Cindy Holscher

Cindy Holscher

Democratic

Cindy Holscher is a Kansas state senator from Overland Park and a former Kansas House member running for governor as a Democrat. In March 2026, she continued to emphasize affordability, public schools, health care, and Medicaid expansion, and she also announced opposition to the Chiefs stadium deal.

Positions on Key Issues

Healthcare

high

Holscher says she wants to lower health care costs, protect Medicaid, and make health care more affordable for Kansas families.

Economy

high

Holscher says she wants to make Kansas more affordable by lowering the cost of living, cutting residential property taxes, supporting working families, and raising the minimum wage to $16.

Climate/Energy

medium

Holscher’s campaign materials do not lay out a detailed climate plan. Her public messaging is more focused on affordability, household costs, and state investment than on a specific climate or energy agenda.

Abortion & Reproductive Health

low

Holscher’s campaign materials reviewed here do not provide a detailed abortion policy statement. Her broader campaign messaging emphasizes health care access and protecting families, but no explicit reproductive-rights platform was located in the sources reviewed.

Immigration

low

No clear candidate-stated immigration position was found in the campaign materials reviewed. Holscher’s public priorities page focuses on affordability, education, health care, and government reform rather than immigration.

Firearms & Second Amendment

low

Holscher’s campaign materials reviewed here do not present a detailed gun policy. Her messaging emphasizes family well-being, public services, and general safety-oriented governance rather than a specific firearms agenda.

Foreign Policy

low

No clear candidate-stated foreign policy position was found in the campaign materials reviewed. Her campaign focuses on Kansas state issues rather than international affairs.

Civil Rights & Equality

medium

Holscher’s campaign emphasizes helping working families, supporting public education, and limiting corporate influence in elections. Her materials frame these goals in broad equity and fairness terms, but do not set out a separate social-justice platform.

Education

high

Holscher says she will invest in public education, expand special education funding, and make school lunch free for every student.

Tech & AI

low

No specific public statement on AI or technology policy was found in the sources reviewed. Her campaign site emphasizes government services and affordability rather than a technology agenda.

Election Policy

high

Holscher says Kansas should create an independent redistricting panel, prohibit mid-decade redistricting, enact term limits, and limit corporate PAC money in elections.

Local Issues

high

Holscher’s campaign emphasizes Kansas-specific concerns such as property taxes, housing affordability, childcare, groceries, gas prices, and support for seniors, veterans, and farmers.

Background

Career History

Kansas State Senator 2021 – Present
Kansas State Senate

Represents Senate District 8.

Kansas House Representative 2017 – 2021
Kansas House of Representatives

Represented House District 16.

Professional roles
R.H. Donnelley, The Add Sheet, Sprint

Worked in business and communications roles before elected office.

Education

University of Missouri Bachelor's degrees in journalism, marketing, and political science (1992)
Slater High School High school diploma (1987)

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