Candidate · November 3, 2026

Don Coover

On the ballot for U.S. House · Kansas's 2nd District

DemocraticChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.4M
cash on hand
$232K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Kansas's 2nd District1,2
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2,3
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§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.

Don Coover attended West Point and then entered active duty in the U.S. Army as a military intelligence officer, serving more than 10 years, beginning as an infantry officer with the First Infantry Division and then becoming an Army pilot.4 His campaign website says he served in Korea with an aviation intelligence unit as a pilot and cryptographic operations officer, and was later assigned to Special Projects in the TRADOC Combined Arms Test Activity at Fort Hood, Texas.4 After serving as a captain he graduated from Kansas State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, and re-entered the Army providing veterinary services for Army K-9 unit dogs and inspecting food production facilities for Department of Defense contractors.4 His campaign website says he developed a feed manufacturing business with his brother in southeast Kansas and now runs a beef cattle genetics company, a working ranch of several hundred head of cattle and a veterinary practice for livestock producers.4

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running to help move the country in the right direction for Kansans, and wants people who know what a hard day's work is like to be making decisions in Washington.5

Websites and accounts

§3Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7

Raised$1,363,193
Spent$1,131,518
Cash on hand$231,676
Debts owed by the campaign$26,800

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.3M · 95%
PACs and other political committees$62K · 5%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$7,000 · 1%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$1,500 · 0%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$82 · 0%

§4Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.