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Chris Mann
D · Kansas · 2026Chris Mann is the Democratic nominee for Kansas attorney general, unopposed on the August 4 ballot, and was the party's 2022 nominee for the office. He became a police officer at 21 and left the job after a career-ending injury caused by a drunk driver in 2002, then prosecuted cases for the Wyandotte County district attorney; he has chaired the national board of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. His platform page leads with resourcing small local law-enforcement agencies, noting that about 70% of Kansas agencies have ten or fewer officers.
Priorities
- Resource local prosecutors and small law-enforcement agencies
- Recruit and retain officers, including PTSD workers' compensation coverage for first responders
- Fight consumer fraud, which cost Kansans about $70 million in 2025
- Expand naloxone access to address fentanyl deaths
- Reduce domestic-violence lethality
On the ballot
Attorney General · Kansas · 2026
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