Kinskey, Dave

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Dave Kinskey has been serving from 2014 to the present as a Wyoming senator in Johnson and Sheridan Counties for Senate District 22.  Kinskey, former Mayor of the City of Sheridan, was originally appointed to SD22 in 2014 by Sheridan and Johnson County Commissioners after the death of the late WY Senator John Schiffer.

Kinskey has received a negative score for all three categories of Representation, Competence and Integrity.  Therefore he has been ranked as Low Trust.

He is up for reelection in 2024.

“Wyoming has a long history of good stewardship of God’s many gifts to us in this great state. Usurpation by the federal government of our right as a state, and a people, to determine our destiny adds nothing to our quality of life, and threatens the viability of our jobs, industries, businesses and families.”

From https://kinskey.com/legislative/

Overall Kinskey scores a (–) for Representation for vote attendance.

Attendance

It appears that Kinskey missed ten votes across 6 days in 2023 General Session.  Our guidelines require a legislator to be present for all votes on 90% of the days in any session. For 2023 session, if a legislator missed any votes on 5 or more days, they receive a negative (-) score.

• 1/12/23 – Committee of the Whole vote for SF60
• 2/7/23 –  Appropriations Committee vote for HB19; HB61; HB185;
• 2/9/23 – Appropriations Committee vote for HB93;
• 2/13/23 – Committee of the Whole vote for HB145;
• 2/21/23 – Appropriations Committee vote for HB74; HB99; HB208
• 2/23/23 – Appropriations Committee vote for HB4

Public Conduct

Kinskey appears to behave appropriately in public and to the public.

Sponsorship History

In 2023 Kinskey was the primary sponsor of 4 bills, and he co-sponsored 12 bills and 1 joint resolution.  Favored sponsorship topics appear to be 2nd Amendment issues.  For more on Kinskey see his legislator webpage.

Committee Assignments

2023-Management Council
2023-Senate Appropriations
2023-Senate Rules & Procedure
2023-Regulatory Reduction Task Force

Committee Assignments

2023-Management Council
2023-Senate Rules & Procedure
2023-Regulatory Reduction Task Force

Kinskey scored a (–) for Constitutional Competence with an average of 58.3% on the constitutional issues listed below.

For more on the bills used to analyze these scores click here.  Special hat-tip goes out to Evidence Based Wyoming for use of their statistical tool to generate the following vote scores:

According to Evidence Based Wyoming generated data:

• Kinskey scored a 55.6% as a Fiscal Conservative for 2023 legislative session
• Kinskey earned the Conservative Political Leaning Ranking for 2023 legislative session
• Kinskey scored a 58.5% as a Budget Conservative for 2022 legislative session
• Kinskey earned the Conservative Political Leaning Ranking for 2022 legislative session
• Kinskey earned the Conservative Political Leaning Ranking for 2021 legislative session
• Kinskey earned the Conservative Political Leaning Ranking for 2020 legislative session
• Kinskey earned the Conservative Political Leaning Ranking for 2019 legislative session
• Overall, Kinskey has scored a 92.9% for Pro-Life Voting

According to WyoRINO:

• Kinskey’s Index Score for 2023 legislative session was 67%, meaning he adhered to the Republican Party Platform 67% of the time.
• Kinskey’s Index Score for 2022 legislative session was 50%, meaning he adhered to the Republican Party Platform 50% of the time.
• Kinskey’s Index Score for 2021 legislative session was 40%, meaning he adhered to the Republican Party Platform 40% of the time.
• Kinskey’s Index Score for 2020 legislative session was 56%, meaning he adhered to the Republican Party Platform 56% of the time.
• Kinskey’s Index Score for 2019 legislative session was 70%, meaning he adhered to the Republican Party Platform 70% of the time.