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Governor, Kansas

November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-68bec3b0

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TaxesNo. 1/8

Kansas should amend its constitution to cap yearly increases in property tax assessments.

Background

Kansas does not limit how fast a home's assessed value can rise from year to year, so tax bills can climb with market prices. A cap would slow those increases and limit growth in local government and school revenue.

Cindy Holscher Disagree

Sixty-four percent of adults typically own homes. In Kansas, 74% own vehicles. We're effectively switching and removing the tax burden from property owners to car owners, some of whom don't own property.

Press quote · Feb 27, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Agree

In order to cap property taxes, we need a constitutional amendment. I will push to give the people the right to address it.

Press quote · Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

Kansas Senate passes proposed amendment to cap increases from property tax assessments

Press quote · Feb 26, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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TaxesNo. 2/8

Kansas should cut its state income tax rates further.

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Kansas cut its income tax rates in 2024 and stopped taxing Social Security benefits. Further cuts would reduce state revenue that funds schools, roads and other services.

Cindy Holscher Disagree

Senate Roll Call #311 (March 27, 2025), Adopt Conference Committee Report on SB 269: Holscher voted Nay (30 Yea, 10 Nay).

Vote record · Mar 27, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Agree

led the fight for $2 billion in tax cuts, the largest in Kansas history

Campaign or official site · Sep 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Health careNo. 3/8

Kansas should expand Medicaid to cover more low-income adults.

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Kansas is one of the states that has not adopted the Medicaid expansion for adults earning up to 138 percent of the poverty line. Expansion would cover many uninsured adults, with the federal government paying most of the cost.

Cindy Holscher Agree

Cindy has voted over and over to expand Medicaid, protect our rural hospitals, and legalize medicinal cannabis, proposals that were blocked by Ty Masterson in the Senate.

Campaign or official site · Sep 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Disagree

100% believes that we'll hold the line

Press quote · Mar 4, 2024 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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EducationNo. 4/8

Kansas should use state money to help students pay private school tuition.

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Kansas currently offers a limited tax-credit scholarship for some low-income students to attend private schools. Broader state funding, such as vouchers or education savings accounts, would make more students eligible.

Cindy Holscher Disagree

consistently blocked extremist efforts to cut public school funding and expand private school vouchers.

Campaign or official site · Sep 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

Time to stop this scam.

Campaign or official site · Mar 13, 2023 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Agree

Every one of our neighboring states have opted-in to President Trump's school-choice program

Campaign or official site · Mar 18, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Energy and climateNo. 5/8

Kansas should pause construction of new large data centers.

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Several large data centers have been proposed in Kansas, raising questions about electricity rates, water use and tax incentives. A pause would halt new projects while the state sets rules on those issues.

Cindy Holscher Agree

Kansas needs to stop approving new data centers until guardrails are in place.

Campaign or official site · Sep 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

We see [data centers] suck up the resources in terms of water. We see energy usage causing utility bills to skyrocket.

Interview or debate · Aug 7, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Disagree

Folks build here on our terms, or they don't build here... The final decisions on building should be left to the local communities themselves.

Press quote · Jul 1, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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EconomyNo. 6/8

Kansas should set a state minimum wage higher than $7.25 an hour.

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Kansas' minimum wage matches the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. A higher state minimum would apply to most employers in the state.

Cindy Holscher Agree

SB 218 discharge motion to force a floor vote on raising the Kansas minimum wage from $7.25 - Holscher voted in support (March 27, 2025).

Vote record · Mar 27, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

Opposing raising the minimum wage for our people while he's collecting a million dollars from a no-show job. That's extreme.

Interview or debate · Sep 13, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Disagree

How does a $15 minimum wage help the price of eggs?

Press quote · Feb 5, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

Adopting big government policies from blue states is a great idea if your goal is to close businesses, have less jobs, and shrink our economy.

Press quote · Feb 5, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Democracy and electionsNo. 7/8

Kansas should have voters elect state supreme court justices.

Background

Kansas Supreme Court justices are chosen by the governor from nominees picked by a commission, then face retention votes. Electing justices would require a constitutional amendment, and voters rejected one in August 2026 by about 61 to 39 percent.

Cindy Holscher Disagree

Make it into an election system, where Elon Musk or whoever else can come help buy these positions and then get the laws changed.

Interview or debate · Aug 7, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson Agree

If we elect our Supreme Court, they won't force you to spend money on schools

Press quote · Aug 3, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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AbortionNo. 8/8

Kansas should keep abortion legal up to about 22 weeks of pregnancy.

Background

Kansas law allows most abortions until about 22 weeks, and in 2022 voters rejected an amendment that would have removed abortion protections from the state constitution. Keeping current law would leave that limit in place.

Cindy Holscher Agree

I would uphold that. And bills that would come forward that, you know, would take away those rights, I would veto.

Press quote · Jul 17, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

Kansans spoke very loudly and clearly in August of 2022. I believe it was close to 60% saying that they wanted to preserve access to reproductive health care.

Press quote · Jul 17, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026

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Ty Masterson No clear position

We found no public vote or statement that answers this. It is not counted.

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