Im grateful Speaker @ronryckman had taxpayer funded health insurance to cover COVID hospitalization. 50,000 Kansans arent so lucky having lost insurance/job w/ layoffs. I hope the Speaker is now ready to join me in supporting all Kansans who need Medicaid expansion. #ksleg
Jim Ward
@RepJimWard · KS · H
Posts77
Engagement1,926
Voting-record position-0.178
CoverageJan 9, 2020 to Dec 7, 2022
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Voice fingerprint
Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.
Most distinctive Government Operations 16.9 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 5
- Under
- 17
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −16.9 pp to +16.9 pp. Most distinctive topic: Government Operations, 16.9 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Government Operations Over-indexed +16.9 pp
- Labor Over-indexed +12.4 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −6.3 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −4.1 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +3.7 pp
- Education Over-indexed +3.2 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −2.3 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −2.3 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −1.4 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.5 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.5 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±16.9 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Operations | 28.6% | 11.6% | +16.9 pp | Over-indexed | 22 |
| Labor | 14.3% | 1.9% | +12.4 pp | Over-indexed | 11 |
| Uncategorized | 27.3% | 33.6% | −6.3 pp | Under-indexed | 21 |
| Law and Crime | 0.0% | 4.1% | −4.1 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Social Welfare | 7.8% | 4.1% | +3.7 pp | Over-indexed | 6 |
| Education | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2 pp | Over-indexed | 6 |
| Housing | 0.0% | 2.3% | −2.3 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Civil Rights | 5.2% | 7.5% | −2.3 pp | Under-indexed | 4 |
| Environment | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Public Lands | 0.0% | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Defense | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.3% | 1.8% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
| Energy | 0.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Agriculture | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Technology | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Health | 6.5% | 6.7% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Transportation | 1.3% | 1.3% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 1 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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The extremists are coming for your rights. Remember if they can take some rights they take your rights. Vote on August 2nd because your rights are on the ballot. #ksleg
Republican leadership is going to force votes on a bill making major changes to the ability of any Governor (Republican or Democrat) to address state emergencies. This bill will be drafted in secret and have only one day for consideration and no public input. #shameful #ksleg
Republican legislators meeting in Topeka are playing politics with our safety in the middle of a pandemic. 500 Kansans have died, the economy is struggling, people are afraid and the Republicans answer with political games. Kansas deserves better!!! #ksleg
Ill keep saying it because it matters to my constituents: every chance I have to get this passed, Im gonna take. Too many Kansans lost their insurance when laid off. This is a tool we can offer them. #ksleg https://t.co/6LnlF76e8R
Kansas voters would choose the same! We can make Medicaid expansion a reality by electing Democrats in November. Republicans repeatedly rejected good bills. Its time for change. #ksleg https://t.co/Nk3h2Vu2zv
It is not representative democracy if we let lobbyists draft bills in the backrooms with a few legislators while the people are kept in the dark. #ksleg
During this legislative special session, Im using my time and your concerns over health and the COVID-19 crisis to bring forward a bill that would expand Medicaid in Kansas. You shouldnt have to question staying alive or staying out of debt. #ExpandMedicaidNow https://t.co/Jrw0wEd5ei
The primary is coming up on Tuesday! Have you mailed back your ballot yet? If so, check on the status of your ballot here! Thank you for helping move #KansasForWard https://t.co/k1ASx6wvsY
@Davis_Hammet None of these bills are posted on line for the public to review and they wont be posted before we have to vote on them.