Cindy Holscher
D · Kansas · 2026Running for Governor, Kansas
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower the cost of living across health care, child care, groceries and gas
- Support working families with a $16 state minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick time
- Cut property taxes by lowering the residential assessment rate from 11.5% to 9%
Biography
Cindy Holscher is the Democratic nominee for Kansas governor, a state senator from Johnson County and a former state representative. She took 49% of the August 4 Democratic vote, per the Kansas Reflector. Her campaign platform, titled the Common Sense and Lower Costs Agenda, leads with the cost of living, a $16 state minimum wage, a cut to the residential property assessment rate, and a moratorium on new large corporate data centers. Her running mate for lieutenant governor is state Rep. KC Ohaebosim.
Record in office
- Used her state legislative role to focus on education, health care, affordability, and rights issues in Kansas.
On the ballot
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