LaTurner is the representative for Kansas’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2021. LaTurner is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Jacob “Jake” LaTurner [R-KS2]](/static/legislator-photos/456824-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
LaTurner is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills LaTurner has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 13, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Jacob “Jake” LaTurner sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
LaTurner recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6871: DHS Acquisition Reform Act
- H.Res. 904: Commending and congratulating the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens men’s basketball team on …
- H.R. 6271: Health Savings Act of 2021
- H.R. 5655: Kelsey Smith Act
- H.R. 5656: Simon Crosier Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to May 2022, LaTurner missed 5 of 634 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Rep. LaTurner for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
