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Kansas Democratic Governor nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age57 years old (Apr 26, 1969)
GenderFemale
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LocationKansas
BackgroundPolitician
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
Notable personal detailsCynthia L. Holscher is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate representing District 8 (Johnson County), serving since January 2021 after two terms in the Kansas House of Representatives (2017–2020). She has served as Senate Minority Whip. Before elected office, she worked at Sprint for over a decade in budget and operations roles. She is a candidate in the 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax relief aimed at working- and middle-class Kansans while opposing policies that favor billionaires; has backed removing regressive taxes (sales tax on food, tax on Social Security) and advancing refundable/childcare tax credits. Also supports policies to increase wages and affordability measures rather than broad tax cuts for wealthy households or corporations.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to healthcare through Medicaid expansion and protecting Medicare and Medicaid; has proposed using Medicaid expansion to bring federal funds into the state budget and has a campaign priority of protecting Medicare and Medicaid.
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Immigration & Border
Supports limiting local immigration enforcement to individuals with prior convictions and opposes officers detaining people off the street without due process; emphasizes that detained people should receive a hearing before deportation. Accepts targeting of convicted or criminally involved noncitizens while advocating procedural protections for others.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare and has opposed Kansas bills and constitutional changes that would restrict those rights; has sponsored legislation to protect assisted reproductive technologies like IVF.
Public Safety & Guns
Cindy Holscher has sponsored and advocated for measures to restrict untraceable "ghost guns," proposed banning manufacture/possession of 3D-printed or unserialized firearms, and has supported firearm-safety measures and limits on NRA-influenced school curricula while saying she believes in the Second Amendment with responsible regulation. Her legislative actions and amendments focus on targeted restrictions and safety requirements rather than broad elimination of gun ownership rights.
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Kansas Democratic Governor nominee?
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