By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

Kansas First District Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been controversial since his election four years ago, but in terms of accomplishments, Huelskamp ranks low during his tenure, according to Inside Gov, a government watchdog website.

The site recently released its list of the 35 most ineffective legislators. Huelskamp missed the list, but not by much, giving the Fowler Republican a 3 percent effectiveness score.

At 3 percent Huelskamp is the lowest, by far, of the four Kansas representatives — the second lowest of the Kansas group is Republican Kevin Yoder, who represents the Kansas third district, at a 7 percent effective rate. Mike Pompeo and Lynn Jenkins both scored in the double digits.

Despite his ineffectiveness score, Huelskamp has been active in sponsoring legislation, having sponsored 40 bills during his tenure.

His effectiveness rate excludes the most current session of Congress, as there is still time for legislation to pass, but Huelskamp has only sponsored four bills this session.

Huelskamp is also ranked as the most conservative member of the Kansas representative delegation with a score of 91 percent conservative, putting Huelskamp in the top 15 conservative congressmen in the nation.

Despite not having much luck in Congress getting legislation passed, Huelskamp has had success with his personal finances, having raised his personal wealth 18 percent during his time in Congress, a higher percent than John Boehner, speaker of the house.

Huelskamp is facing a Republican challenger in the 2016 election, Roger Marshall, a practicing physician from Great Bend.