John Resman
John Resman (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 121. He assumed office on February 16, 2017. He left office on March 2, 2026.
Resman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 121. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Resman passed away on March 2, 2026.[1]
Biography
Representative Resman attended Park University and William Patterson University. He served in the United States Army and Kansas' National Guard. Resman's career experience included working as a corrections officer and an employee in Johnson County's sheriff's office. He volunteered with Meals on Wheels, the Johnson County Charter Commission, and the Johnson County Park and Recreations District.
Resman joined the Kansas State House of Representatives in 2017. In the 2019 session he was a member of the Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, the Federal and State Affairs Committee, and served as vice chair of the Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee.[2]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Resman was assigned to the following committees:
- House Federal and State Affairs Committee
- Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Vice Chair
- J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee
2023-2024
Resman was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
- House Federal and State Affairs Committee
- Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Resman was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
- Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Vice chair
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
- House Federal and State Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Resman was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
- House Federal and State Affairs Committee
- Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Children and Seniors |
| • General Government Budget |
| • Government, Technology, and Security |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman defeated Mel Pinick in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman (R) | 55.5 | 6,800 | |
 | Mel Pinick (D)  | 44.5 | 5,454 | |
| Total votes: 12,254 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Mel Pinick advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mel Pinick | 100.0 | 1,096 |
| Total votes: 1,096 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman | 100.0 | 1,720 | |
| Total votes: 1,720 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Resman in this election.
Pledges
Resman signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman defeated Mel Pinick in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman (R) | 54.6 | 4,972 | |
| Mel Pinick (D) | 45.4 | 4,133 | |
| Total votes: 9,105 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Mel Pinick advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mel Pinick | 100.0 | 2,732 |
| Total votes: 2,732 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman | 100.0 | 3,746 | |
| Total votes: 3,746 | |||
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2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman defeated James Rexford in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman (R) | 59.2 | 10,040 | |
| James Rexford (D) | 40.8 | 6,924 | ||
| Total votes: 16,964 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
James Rexford advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Rexford | 100.0 | 2,303 | |
| Total votes: 2,303 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman | 100.0 | 4,168 | |
| Total votes: 4,168 | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman defeated Nick Gill in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman (R) | 58.4 | 7,195 | |
 | Nick Gill (D) | 41.6 | 5,122 | |
| Total votes: 12,317 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Nick Gill advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nick Gill | 100.0 | 1,657 |
| Total votes: 1,657 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent John Resman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Resman | 100.0 | 2,868 | |
| Total votes: 2,868 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2025.
- 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 promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2024.
- Americans for Prosperity - Kansas — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- 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 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 Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2023.
- 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 promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2022.
- 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 promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored 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 Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2021.
- 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 promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored 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 Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2020.
- Kansas AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored 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 Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2019.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2018.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored 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 Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2017.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored 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 Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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Kansas House of Representatives District 121 2017-2026 |
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