Suzanne Wikle
Democratic · KS · Kansas State Representative, District 10
Suzanne Wikle has represented Kansas House District 10 since 2025 and is a state health policy director at the Center for Law and Social Policy. Her priorities include health care affordability, including Medicaid expansion, and affordable education and child care.
Where Suzanne Wikle stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),
Opposes
Election Integrity (2 records), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
Was the lead sponsor of HB 2600, the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans bill, to expand Medicaid eligibility. It died in committee.
January 29, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Offered a budget amendment to expand Medicaid health coverage to about 150,000 lower-income Kansas workers without new state cost. The House rejected it 34-82.
February 18, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kansasreflector.com
Offered an amendment to HB 2027 to remove the state law that requires a separate act of the Legislature before Kansas can expand Medicaid. The House rejected it 37-84.
February 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Wrote an opinion piece, as a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, backing the health care parts of the federal Build Back Better bill.
November 30, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kansasreflector.com
Also on this bill
- December 6, 2021 · Spoke publicly for the federal Build Back Better bill, urging Congress to extend the monthly child tax credit payments to the lowest-earning families. (Supports Reduce Wealth Gap, Supports Social Programs and Welfare)
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Was the lead sponsor of HB 2436, a bill to let people use expired overdose-reversal drugs, such as naloxone, to help someone. A House committee approved it, but it died without a final vote.
January 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Spoke publicly for the federal Build Back Better bill, urging Congress to extend the monthly child tax credit payments to the lowest-earning families.
December 6, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: kansasreflector.com
Also on this bill
- November 30, 2021 · Wrote an opinion piece, as a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, backing the health care parts of the federal Build Back Better bill. (Supports Healthcare Affordability)
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Was endorsed by the Kansas AFL-CIO labor federation for Kansas House District 10 in the 2026 general election.
September 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: imvotingunion.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted against the final version of SB 254, which barred people living in the U.S. illegally from state and local public benefits. The House adopted it 78-46, and the governor later vetoed it.
March 19, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 391, which barred cities and counties from requiring landlords to rent to tenants who use housing vouchers. The override passed 85-38.
April 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 7 support
Was the lead sponsor of HB 2656, the No Kid Hungry in Schools bill, to repay school districts for giving students certain meals at no cost. It died in committee.
February 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov
Was the lead sponsor of HB 2600, the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans bill, to expand Medicaid eligibility. It died in committee.
January 29, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov
Argued in House debate that HB 2240 forced routine changes to Medicaid, food aid, child care aid and cash aid to wait for lawmakers' approval, slowing state agencies.
April 14, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kansasreflector.com
Also on this bill
- April 10, 2025 · Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 2240, which made state agencies get legislative approval before changing public assistance programs. The override passed 88-37. (Supports Social Programs and Welfare)
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 2240, which made state agencies get legislative approval before changing public assistance programs. The override passed 88-37.
April 10, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov
Also on this bill
- April 14, 2025 · Argued in House debate that HB 2240 forced routine changes to Medicaid, food aid, child care aid and cash aid to wait for lawmakers' approval, slowing state agencies. (Supports Social Programs and Welfare)
Offered a budget amendment to expand Medicaid health coverage to about 150,000 lower-income Kansas workers without new state cost. The House rejected it 34-82.
February 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kansasreflector.com
Offered an amendment to HB 2027 to remove the state law that requires a separate act of the Legislature before Kansas can expand Medicaid. The House rejected it 37-84.
February 11, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov
Spoke publicly for the federal Build Back Better bill, urging Congress to extend the monthly child tax credit payments to the lowest-earning families.
December 6, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kansasreflector.com
Also on this bill
- November 30, 2021 · Wrote an opinion piece, as a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, backing the health care parts of the federal Build Back Better bill. (Supports Healthcare Affordability)
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Was the lead sponsor of HB 2656, the No Kid Hungry in Schools bill, to repay school districts for giving students certain meals at no cost. It died in committee.
February 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 2062, which allowed child support orders to start at conception and cover pregnancy costs. The override passed 87-38.
April 10, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 oppose
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 2437, the Save Kansas Act, which added voter registration checks and limited which websites may accept voter registrations. The override passed 84-39.
April 9, 2026Opposes Election Integrity
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted against HCR 5004, a proposed state constitutional amendment saying only U.S. citizens may vote in Kansas elections. It passed the House 90-28.
February 5, 2025Opposes Election Integrity
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 269, which set up automatic future income tax rate cuts when state revenue beats estimates. The override passed 87-37.
April 10, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 2437, the Save Kansas Act, which added voter registration checks and limited which websites may accept voter registrations. The override passed 84-39.
April 9, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 244. The bill required multi-person restrooms and similar spaces in public buildings to be used by one sex, and made driver's licenses show sex at birth. The override passed 87-37.
February 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 4, which ended the three-day grace period for mailed ballots. Ballots now must arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day. The override passed 84-41.
March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 63, which banned gender transition medical care for minors. The override passed 85-34.
February 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: kslegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was endorsed in her 2026 Democratic primary by Gov. Laura Kelly, former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard.
July 13, 2026
Source: kansasreflector.com
Voted against SCR 1611, a proposed constitutional amendment to have voters directly elect Kansas Supreme Court justices and end the nominating commission. It passed the House 84-40.
March 19, 2025
Source: kslegislature.gov
Past race Suzanne Wikle ran in:
- Kansas House of Representatives District 10 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 10; Kansas · incumbent