Jeffrey Klemp
Republican · KS · Kansas State Senator, District 5
Jeffrey Klemp is a Kansas state senator representing District 5, taking office in January 2025. He is Ty Masterson's candidate for lieutenant governor.
Where Jeffrey Klemp stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Civil Rights (2 records), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
On 2026-03-27, Klemp voted for the conference committee report on SB260, which changed campaign-finance and corrupt-political-advertising rules; the vote passed 39-1.
March 27, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2026-03-11, Klemp voted for Senate concurrence on SB299, which required the Supreme Court nominating commission to release specified records under the Kansas Open Records Act; the vote passed 38-1.
March 11, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
On 2026-03-04, Klemp voted for the amended substitute SB315 final action concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal years 2026 through 2030; the vote passed 21-19.
March 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-04-10, Klemp voted for an SB125 line-item veto override concerning supplemental appropriations for state agencies and related transfers; the vote passed 30-10.
April 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
On 2026-02-17, Klemp voted for the veto override of SB244, which imposed sex-specific requirements for certain public spaces and directed changes to gender markers on identity documents; the vote passed 31-9.
February 17, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-02-18, Klemp voted for the veto override of SB63, the Help Not Harm Act restricting gender-transition care for minors; the vote passed 31-9.
February 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
On 2026-02-18, Klemp voted against SB360, the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability bill regulating pharmacy-benefit managers; the vote passed 32-8.
February 18, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
The Kansas Legislature lists Klemp as vice chair of Transportation and as a member of Assessment and Taxation, Commerce, Ways and Means, multiple Ways and Means subcommittees, Veterans Affairs, and 2025-2026 special committees.
August 19, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2024-07-18, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas announced its endorsement of Jeff Klemp for Kansas Senate District 5.
July 18, 2024
Source: americansforprosperity.org · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 9 records
On March 10, 2026, Klemp voted no as a bill requiring daily recess and a state fitness test for elementary students failed 17-23, then voted yes the same day when the Senate passed it 24-15 (Senate Bill 339). The bill died in the House on April 10, 2026.
March 10, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2026-03-05, Klemp voted for Senate final action on SB497, which would have added kratom to schedule I; the vote passed 33-5.
March 5, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2026-02-16, Klemp testified as an oral proponent before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on SB497, which would have added kratom to schedule I of Kansas's controlled-substances schedule.
February 16, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-04-10, Klemp voted for the veto override of SB79, directing Kansas to seek a federal waiver to restrict candy and soft-drink purchases with food assistance; the vote passed 29-11.
April 10, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-04-10, Klemp voted for the Senate override of the veto of SB5, which prohibited use of federal funds for elections and election-related activities without legislative approval; the vote passed 31-9.
April 10, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-03-28, Klemp voted for adoption of the conference committee report on SB35, which discontinued specified state property-tax levies and provided other financing for state buildings; the vote passed 40-0.
March 28, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-03-17, Klemp voted for Senate concurrence on SB6, which prohibited ranked-choice voting methods; the vote passed 30-10.
March 17, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
On 2025-02-19, Klemp voted against SB70, which changed open-records and open-meetings requirements; the measure passed 26-14.
February 19, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Offered an amendment to a STAR bond bill (state sales-tax money used to help pay for big tourism projects), and the Senate adopted it on February 19, 2025. The amendment let the state commerce secretary approve new building construction inside those project areas in cities under 60,000 people (Senate Bill 197).
February 19, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Race Jeffrey Klemp is in:
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026 · Kansas
Past race Jeffrey Klemp ran in:
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor · August 4, 2026 · Kansas
Profile last researched September 5, 2026.