Johnson County

Says commissioners have "gotten so accustomed to just saying yes to everything" and wants pay-as-you-go road and building money. Ran in the 2024 Republican congressional primary and is on the county GOP's slate in this nonpartisan race.

Sources: Vote411, Johnson County Post forum, JoCo Republicans

Has a fair point that developer tax breaks shift the burden onto homeowners. But at a 2022 commission meeting he called COVID vaccines "clot shots," and the county GOP backs him in this nonpartisan race.

Sources: Johnson County Post, KCUR, JoCo Republicans

The board's steady fiscal conservative, and the lone vote against the county budget in both 2025 and 2026. Running on the county GOP's slate in this nonpartisan race.

Sources: Johnson County Post, Campaign site, JoCo Republicans

Founded the city's Diversity Committee. Opposed tearing down church property for a new city hall, and backed requiring a public vote before the city borrows by issuing bonds.

Sources: Johnson County Post forum, Campaign site

Endorsed by Donald Trump, and his opponent says he has gone along with Trump's tariffs. We found little else on his Senate record.

Sources: HPPR, KSAL

Ran for this seat in 2022 on shrinking the federal government, ending proxy wars and easing up on nonviolent offenders. No record in office to judge.

Sources: Lawrence Times, iVoterGuide

Endorsed by Donald Trump and Sen. Roger Marshall. Runs on fiscal responsibility, though his homebuilding business went under and he filed for bankruptcy in 2010 with more than $1.1 million in debt.

Sources: Wikipedia, American Journal News

Worked for Senators Dole and Kassebaum and represented the U.S. Senate on the Federal Election Commission. Argues the state's top election official shouldn't be chosen in a partisan race at all.

Sources: Campaign site, Johnson County Post

Passed the SAVE Kansas Act, which uses public benefits data to purge suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls and limits online registration. Calls his opponent a "California Democrat."

Sources: Campaign video, Wikipedia

Was vice chair of Trump's 2017 Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. In September 2026 he sent the League of Women Voters a cease-and-desist letter over student voter drive incentives, and drew an ethics complaint over corporate donations that came in around when his office joined related lawsuits.

Sources: KCUR, Mann campaign news, Mann campaign

Says he cut fees on the state's investment savings plans by more than $25 million a year. Endorsed by Sen. Roger Marshall and three former treasurers.

Sources: Campaign site, Wikipedia

Has no campaign website and gave no platform when Kansas news outlets asked.

Sources: KCUR

Wants to regulate the industry that paid him: his disclosures show income last year from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, UnitedHealthcare and Delta Dental. Running as a pro-Trump conservative against Medicaid expansion.

Sources: KCUR

Has no campaign website and didn't answer news outlets' questions about his platform.

Sources: KCUR

On the Shawnee council he opposed LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections and gave a speech against transgender girls playing girls' sports. Now running on Trump's tax cuts and border security.

Sources: KCUR, KCUR voter guide, Campaign site

The Libertarian nominee for this seat for the fourth time, running on smaller government and states' rights. No public record to judge.

Sources: Ballotpedia

Faced calls to resign from the Blue Valley board over social media posts about LGBTQ issues and lost reelection. Says schools shouldn't use transgender students' names or pronouns, and is backed by the 1776 Project PAC and Kansas Family Voice.

Sources: KCUR, The Beacon

Calls herself "unabashedly pro-life" and lines up with the Kansas Truth Caucus. Does oppose tax breaks for big data centers.

Sources: Johnson County Post, Campaign site

Thirty years in the Army with two Iraq deployments. As redistricting chair in 2022 he pushed through the state's contested congressional and legislative maps.

Sources: Wikipedia, Ballotpedia

Voted in April to override the governor's veto of SB 391, which limits local renter protection ordinances. Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity.

Sources: Kansas AFL-CIO, Ballotpedia

Ran as an independent-minded outsider promising lower taxes and more school money. We found nothing on how she has actually voted.

Sources: Campaign site, Ballotpedia

A first-time candidate who wants a cap on property tax growth and a pause on data center subsidies. Wrote a 2024 op-ed defending Trump's tariffs; no record in office yet.

Sources: Campaign site, Opinion Pages

Runs on "traditional values" and capping home valuation increases, and wants higher Medicaid provider pay. First run, no record.

Sources: Campaign site

Backs Trump and an "America First" agenda, and says state sovereignty means freedom from "foreign invasion, and illegal immigration." Also wants family courts reformed to fight a "pandemic of fatherless children."

Sources: Campaign site, KCUR

Wants a full state audit, an end to corporate subsidies, and has spoken against Flock license plate cameras. First run, no record.

Sources: Campaign site, Johnson County Post

Voted to bar nurse anesthetists from prescribing abortion pills and to shield crisis pregnancy centers from local rules. Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity and the NRA.

Sources: Choice Tracker, NRA-PVF

In 2023 he defended sub-minimum wage workshops by saying people with severe disabilities would "rot at home" because they "really can't do anything," and disability groups condemned it.

Sources: Johnson County Post, Wikipedia

Wants to "fix the property tax mess" and get tough on repeat offenders. Backed by the Kansas Chamber PAC; no record in office.

Sources: Campaign site, Ballotpedia

Sponsored a bill to end co-pays for diagnostic breast cancer exams, and supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's life rather than a total ban. Also sponsored a bill limiting cities' rules on home-based businesses.

Sources: KCUR, Wikipedia

Voted to end state income tax on Social Security. Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity, and says she voted to "secure the border."

Sources: Campaign site, Ballotpedia

Sponsored a 2021 bill that would have barred anyone but family or a caregiver from turning in a voter's mail ballot. Endorsed by the NRA.

Sources: Sunflower State Journal, Ballotpedia

Calls herself a "consensus builder" and wants property tax caps and tougher penalties for repeat offenders. First run, no record.

Sources: Campaign site, JoCo Republicans

To her credit, said plainly that "Biden is our president" and Kansas elections are safe. But she voted to override vetoes to block local renter protections and expand SNAP work requirements, and has Americans for Prosperity and Kansas Family Voice behind her.

Sources: Johnson County Post, Kansas AFL-CIO, Kansas Family Voice

Slated by the county Democratic Party. We found nothing else on his views.

Sources: BallotReady, JoCo Democrats

Campaigned for the "Value Them Both" abortion amendment and has two awards from the American Conservative Union.

Sources: BallotReady, Legistorm

Beat the appointed incumbent in the primary. Supports private school vouchers along with property tax caps and term limits.

Sources: Johnson County Post, Olathe Record