Barbara Ballard
Democratic · KS · KS State Representative
Barbara Ballard is a Democratic incumbent State Representative for State House District 44 (2024), seeking re-election in 2026.
Track record
Healthcare Affordability
· 4 records
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, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea on final action for HB 2364, barring certain health insurers from imposing cost sharing on nonopioid pain drugs or covering them less favorably than opioids; the bill passed 123-1.
February 18, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Representative Barbara Ballard cosponsored HR 6014 recognizing Mental Health Advocacy Day; the House adopted the resolution without a roll call.
March 12, 2025For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Representative Barbara Ballard joined the original sponsors of HB 2296, requiring certain health plans to cover diagnostic or supplemental breast-cancer examinations without patient cost sharing.
February 5, 2025For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 3 records
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea on final action for HB 2357, providing for sealing and expungement of certain court records and mediation in residential eviction actions; the bill passed 107-9.
February 19, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea on final action for HB 2408, requiring county-recognized community-land-trust leases to be considered in property-tax valuation; the bill passed 124-0.
February 18, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Representative Barbara Ballard joined the original sponsors of HB 2631, which increased the residential-property exemption from the statewide school levy.
February 2, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 2 records
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea to concur on HB 2274, permitting homeless veterans to use alternative proof of identity and residency for state identification cards; the motion passed 121-0.
February 26, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea on final action for HB 2320, allowing children in state custody to attend any school district and requiring timely record transfers and transportation planning; the bill passed 122-0.
February 19, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Yea on final action for HB 2320, allowing children in state custody to attend any school district and requiring timely record transfers and transportation planning; the bill passed 122-0.
February 19, 2026For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Gun Control
· 1 record
Representative Barbara Ballard introduced HB 2198, the gun violence restraining order act, authorizing protective orders that prohibit certain individuals from acquiring or possessing firearms.
January 31, 2025For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Representative Barbara Ballard introduced HB 2257 to enact the interstate compact for electing the president by national popular vote.
February 4, 2025For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Representative Barbara Ballard voted Nay during consideration of the governor's veto of SB 4, which required advance ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day; the override received 84 votes to 41.
March 25, 2025For
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 2 records
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 · researched July 24, 2026
Barbara Ballard serves as the incumbent State Representative for State House District 44 (2024) (in office as of the 2026 cycle).
January 13, 2025
Source: ballotpedia.org · researched July 16, 2026
Elections
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 44; Kansas · incumbent
Profile last researched July 16, 2026.