Kansas voting

The group’s priorities for 2026 include legalizing medical cannabis, property tax relief, Medicaid and food assistance, voting accessibility and senior transportation.

Both support raising the state’s minimum wage, making it easier to vote, and access to reproductive health care.

United Kansas, the Free State Party expects to endorse candidates in this year’s races

Two Kansas medical professionals sat for an hour at an early morning committee hearing in mid-March, waiting their turn to speak out against a bill. One drove two hours to attend. Neither got a chance to talk.

United Kansas Party challenges 125-year prohibition on multiparty nominations

Rep. Pat Proctor, a Leavenworth Republican who is running for secretary of state, and Rep. Paul Waggoner, a Hutchinson Republican, also want to require driver's licenses to indicate citizenship status, in an effort to stamp out the already-rare instances of noncitizen voting.

Republican state lawmakers want to break up Johnson County to help defeat the one Kansas Democrat in Congress. Local officials say the state’s wealthiest and most populous county has benefited from remaining in a single congressional district.

Republican Scott Schwab, who is also running for governor in 2026, is using a federal database to confirm U.S. citizenship of people registered to vote.

Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.

President Trump wants Kansas to shift its congressional boundaries to help elect another Republican from the state.