Barbara Ballard
Democratic · KS · KS State Representative
Barbara Ballard serves in the Kansas House and is senior associate director at the Dole Institute of Politics after more than two decades as a dean of students at the University of Kansas. She holds a doctorate from Kansas State University.
Where Barbara Ballard stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Opposes
Limit Foreign Influence (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
Voted Yea on final action for HB 2364. It barred certain health insurers from charging cost sharing on nonopioid pain drugs. It also barred covering them less favourably than opioids. The bill passed 123-1.
February 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea on final action for HB 2374, creating a specialty-practice medical student loan and repayment program; the bill passed 119-5.
February 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Co-sponsored a bill to bar out-of-pocket charges for diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer exams under certain health plans. The bill died (House Bill 2296).
February 5, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted against Senate Bill 29, which takes away the power of local health officials to stop public gatherings. The House voted 86-38 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted Yea on final action for HB 2357. It provided for sealing and expungement of certain court records. It also provided for mediation in residential eviction actions. The bill passed 107-9.
February 19, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Voted against Senate Bill 391, which stops cities and counties passing four kinds of renting rule, including voucher protections. The House voted 85-38 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted Yea on final action for HB 2357. It provided for sealing and expungement of certain court records. It also provided for mediation in residential eviction actions. The bill passed 107-9.
February 19, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted Yea on final action for HB 2408. It requires county-recognized community-land-trust leases to be considered in property-tax valuation. The bill passed 124-0.
February 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Co-sponsored a bill (House Bill 2631) to exempt more of a home's value from the statewide school property tax. The bill died without getting a vote.
February 2, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted Yea to concur on HB 2274. It lets homeless veterans use alternative proof of identity and residency. That applies when getting state identification cards. The motion passed 121-0.
February 26, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted Yea on final action for HB 2320. It let children in state custody attend any school district. It also required timely record transfers and transportation planning. The bill passed 122-0.
February 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted Yea on final action for HB 2320. It let children in state custody attend any school district. It also required timely record transfers and transportation planning. The bill passed 122-0.
February 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 support
Voted against Senate Bill 137, which lets police sell guns they have seized instead of destroying them. The Kansas House passed it 90-28. It became law.
March 20, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Introduced a bill to create court-ordered gun restrictions in Kansas, letting judges bar people found dangerous from buying or owning firearms (House Bill 2198). The bill died without advancing out of committee.
January 31, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted against House Bill 2727, which lets people suing over abortion consent rules choose a fixed $5,000 award. The House voted 87-36 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 9, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2635, which stops government making pregnancy centers take part in abortion. The House voted 87-35 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
March 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Representative Barbara Ballard introduced HB 2257 to enact the interstate compact for electing the president by national popular vote.
February 4, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 1 oppose
Voted against House Bill 2106, which bars foreign money from campaigns over changes to the Kansas constitution. The Kansas House passed it 94-25. It became law.
February 14, 2025Opposes Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted against House Bill 2311, which protects religious belief in foster care and adoption decisions. The House voted 87-38 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 21 records
Voted against House Bill 2333, which makes outdoor college campus areas public forums and bans free speech zones. The House voted 85-38 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 9, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 375, which makes proxy advisers say whether a financial analysis backs advice against management. The House voted 87-36 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 9, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2593, which makes local governments explain in public before hiring contingent fee lawyers. The House voted 85-38 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 9, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 30, which gives the Legislature the last word on new job licenses from 2026. The Kansas House voted 88-35 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
April 9, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2437, the SAVE Kansas Act, which checks voter lists against federal citizenship data twice yearly. The Kansas House voted 84-39 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
April 9, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 299, which opens the records of the commission that picks supreme court nominees. The Kansas House passed it 87-32. It became law.
March 5, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 244, which makes every shared restroom and locker room in public buildings single-sex. The Kansas House voted 87-37 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
February 18, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Representative Barbara Ballard joined the original sponsors of HCR 5023, proposing a constitutional amendment requiring voter approval of property-tax exemptions.
February 2, 2026
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted against House Bill 2217, which lets the state inspector general investigate cash and food assistance fraud. The House voted 87-38 to override the governor's veto, and the bill became law.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 269, which sets up automatic future income tax rate cuts when revenue beats 2024 levels. The Kansas House voted 87-37 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2382, which makes schools show a video of fetal growth in human development classes. The Kansas House voted 84-41 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2062, which counts an unborn child for child support and for state income tax. The Kansas House voted 87-38 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2033, which lets more reading help be paid from a school district's at-risk fund. The Kansas House voted 87-38 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against adopting the conference committee report on House Bill 2054, which doubles the caps on contributions to Kansas candidates and parties. The Kansas House adopted the conference committee's final version 72-52, the Senate agreed, and the governor signed it into law.
March 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 35, which ends two statewide property taxes that paid for state university and institution buildings. The Kansas House passed it 96-26. It became law.
March 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2088, which puts a 60-day clock on local building permits for houses. The Kansas House passed it 83-40. It became law.
March 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2304, which makes cities and counties report the tax breaks and subsidies they hand out. The Kansas House passed it 88-37. It became law.
March 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against overriding Governor Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 4, which makes mailed early ballots arrive by 7 p.m. on election day from 2026. The Kansas House voted 84-41 to override, the Senate did the same, and the bill became law over Governor Laura Kelly's veto.
March 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 2109, which shields power and phone companies from lawsuits over police gear on their poles. The Kansas House agreed to the Senate's changes 78-44, which sent the bill to the governor, and it was signed into law.
March 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing House Bill 2101, which stops cities and counties running a guaranteed income program with tax money. The Kansas House passed it 86-37, the Senate agreed, and it became law.
February 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against passing Senate Bill 63, the Help Not Harm Act, which bars puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors. The Kansas House passed it 83-35. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the bill, both chambers voted to override her, and it became law.
January 31, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Barbara Ballard ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 44; Kansas · incumbent