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Estes, Ron

About  Ron Estes (R-Kan.) has served Kansas’ 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since April 2017, when Trump pushed for his win in a special election to replace Mike Pompeo, who had left Congress to become Trump’s CIA director (and a year later, secretary of state). He ran for reelection in 2022—without … Read more

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Kansas Jan. 6 Statehouse Protest

About Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was one of approximately 200 demonstrators who came to the state Capitol in Topeka on Jan. 6, 2021 to protest Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Kobach promoted the idea that state legislatures are responsible for selecting the electors who determine the presidency.   On Jan. 6, 2021, two dozen … Read more

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LaTurner, Jacob

About  Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. He ran for his second term in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Prior to being elected to Congress, LaTurner was a member of the Kansas State … Read more

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Mann, Tracey

About Tracey Mann (R-Kan.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing Kansas’ 1st Congressional District. He ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Mann is a fifth-generation farmer who worked in real estate and served as lieutenant governor of … Read more

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Marshall, Roger

About  Roger (“Doc”) Marshall (R-Kan.) was sworn in to the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3, 2021 as the junior senator from Kansas. A physician based in Great Bend, he first ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 and served Kansas’ 1st Congressional District from 2017–21.  Marshall earned his undergraduate degree from Kansas State … Read more

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Schmidt, Derek

About Derek Schmidt (R) has served as the attorney general of Kansas since 2011 and ran for governor in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement, but lost in a close race to Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly. He was previously a member of the Kansas Senate, serving from 2001–11.  Schmidt has a history of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and his … Read more