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2026 statewide races

Toss UpKansas Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Your options: Kansas Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Democrat
Cindy Holscher
Running mate: KC Ohaebosim

Who they are

Cindy Holscher (Democratic Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 8. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. source

What they say they'll do

  • Making Healthcare Accessible and Affordable
  • Lowering the Cost of Living
  • Protecting Kansas Agriculture
From their campaign site · positions on 5 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Kansas Public Disclosure Commission campaign finance.

In short

Cindy Holscher (Democratic Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 8. She assumed office on January 11, 2021; campaign site states positions on 5 of our 16 topics.
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Republican
Ty Masterson
Running mate: Jeff Klemp

Who they are

Ty Masterson (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office in 2009. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Kansas Public Disclosure Commission campaign finance.

In short

Ty Masterson (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office in 2009; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
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Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic
Cindy Holscher D
Ty Masterson R
Cost of living & jobs
Lowering the Cost of LivingThe cost-of-living crisis is crushing Kansans. We need to bring it under control. source
No public position found
Taxes & government spending
Ended the Brownback Budget DisasterCindy helped design and pass the 2017 legislation that cleaned up the Brownback mess, restoring funding to schools and public services while protecting middle-class Kansans from unfair tax increases. She's fought to eliminate the sales tax on food and the income tax on Social Security benefits, too. source
No public position found
Health care
Making Healthcare Accessible and AffordableEvery Kansan should be able to take their child to the doctor. source
No public position found
Schools & education
Champion for Public SchoolsCindy helped secure $500 million in new public school funding and protect teachers' jobs, reversing years of Brownback-era policies. During the Brownback emergency, she served as a substitute teacher in her own community to help out with the teacher shortage. source
No public position found
Farming & rural issues
Protecting Kansas AgricultureOur farmers and ranchers feed the world, and Cindy will have their backs. source
No public position found

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Crime & public safety, Guns, Abortion, Energy & environment, Foreign policy & defense, Veterans, Elections & government ethics, Housing, Roads, transit & infrastructure.

Full side-by-sideCandidates: Kansas Secretary of State candidate list, 2026 general election
Other 2026 statewide offices in Kansas: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
DemocraticLaura KellyGovernor since 2019Official source
DemocraticDavid TolandLieutenant Governor since 2021Official source
RepublicanKris KobachAttorney General since 2023Official source
RepublicanScott SchwabSecretary of StateOfficial source

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State House (125 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
1
R Dale Helwig
Legislative Modernization; Water; Welfare Reform (vice chair); Elections
2
R Ken Collins
Transportation; Local Government; Insurance; Veterans and Military
3
R Chuck Smith
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Financial Institutions and Pensions; Taxation; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
4
R Rick James
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Kansas Security; Insurance; Elections; Veterans and Military (chair)
5
R Courtney Sappington
Child Welfare and Foster Care; Local Government; Welfare Reform; Judiciary
6
R Samantha Poetter Parshall
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7
R Dan Goddard
Transportation; Judiciary; Veterans and Military
8
R Chris Croft
Legislative Budget; Interstate Cooperation; Calendar and Printing (chair); Legislative Coordinating Council
9
R Fred Gardner
Water; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Local Government; Health and Human Services
10
D Suzanne Wikle
Financial Institutions and Pensions; Health and Human Services; Insurance
11
R Ron Bryce
Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Federal and State Affairs; Health and Human Services (vice chair); Taxation; Health and Social Services Special
12
R Doug Blex
Water; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Local Government (vice chair); Health and Human Services
13
R Duane Droge
Legislative Modernization; Water; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Health and Human Services
14
R Charlotte Esau
Legislative Modernization (vice chair); Child Welfare and Foster Care; Child Welfare System Oversight; Welfare Reform; Judiciary
15
R Lauren Bohi
Financial Institutions and Pensions; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
16
D Linda Featherston
Water; Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking democratic member); Education; Local Government (ranking democratic member)
17
D Jo Ella Hoye
Appropriations; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight (ranking member); Transportation and Public Safety Budget (ranking member); State Budget Special; Transportation; Select Government Oversight
18
D Cindy Neighbor
Legislative Modernization; Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Child Welfare and Foster Care; Insurance (ranking member); Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
19
D Stephanie Sawyer-Clayton
Federal and State Affairs; State-Tribal Relations (ranking member); Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (ranking member); Taxation; Commerce Special; Rules and Journal (vice chair)
20
D Mari-Lynn Poskin
K-12 Education Budget; Federal and State Affairs; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Select Government Oversight
21
D Jerry Stogsdill
Water; Taxation Special; Education (ranking member); Taxation
22
D Lindsay Vaughn
Water Program Task Force; Water (ranking democratic member); Transportation; Special Claims Against the State; Judiciary
23
D Susan Ruiz
Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Health and Human Services (ranking democratic member); Social Services Budget; Health and Social Services Special; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Veterans and Military
24
D Jarrod Ousley
K-12 Education Budget (ranking democratic member); Appropriations; State Building Construction; Child Welfare and Foster Care (ranking member); State Budget Special; Kansas Security; Child Welfare System Oversight (ranking member); Welfare Reform (ranking member)
25
D Rui Xu
Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Financial Institutions and Pensions (ranking member); Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Taxation; Commerce Special; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
26
R Chip VanHouden
Transportation; Local Government; General Government Budget; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
27
R Sean Tarwater
Legislative Post Audit (vice chair); Appropriations; State-Tribal Relations; Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (chair); Commerce Special (chair); Insurance; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Select Government Oversight
28
R Carl Turner
Legislative Modernization (chair); Taxation Special; Information Technology; Health and Human Services; Taxation (vice chair)
29
D Heather Meyer
Federal and State Affairs (ranking democratic member); Health and Human Services; Insurance; Elections
30
R Laura Williams
Financial Institutions and Pensions; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Judiciary (vice chair); Rules and Journal; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
31
D Louis Ruiz
Federal and State Affairs; Education; Kansas Security
32
D Pam Curtis
Appropriations; State Budget Special; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget; Information Technology; Judiciary
33
R Carolyn Caiharr
Financial Institutions and Pensions; Taxation; Higher Education Budget; Veterans and Military
34
D Val Winn
Legislative Post Audit; K-12 Education Budget; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Education; Financial Institutions and Pensions; Special Education and Related Services Funding Task Force; Capitol Preservation
35
D Wanda Paige
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Child Welfare and Foster Care; Local Government; Welfare Reform
36
D Lynn Melton
Local Government; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; General Government Budget (ranking member); Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
37
D Melissa Oropeza
Legislative Modernization; Health and Human Services; Social Services Budget (ranking democratic member); Health and Social Services Special; Pharmaceutical Studies Special
38
R Tim Johnson
K-12 Education Budget; Child Welfare and Foster Care (vice chair); Child Welfare System Oversight; Veterans and Military
39
R Angela Stiens
Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Financial Institutions and Pensions (vice chair); Health and Human Services; Social Services Budget
40
R Dave Buehler
Appropriations; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; State Budget Special; Health and Human Services; Social Services Budget (chair); Health and Social Services Special
41
R Pat Proctor
Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special (vice chair); Kansas Security (chair); Transportation; Insurance; Elections (chair); Pharmaceutical Studies Special
42
R Lance Neelly
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Agriculture and Natural Resources (vice chair); Financial Institutions and Pensions
43
R Bill Sutton
Appropriations; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Insurance (chair); Elections; Pharmaceutical Studies Special (vice chair); Select Government Oversight
44
D Barbara Ballard
Legislative Budget (ranking member); Appropriations (ranking member); Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Legislative Budget (ranking democratic member); State Budget Special; Interstate Cooperation; Select Investigating; Social Services Budget; Select Government Oversight (ranking member)
45
D Mike Amyx
Appropriations; Legislative Budget; Interstate Cooperation (ranking member); Calendar and Printing; Select Investigating; General Government Budget; Higher Education Budget (ranking member)
46
D Brooklynne Mosley
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Federal and State Affairs Special; Federal and State Affairs; Elections
47
R Ronald Ellis
Transportation and Public Safety Budget; Health and Human Services
48
D Dan Osman
Federal and State Affairs; Select Investigating; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Judiciary (ranking democratic member); Rules and Journal; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
49
D Nikki McDonald
K-12 Education Budget; Legislative Modernization; Health and Human Services; Education Funding Task Force
50
R Kyle McNorton
K-12 Education Budget; Federal and State Affairs Special; Federal and State Affairs; Education (vice chair)
51
R Megan Steele
K-12 Education Budget; Appropriations; Education; Education Funding Task Force
52
R Jesse Borjon
Legislative Modernization; Information Technology; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Capitol Preservation
53
D Kirk Haskins
Federal and State Affairs; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Information Technology; Insurance; Elections (ranking member); Higher Education Budget
54
R Ken Corbet
Federal and State Affairs; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Taxation
55
D Tobias Schlingensiepen
Corrections and Juvenile Justice (ranking democratic member); Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Agriculture and Natural Resources; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Local Government; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
56
D Virgil Weigel
Transportation and Public Safety Budget; Transportation; Financial Institutions and Pensions; Veterans and Military (ranking member)
57
D John Alcala
Appropriations; State Building Construction; State-Tribal Relations; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget; Taxation
58
D Alexis Simmons
Legislative Modernization (ranking member); Water; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Welfare Reform; Elections
59
R Rebecca Schmoe
K-12 Education Budget; Federal and State Affairs Special; Federal and State Affairs (vice chair); Education
60
R Mark Schreiber
Legislative Modernization; Education; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
61
R Francis Awerkamp
Federal and State Affairs Special; Welfare Reform (chair); Taxation; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Select Government Oversight
62
R Sean Willcott
Federal and State Affairs; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Social Services Budget
63
R Allen Reavis
Financial Institutions and Pensions; Health and Human Services; Social Services Budget; Health and Social Services Special
64
R Bill Bloom
Transportation and Public Safety Budget; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget; Veterans and Military
65
R Shawn Chauncey
Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Education; Insurance; Elections; Veterans and Military (vice chair)
66
D Sydney Carlin
Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget (ranking democratic member); Taxation; Veterans and Military
67
R Angel Roeser
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Child Welfare and Foster Care; Financial Institutions and Pensions; Welfare Reform
68
R Nate Butler
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Taxation; Veterans and Military
69
R Clarke Sanders
Child Welfare and Foster Care; Federal and State Affairs; Welfare Reform; Taxation
70
R Greg Wilson
K-12 Education Budget; Education; Veterans and Military
71
R Steve Howe
Child Welfare and Foster Care; Federal and State Affairs
72
R Avery Anderson
Appropriations; State Building Construction; Transportation and Public Safety Budget (chair); State Budget Special; Transportation
73
R Rick Wilborn
Transportation; Elections; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (vice chair)
74
R Mike King
Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Financial Institutions and Pensions; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Social Services Budget; Commerce Special; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
75
R Will Carpenter
Appropriations; Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight (chair); Legislative Budget; Health and Human Services (chair); Social Services Budget (vice chair); Health and Social Services Special (chair); Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Select Government Oversight
76
R Brad Barrett
Corrections and Juvenile Justice (vice chair); Legislative Modernization; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Kansas Security; Judiciary
77
R Kristey Williams
Legislative Post Audit; Legislative Budget; Appropriations (vice chair); Legislative Budget (vice chair); Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Insurance; Elections; Select Government Oversight (chair); Special Education and Related Services Funding Task Force; Education Funding Task Force
78
R Robyn Essex
Water; Transportation (vice chair); Local Government; Taxation
79
R Web Roth
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
80
R Bill Rhiley
Legislative Modernization; General Government Budget; Higher Education Budget
81
R Blake Carpenter
Legislative Budget; Interstate Cooperation; Calendar and Printing; Legislative Coordinating Council
82
R Leah Howell
Federal and State Affairs; Transportation and Public Safety Budget; Child Welfare System Oversight; Health and Human Services
83
D Henry Helgerson
Appropriations; Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight; Transportation (ranking democratic member); Taxation
84
D Ford Carr
Legislative Modernization; Child Welfare and Foster Care; Transportation and Public Safety Budget; Child Welfare System Oversight; Welfare Reform
85
R Steve Brunk
Legislative Modernization; Transportation; Insurance; Elections
86
D Abi Boatman
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Education; Financial Institutions and Pensions; Veterans and Military
87
R Susan Estes
K-12 Education Budget; Appropriations; Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council; Education (chair); Education Funding Task Force (vice chair)
88
R Sandy Pickert
Water; Child Welfare and Foster Care; Welfare Reform; General Government Budget (vice chair); Health and Social Services Special
89
D K.C. Ohaebosim
Transportation; General Government Budget; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (ranking democratic member)
90
R Steve Huebert
Federal and State Affairs; Education; General Government Budget
91
R Emil Bergquist
Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Local Government (chair); Health and Human Services; Insurance; Elections; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
92
D John Carmichael
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
93
R Brian Bergkamp
Federal and State Affairs; Welfare Reform; Insurance (vice chair); Elections
94
R Leo Delperdang
State Building Construction (vice chair); Telecommunications Special; Transportation and Public Safety Budget; Transportation; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (chair)
95
D Tom Sawyer
Legislative Post Audit (ranking democratic member); Taxation Special; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Taxation (ranking democratic member); Higher Education Budget; Select Government Oversight
96
R Tom Kessler
Federal and State Affairs Special (chair); Federal and State Affairs (chair); State-Tribal Relations (chair); Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Taxation
97
R Nick Hoheisel
Pensions, Investments and Benefits (chair); Transportation; Interstate Cooperation; Financial Institutions and Pensions (chair); Taxation; Commerce Special; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight (chair)
98
R Cyndi Howerton
Water Program Task Force; Legislative Modernization; Child Welfare and Foster Care (chair); Child Welfare System Oversight (chair); Taxation
99
R Susan Humphries
Child Welfare and Foster Care; State-Tribal Relations; Child Welfare System Oversight; Welfare Reform; Select Investigating; Special Claims Against the State (vice chair); Judiciary (chair); Rules and Journal (chair); Select Government Oversight
100
R Dan Hawkins
Legislative Budget; Interstate Cooperation (chair); Calendar and Printing (vice chair); Legislative Coordinating Council (vice chair)
101
R Joe Seiwert
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Water; Agriculture and Natural Resources
102
R Kyler Sweely
Financial Institutions and Pensions; Judiciary; Higher Education Budget (vice chair)
103
D Angela Martinez
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Water; Judiciary
104
R Paul Waggoner
Federal and State Affairs; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Insurance; Elections (vice chair); Higher Education Budget
105
R Jill Ward
Federal and State Affairs; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (vice chair); Judiciary
106
R Lisa Moser
Appropriations; Agriculture and Natural Resources; State Budget Special; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget (chair)
107
R Dawn Wolf
Taxation Special; Education; Local Government; Taxation
108
D Brandon Woodard
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Legislative Budget; Calendar and Printing (ranking democratic member); Legislative Coordinating Council
109
R Troy Waymaster
Legislative Budget (chair); Appropriations (chair); Legislative Budget (chair); State Budget Special (vice chair); Select Government Oversight
110
R Ken Rahjes
Water Program Task Force; Appropriations; Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget; Special Claims Against the State
111
R Barb Wasinger
Appropriations; Administrative Rules and Regulations (vice chair); State Budget Special; Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Commerce Special; General Government Budget (chair)
112
R Sherri Brantley
K-12 Education Budget (vice chair); Federal and State Affairs Special; Legislative Modernization; Education
113
R Brett Fairchild
Water; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Higher Education Budget
114
R Kevin Schwertfeger
Corrections and Juvenile Justice; K-12 Education Budget; Federal and State Affairs
115
R Gary White
Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Water (vice chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget; Financial Institutions and Pensions
116
R Kyle Hoffman
Legislative Budget; Appropriations; State Budget Special; Information Technology (vice chair); Interstate Cooperation (vice chair); Calendar and Printing
117
R Adam Turk
Appropriations; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; State Budget Special; Commerce Special; General Government Budget; Higher Education Budget (chair); Pharmaceutical Studies Special
118
R Jim Minnix
Water Program Task Force (co-chair); Water (chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation
119
R Jason Goetz
K-12 Education Budget (chair); Appropriations; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; State Budget Special; Education; Education Funding Task Force
120
R Adam Smith
Legislative Modernization; Water; Taxation Special (vice chair); Taxation (chair); Rules and Journal
121
R Mike Storm
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122
R Lon Pishny
Water; Education; Local Government
123
R Bob Lewis
Corrections and Juvenile Justice (chair); J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight (vice chair); State Building Construction; Federal and State Affairs; Select Investigating (chair); Special Claims Against the State; Judiciary; Rules and Journal; Select Government Oversight (vice chair)
124
R Marty Long
Taxation Special; Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget (vice chair); Taxation; Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
125
R Shannon Francis
Legislative Post Audit; Taxation Special; Appropriations; Transportation (chair); Select Investigating; Taxation; Rules and Journal; Select Government Oversight

State Senate (40 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
R Craig Bowser
Veterans Affairs Select; Utilities; Taxation Special; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; State-Tribal Relations; Judiciary; Information Technology; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Confirmation Oversight
2
D Marci Francisco
Water Program Task Force; Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Utilities (ranking democratic member); Federal and State Affairs; State Building Construction (ranking democratic member); Assessment and Taxation; Administrative Rules and Regulations; Telecommunications Special; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Information Technology (ranking member); Child Welfare System Oversight; Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking member)
3
R Rick Kloos
Transportation; Legislative Budget; Federal and State Affairs Special; Commerce; Interstate Cooperation; State Building Construction (chair); Ways and Means (vice chair); Organization, Calendar and Rules; State Budget Special; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Kansas Security; Confirmation Oversight
4
D David Haley
J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Judiciary; Financial Institutions and Insurance; Special Claims Against the State; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
5
R Jeff Klemp
Transportation (vice chair); Veterans Affairs Select; Commerce; Taxation Special; Ways and Means; Assessment and Taxation; State Budget Special; Commerce Special
6
D Pat Pettey
Legislative Post Audit; Legislative Budget; Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Ways and Means (ranking member); Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; State Budget Special; Public Health and Welfare; Education; Education Funding Task Force
7
D Ethan Corson
Transportation (ranking member); Taxation Special; Assessment and Taxation (ranking member); Judiciary (ranking democratic member)
8
D Cindy Holscher
Legislative Post Audit; Utilities; Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight; Ways and Means; Government Efficiency (ranking democratic member); State Budget Special; Health and Social Services Special; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Public Health and Welfare (ranking democratic member)
9
R Beverly Gossage
J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Federal and State Affairs; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight (vice chair); Child Welfare System Oversight (vice chair); Financial Institutions and Insurance; Health and Social Services Special (vice chair); Pharmaceutical Studies Special (chair); Public Health and Welfare (chair); Education
10
R Mike Thompson
Legislative Post Audit (chair); Federal and State Affairs Special (vice chair); Veterans Affairs Select (chair); Utilities; Federal and State Affairs (chair); Administrative Rules and Regulations; Government Efficiency; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special (chair); Public Health and Welfare
11
R Kellie Warren
Transportation; Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Utilities; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight (chair); Administrative Rules and Regulations (chair); Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Judiciary (chair); Financial Institutions and Insurance
12
R Caryn Tyson
Legislative Post Audit; Transportation; Commerce; Taxation Special (chair); Interstate Cooperation; Federal and State Affairs; Organization, Calendar and Rules; Assessment and Taxation (chair); Administrative Rules and Regulations; Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council; Information Technology; Commerce Special
13
R Tim Shallenburger
Interstate Cooperation; Organization, Calendar and Rules; Assessment and Taxation; Confirmation Oversight; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Legislative Coordinating Council
14
R Mike Fagg
Water Program Task Force; Pensions, Investments and Benefits; Utilities (chair); Ways and Means; Telecommunications Special (vice chair); State Budget Special; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Financial Institutions and Insurance (vice chair); Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight
15
R Virgil Peck
Utilities; Taxation Special; Ways and Means; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Assessment and Taxation (vice chair); State Budget Special; Kansas Security; Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair)
16
R Ty Masterson
Interstate Cooperation (chair); Organization, Calendar and Rules (chair); Confirmation Oversight; Legislative Coordinating Council (chair)
17
R Mike Argabright
Transportation; Federal and State Affairs Special; Veterans Affairs Select; Judiciary; Financial Institutions and Insurance; Education
18
R Kenny Titus
Water Program Task Force (co-chair); Commerce; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Judiciary (vice chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources; Commerce Special
19
D Patrick Schmidt
Transportation; Veterans Affairs Select; Government Efficiency; Judiciary
20
R Brenda Dietrich
Transportation; Pensions, Investments and Benefits (vice chair); Veterans Affairs Select; Commerce; Federal and State Affairs; Financial Institutions and Insurance (chair); Special Claims Against the State (chair); Commerce Special; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight (vice chair)
21
D Dinah Sykes
State Budget Special; Confirmation Oversight (vice chair); Legislative Coordinating Council; Education (ranking democratic member)
22
R Brad Starnes
Federal and State Affairs Special; Veterans Affairs Select; Taxation Special; Federal and State Affairs; Assessment and Taxation; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Education
23
R Adam Thomas
Federal and State Affairs Special; Federal and State Affairs; Government Efficiency; Child Welfare System Oversight; Health and Social Services Special; Public Health and Welfare; Education (vice chair)
24
R Scott Hill
Judiciary; Financial Institutions and Insurance; Education; Education Funding Task Force
25
D Silas Miller
Commerce; State Building Construction; Kansas Security; Information Technology; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Financial Institutions and Insurance (ranking member)
26
R Chase Blasi
Interstate Cooperation; Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight; Organization, Calendar and Rules (vice chair); Confirmation Oversight (chair); Legislative Coordinating Council; Public Health and Welfare; Capitol Preservation
27
R Joe Claeys
Legislative Post Audit; Transportation; Utilities; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Telecommunications Special; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Judiciary
28
R Mike Petersen
Transportation (chair); Utilities (vice chair); Taxation Special; Ways and Means; Assessment and Taxation; Telecommunications Special; Kansas Security (vice chair); Information Technology (chair)
29
D Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Federal and State Affairs Special; Veterans Affairs Select (ranking democratic member); Commerce (ranking member); J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Federal and State Affairs (ranking democratic member); Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (ranking democratic member); Administrative Rules and Regulations (ranking member); Child Welfare System Oversight; Commerce Special
30
R Renee Erickson
Veterans Affairs Select; Ways and Means; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Government Efficiency (chair); Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council (chair); State Budget Special; Child Welfare System Oversight; Health and Social Services Special; Public Health and Welfare; Special Education and Related Services Funding Task Force; Education (chair); Education Funding Task Force (chair)
31
R Stephen Owens
Commerce (vice chair); J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; State Building Construction; Ways and Means; Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight; Assessment and Taxation; State Budget Special; Commerce Special; Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight; Public Health and Welfare
32
R Larry Alley
Commerce (chair); Ways and Means; Government Efficiency; State-Tribal Relations (vice chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources (vice chair); Commerce Special (vice chair)
33
R Tory Marie Blew
Federal and State Affairs Special; Commerce; Federal and State Affairs (vice chair); Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Child Welfare System Oversight; Agriculture and Natural Resources
34
R Mike Murphy
Water Program Task Force; Federal and State Affairs; Government Efficiency (vice chair); Health and Social Services Special; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Public Health and Welfare; Education
35
R T.J. Rose
Judiciary; Financial Institutions and Insurance; Health and Social Services Special; Public Health and Welfare; Education
36
R Elaine Bowers
Transportation; Utilities; J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (chair); Telecommunications Special; State-Tribal Relations; Campaign Contributions and Transparency Special; Judiciary; Capitol Preservation
37
R Doug Shane
Government Efficiency; Judiciary; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Education
38
R Ron Ryckman
Commerce; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (vice chair); Judiciary; Agriculture and Natural Resources
39
R Bill Clifford
Veterans Affairs Select; Utilities; Federal and State Affairs; Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Health and Social Services Special; Pharmaceutical Studies Special; Public Health and Welfare (vice chair)
40
R Rick Billinger
Legislative Budget (vice chair); Veterans Affairs Select (vice chair); State Building Construction; Ways and Means (chair); Government Efficiency; State Budget Special (chair)

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Sollie FloraMayor of Mission, term ends 2029Official source
Curt SkoogMayor of Overland Park, term ends 2029Official source
Eric MikkelsonMayor of Prairie Village, term ends 2027Official source
Lily WuMayor of Wichita, term ends 2028Official source

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.