Francis Awerkamp

Voted against HB 2066, which expanded Medicaid health coverage (the KanCare bridge program); it passed the House 69-54.

March 21, 2019Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted against overriding Governor Brownback's veto of HB 2044, which expanded Medicaid health coverage (the KanCare bridge program); the override failed 81-44.

April 3, 2017Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted against HB 2066, which expanded Medicaid health coverage (the KanCare bridge program); it passed the House 69-54.

March 21, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against overriding Governor Brownback's veto of HB 2044, which expanded Medicaid health coverage (the KanCare bridge program); the override failed 81-44.

April 3, 2017Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2635, which protects the ability of private pregnancy centers to offer what the bill calls life-affirming care; the override passed 87-35.

March 27, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2062, which allows child support from conception and an income tax exemption for unborn children; the override passed 87-38.

April 10, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 2313, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act; lawmakers overrode the governor's veto and it took effect.

July 1, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to give final House approval to HB 2313, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which sets care rules for infants born alive during an abortion; it passed 86-36.

April 4, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for HCR 5003, the "Value Them Both" amendment saying the Kansas Constitution has no right to abortion, sending it to voters; it passed the House 86-38.

January 22, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for SCR 1613, a proposed amendment saying the Kansas Constitution has no right to abortion; it fell short of the two-thirds needed, 80-43.

February 7, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 2274, which required telling patients that a medication abortion may be reversible; it passed the House 85-39 but died in the Senate.

March 26, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Co-sponsored HB 2319, which required abortion providers to give patients more information about the physician; it passed the House 87-37 but died in the Senate.

March 30, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2437, the SAVE Kansas Act, which adds checks of voter rolls and limits websites that accept voter registrations; the override passed 84-39.

April 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 4, which requires mail ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day, ending a three-day grace period; the override passed 84-41.

March 25, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for HCR 5004, a proposed state constitutional amendment saying only U.S. citizens may vote in Kansas; it passed the House 90-28.

February 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2183, an election law that banned private grants to election offices and changed mail ballot rules; the override passed 85-38.

May 3, 2021Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 269, which sets up future income tax rate cuts that take effect when revenue beats estimates; the override passed 87-37.

April 10, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2062, which allows child support from conception and an income tax exemption for unborn children; the override passed 87-38.

April 10, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 50, a tax bill that let Kansans itemize state deductions and cut taxes on some business income; the override passed 84-39.

May 3, 2021Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted for SB 22, a tax bill that let Kansans itemize state deductions and changed how some business income is taxed after federal tax changes; it passed the House 76-43.

March 8, 2019Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted against overriding Governor Brownback's veto of SB 30, the 2017 income tax increase that reversed his 2012 tax cuts; the override passed 88-31.

June 6, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 244, which limits multi-person restrooms and locker rooms in public buildings to one sex at birth, with penalties; the override passed 87-37.

February 18, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 63, which bans gender transition care for minors; the override passed 85-34 and the bill became law.

February 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 233, which would have banned gender transition care for minors; the override failed 82-43.

April 29, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 180, the "Women's Bill of Rights," which defines sex in state law as sex at birth; the override passed 84-40.

April 27, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of HB 2238, which limits girls' school sports teams to students who were born female; the override passed 84-40.

April 5, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 160, which would have limited school sports teams to students of the same sex at birth; the override failed 81-41.

April 28, 2022Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for the final version of SB 55, which barred transgender girls from girls' school sports teams; it passed the House 76-43.

April 8, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

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Chaired the Kansas House Welfare Reform Committee, which handles public assistance bills, during the 2025-2026 legislative session.

October 7, 2026

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Voted for a final version of SCR 1603, a proposed amendment to change how homes and businesses are valued for property tax and allow freezes for seniors' homes; it fell short of two-thirds, 69-54.

April 9, 2026

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Voted against accepting the Senate version of HB 2745, which lets residents file a protest petition against certain property tax revenue increases; the House agreed 63-59.

March 27, 2026

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Voted against HB 2065, which sets rules for choosing Kansas delegates to a national convention to propose U.S. Constitution amendments; it passed 79-43.

January 22, 2026

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Voted for SCR 1611, a proposed state constitutional amendment to have voters elect Kansas Supreme Court justices instead of a nominating commission; it passed 84-40.

March 19, 2025

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Voted against the House version of the state budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (HB 2007); it passed 83-36.

February 19, 2025

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Co-sponsored HB 2456, which created a lifetime hunting and fishing license for Kansas children; the governor signed it on April 13, 2022.

April 13, 2022

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Voted to override Governor Kelly's veto of SB 355, the new Kansas congressional map that split Wyandotte County between two districts; the override passed 85-37.

February 9, 2022

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