Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas

Republican Party

Kansas State Senate District 23

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Prior offices

Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Successor: Chip VanHouden

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Adam Thomas (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Thomas (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Representative Thomas was born in Saint Charles, Missouri, and attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. His professional experience includes working in and managing multiple restaurants in Kansas. He has been a member of the Olathe Youth Symphony Association Board of Directors, the Lenexa Baptist Church Praise Band, and was a watchdog at Heritage Elementary School.

Thomas was elected to represent District 26 in the Kansas House of Representatives in 2018. In the 2019 session he was a member of the Education Committee, the Federal and State Affairs Committee, and the K-12 Education Budge Committee.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Thomas was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee, Chair
• House Federal and State Affairs Committee
• K-12 Education Budget Committee

2021-2022

Thomas was assigned to the following committees:

• Water Committee
• House Education Committee, Vice Chair
• K-12 Education Budget Committee

2019-2020

Thomas was assigned to the following committees:

• House Federal and State Affairs Committee
• House Education Committee
• K-12 Education Budget Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 23

Adam Thomas defeated Stacey Knoell in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas (R)	52.4	18,362
		Stacey Knoell (D)	47.6	16,686

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,048
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 23

Stacey Knoell advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 23 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stacey Knoell	100.0	2,847

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,847
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 23

Adam Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 23 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas	100.0	3,884

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,884
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Adam Thomas defeated Cheron Tiffany in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas (R)	59.3	5,766
	Submit photo	Cheron Tiffany (D)	40.7	3,958

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,724
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Cheron Tiffany advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cheron Tiffany	100.0	2,574

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,574
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Adam Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas	100.0	4,178

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,178
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2020

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Adam Thomas defeated W. Michael Shimeall in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas (R)	61.3	9,758
		W. Michael Shimeall (D)	38.7	6,166

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,924
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

W. Michael Shimeall advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		W. Michael Shimeall	100.0	1,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,749
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Adam Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas	100.0	3,645

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,645
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2018

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Adam Thomas defeated Deann Mitchell in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas (R)	54.5	6,144
		Deann Mitchell (D)	45.5	5,126

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,270
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Deann Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deann Mitchell	100.0	1,355

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,355
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26

Adam Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 26 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Thomas	100.0	2,462

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,462
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Adam Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Adam Thomas campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Kansas State Senate District 23	Won general	$0	$0
2022	Kansas House of Representatives District 26	Won general	$38,929	$0
2020	Kansas House of Representatives District 26	Won general	$23,856	N/A**
2018	Kansas House of Representatives District 26	Won general	$9,709	N/A**
Grand total			$72,494	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

Charged with election fraud

On September 6, 2018, Thomas was arrested and charged with election perjury. The charge alleged that Thomas submitted a falsified document to state or county election officials on May 31. His bond was set at $2,500. In June 2018, Kansas Democrats called on the Johnson County district attorney and Kansas Secretary of State to investigate Thomas for election perjury. State Rep. Vic Miller (D) said during the press conference in June 2018 that Thomas did not live in the district that he was running in and that he did not reside at the house listed on his candidate filing.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 30. Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Kansas Family Voice Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28. Kansas Family Voice Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2022

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show].

In 2022, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23. Kansas Family Voice Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26. Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4. Kansas AFL-CIO: House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29. Kansas AFL-CIO: House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Kansas State Senate District 23 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Kansas House of Representatives District 26 2019-2025	Succeeded by Chip VanHouden (R)

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Current members of the Kansas State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ty Masterson

Majority Leader:Chase Blasi

Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes

Senators

District 1

Craig Bowser (R)

District 2

Marci Francisco (D)

District 3

Rick Kloos (R)

District 4

David Haley (D)

District 5

Jeff Klemp (R)

District 6

Pat Pettey (D)

District 7

Ethan Corson (D)

District 8

Cindy Holscher (D)

District 9

Beverly Gossage (R)

District 10

Mike Thompson (R)

District 11

Kellie Warren (R)

District 12

Caryn Tyson (R)

District 13

Tim Shallenburger (R)

District 14

Michael Fagg (R)

District 15

Virgil Peck (R)

District 16

Ty Masterson (R)

District 17

Mike Argabright (R)

District 18

Kenny Titus (R)

District 19

Patrick Schmidt (D)

District 20

Brenda Dietrich (R)

District 21

Dinah Sykes (D)

District 22

Brad Starnes (R)

District 23

Adam Thomas (R)

District 24

J.R. Claeys (R)

District 25

Mary Ware (D)

District 26

Chase Blasi (R)

District 27

Joe Claeys (R)

District 28

Mike Petersen (R)

District 29

Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)

District 30

Renee Erickson (R)

District 31

Stephen Owens (R)

District 32

Larry Alley (R)

District 33

Tory Blew (R)

District 34

Michael Murphy (R)

District 35

TJ Rose (R)

District 36

Elaine Bowers (R)

District 37

Douglas Shane (R)

District 38

Ronald Ryckman (R)

District 39

Bill Clifford (R)

District 40

Rick Billinger (R)

Republican Party (31)

Democratic Party (9)

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Current members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Daniel Hawkins

Majority Leader:Chris Croft

Minority Leader:Brandon Woodard

Representatives

District 1

Dale Helwig (R)

District 2

Kenneth Collins (R)

District 3

Chuck Smith (R)

District 4

Rick James (R)

District 5

Carrie Barth (R)

District 6

Samantha Poetter (R)

District 7

Dan Goddard (R)

District 8

Chris Croft (R)

District 9

Fred Gardner (R)

District 10

Suzanne Wikle (D)

District 11

Ron Bryce (R)

District 12

Doug Blex (R)

District 13

Duane Droge (R)

District 14

Charlotte Esau (R)

District 15

Lauren Bohi (R)

District 16

Linda Featherston (D)

District 17

Jo Ella Hoye (D)

District 18

Cindy Neighbor (D)

District 19

Stephanie Clayton (D)

District 20

Mari-Lynn Poskin (D)

District 21

Jerry Stogsdill (D)

District 22

Lindsay Vaughn (D)

District 23

Susan Ruiz (D)

District 24

Jarrod Ousley (D)

District 25

Rui Xu (D)

District 26

Chip VanHouden (R)

District 27

Sean Tarwater (R)

District 28

Carl Turner (R)

District 29

Heather Meyer (D)

District 30

Laura Williams (R)

District 31

Louis Ruiz (D)

District 32

Pam Curtis (D)

District 33

Mike Thompson (R)

District 34

Valdenia Winn (D)

District 35

Wanda Paige (D)

District 36

Lynn Melton (D)

District 37

Melissa Oropeza (D)

District 38

Timothy Johnson (R)

District 39

Angela Stiens (R)

District 40

David Buehler (R)

District 41

Pat Proctor (R)

District 42

Lance Neelly (R)

District 43

Bill Sutton (R)

District 44

Barbara Ballard (D)

District 45

Mike Amyx (D)

District 46

Brooklynne Mosley (D)

District 47

Ronald Ellis (R)

District 48

Dan Osman (D)

District 49

Nikki McDonald (D)

District 50

Kyle McNorton (R)

District 51

Megan Steele (R)

District 52

Jesse Borjon (R)

District 53

Kirk Haskins (D)

District 54

Ken Corbet (R)

District 55

Tobias Schlingensiepen (D)

District 56

Virgil Weigel (D)

District 57

John Alcala (D)

District 58

Alexis Simmons (D)

District 59

Rebecca Schmoe (R)

District 60

Mark Schreiber (R)

District 61

Francis Awerkamp (R)

District 62

Sean Willcott (R)

District 63

Allen Reavis (R)

District 64

Lewis Bloom (R)

District 65

Shawn Chauncey (R)

District 66

Sydney Carlin (D)

District 67

Angel Roeser (R)

District 68

Nathan Butler (R)

District 69

Clarke Sanders (R)

District 70

Scott Hill (R)

District 71

Steven Howe (R)

District 72

Avery Anderson (R)

District 73

Rick Wilborn (R)

District 74

Mike King (R)

District 75

Will Carpenter (R)

District 76

Brad Barrett (R)

District 77

Kristey Williams (R)

District 78

Robyn Essex (R)

District 79

Webster Roth (R)

District 80

Bill Rhiley (R)

District 81

Blake Carpenter (R)

District 82

Leah Howell (R)

District 83

Henry Helgerson (D)

District 84

Ford Carr (D)

District 85

Patrick Penn (R)

District 86

Silas Miller (D)

District 87

Susan Estes (R)

District 88

Sandy Pickert (R)

District 89

KC Ohaebosim (D)

District 90

Steve Huebert (R)

District 91

Emil Bergquist (R)

District 92

John Carmichael (D)

District 93

Brian Bergkamp (R)

District 94

Leo Delperdang (R)

District 95

Tom Sawyer (D)

District 96

Tom Kessler (R)

District 97

Nick Hoheisel (R)

District 98

Cyndi Howerton (R)

District 99

Susan Humphries (R)

District 100

Daniel Hawkins (R)

District 101

Joe Seiwert (R)

District 102

Kyler Sweely (R)

District 103

Angela Martinez (D)

District 104

Paul Waggoner (R)

District 105

Jill Ward (R)

District 106

Lisa Moser (R)

District 107

Dawn Wolf (R)

District 108

Brandon Woodard (D)

District 109

Troy Waymaster (R)

District 110

Ken Rahjes (R)

District 111

Barbara Wasinger (R)

District 112

Sherri Brantley (R)

District 113

Brett Fairchild (R)

District 114

Kevin Schwertfeger (R)

District 115

Gary White (R)

District 116

Kyle Hoffman (R)

District 117

Adam Turk (R)

District 118

Jim Minnix (R)

District 119

Jason Goetz (R)

District 120

Adam Smith (R)

District 121

John Resman (R)

District 122

Lon Pishny (R)

District 123

Bob Lewis (R)

District 124

Martin Long (R)

District 125

Shannon Francis (R)

Republican Party (88)

Democratic Party (37)