Candidate · November 3, 2026
Cindy Holscher
On the ballot for Governor · Kansas
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Kansas1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Cindy Holscher grew up on a farm and worked as a substitute teacher in her local school before running for office.5 She served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020, where she co-founded the Women's Bipartisan Caucus.5,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running for governor to lower costs, fund public schools and stand up for working families.7 Its agenda for her includes lowering the cost of living, fully funding public schools, expanding Medicaid, protecting rural hospitals and stopping new data centers until safeguards are added.7
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitecindyforkansas.com7,
8 - Facebookfacebook.com/cindyforkansas7
- Instagraminstagram.com/cindyforkansas7
- X (Twitter)x.com/cindy4kansas7
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she would lower residential property tax assessment rates and add exemptions so property taxes do not push seniors and disabled veterans out of their homes.9
- Eliminate property taxes on primary homes
- Cap yearly increases or expand homeowner exemptions
- No new state caps or exemptions; leave property taxes to local governments
Her campaign website says she has worked to eliminate the sales tax on food.10
- Lower sales tax rates or stop taxing necessities such as groceries
- Keep current sales taxes
- Raise sales taxes or apply them to more goods and services, to replace other taxes or fund state programs
Health Care
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says she wants to pause new large data centers, which it says raise energy costs and put farmland and water at risk, until safeguards are in place.13
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
State Government
Her campaign website says she would raise the state minimum wage to $16 an hour, and higher in high-cost cities and counties.14
Crime, Policing and Prisons
Her campaign website says she supports legalizing recreational and medical marijuana in Kansas, which it says would raise money for schools and public services.15
- Keep recreational use against the law
- Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
- Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
- Make it legal for adults to buy and use
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance forms and reports by election cycle — Kansas Public Disclosure Commission.17