–37.

May 23, 2022

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Solely sponsored HCR 5015 urging Congress to reject the For the People Act of 2021. Both Kansas chambers adopted it, and it was sent to the secretary of state.

April 8, 2021

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Was appointed a House conferee on HB 2332, an election-law bill addressing changes outside the legislative process, voter-address records, advance-ballot solicitations, and election tampering. The bill later became law over the governor’s veto.

April 7, 2021

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Co-sponsored HB 2328 offering tax credits for aerospace and aviation graduates and their employers. A House committee recommended passage; the bill later died on the calendar without a floor vote.

March 29, 2021

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received the Kansas Farm Bureau VOTE FBF endorsement for House District 81 in the 2020 general election.

September 30, 2020

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Voted for HCR 5025 ratifying the Kansas COVID-19 emergency declaration subject to limits; the House adopted the conference report 115–0.

March 19, 2020

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Was named Kansas House majority whip in the House preorganization journal.

December 3, 2018

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Received the Kansas Chamber PAC endorsement for House District 81 in the 2018 general election.

October 23, 2018

Source: kansaschamber.org · researched September 25, 2026

Received the Kansas Family Voice endorsement for House District 81 in the 2018 election.

July 10, 2018

Source: kansasfamilyvoice.com · researched September 25, 2026

Voted against HB 2445, a school-finance equity bill, on final House action.

April 3, 2018

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Sponsored HB 2504 on advance-voting procedures. The House Elections Committee recommended passage, but the bill was later stricken from the House calendar without a floor vote.

February 15, 2018

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Was appointed a House conferee on HB 2158, covering advance voting, polling-place notices, and campaign-finance reporting. The conference bill was later approved by the governor.

April 3, 2017

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Voted for the HB 2088 conference report changing Kansas property-tax vote requirements; the House adopted it 112–5.

April 29, 2016

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched September 25, 2026

The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission notified Blake Carpenter’s campaign treasurer of material errors or omissions in a campaign report. It required explanation of a $1,342.03 camera expense and said Carpenter must reimburse the campaign $94.02 for impermissible fuel reimbursement.

September 7, 2018

Source: kansas.gov · researched September 25, 2026