KS-04 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationKansas
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationFort Scott Community College (football scholarship; attended)
Notable personal detailsRyan Gilbert is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Kansas’ 4th Congressional District (2026 cycle). He filed with the FEC as a challenger and has an authorized principal campaign committee, Gilbert for Congress. His campaign biography describes him as a lifelong Kansan from Wichita, a former nuclear power plant operator, and a business professional involved with a family law firm; it also notes he attended Fort Scott Community College and transferred to Washburn University. In July 2026, he publicly announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsed fellow Democrat Katy Tyndell.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports large tax increases on the very wealthy and expanded government social programs; proposes taxing millionaires at over 50% and billionaires at over 90%, and supports expanding Medicaid/Medicare and a $17 federal minimum wage.
Healthcare
Supports expanding Medicaid and implementing a single-payer healthcare system (Medicare for All) to provide care for everyone regardless of income; also emphasizes protecting reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare access.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and calls for humane immigration enforcement rather than a paramilitary-style agency. Immigration is framed as a human-rights issue within a platform that emphasizes protections over expanded enforcement.
Climate & Energy
Supports investment in renewable energy and modernizing the grid, advocates deploying urban solar while balancing protection of cropland and private property rights. Emphasizes his background in power plant technology and work at a nuclear plant and grid-related companies as informing his views on energy and grid improvements.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Ryan Gilbert for KS-04 Democratic nominee?
Wichita State Young Democrats
Public figure
Wichita State Young Democrats endorsed Ryan Gilbert for U.S. House.
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