Kansas leaders on data centers
6 races on the November 3 ballot · 17 candidates · 3 on the ballot with a statement
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Governor 1 race
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Governor 2 candidates · 2 with a statement
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Cindy Holscher
Democratic
Cindy Holscher called for statewide moratorium on new giant corporate data centers
Their newest statement on the record, September 21, 2026, The American Prospect (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Cindy Holscher's page.
Photo: Mtcat101, CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Ty Masterson
Republican
Ty Masterson said he would not put data centers across state to suck up water, rebutting Holscher
Their newest statement on the record, September 21, 2026, The American Prospect (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Ty Masterson's page.
U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Roger Marshall
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Photo: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Adam Hamilton
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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David C. Graham
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. House 4 districts
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Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Tracey Mann, Lauren Reinhold, Steven Jacob
- 2nd District: Derek Schmidt, Don Coover, John Hauer
- 3rd District: Sharice Davids, Eric Jenkins, Steven A. Hohe
- 4th District: Ron Estes, Katy Tyndell, Drew Cranmer
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U.S. House, District 1 3 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Tracey Mann
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: House Creative Committee, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Lauren Reinhold
Democratic
Reinhold said Congress should listen to experts and called for environmental protections, while saying local communities should closely review proposed data centers.
Their newest statement on the record, October 7, 2026, hayspost.com (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Lauren Reinhold's page.
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Steven Jacob
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Derek Schmidt
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Don Coover
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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John Hauer
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Sharice Davids
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Eric Jenkins
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Steven A. Hohe
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Ron Estes
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Fhsubandit, CC BY SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Katy Tyndell
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Drew Cranmer
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 7 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Kansas's bills and laws on the record.
