Rick James

Republican Party

Candidate, Kansas House of Representatives District 4

Kansas House of Representatives District 4

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor:Trevor Jacobs (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$43,000/year

Per diem

$178/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 4, 2026

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Rick James (Republican Party) is a member of theKansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 4. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

James (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theKansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 4. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 4, 2026.

Biography

Rick James' career experience includes owning an auctioneering service and working in real estate.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

James was assigned to the following committees:

• Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
• Insurance Committee
• House Federal and State Affairs Committee
• Elections Committee

Elections

2026

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 4

IncumbentRick James is running in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 4 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Rick James

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 4

Rick James won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rick James (R)	100.0	9,500

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,500
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 4

Rick James defeatedJoshua Jones in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 4 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rick James	57.4	2,258
	Submit photo	Joshua Jones	42.6	1,678

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,936
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Endorsements

2016

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. IncumbentMarty Read (R) did not seek re-election.

Trevor Jacobs ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 4 general election.^[2][3]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Trevor Jacobs (unopposed)
Source:Kansas Secretary of State

Trevor Jacobs defeatedRick James andArlyn Briggs in the Kansas House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Trevor Jacobs	57.88%	1,749
	Republican	Rick James	36.47%	1,102
	Republican	Arlyn Briggs	5.66%	171
Total Votes				3,022

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Scorecards

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