Kansas Democratic Senate nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFinancial services executive
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationKansas
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BackgroundFinancial services executive
EducationUniversity of Chicago (B.A./B.S. in Economics)
Notable personal detailsSandy Spidel Neumann is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kansas in the 2026 election cycle. She is a former financial services executive and has described her background as business leadership focused on accountability and problem-solving. She was born in Topeka, raised in Johnson County, and attended Shawnee Mission North High School. She earned an economics degree from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports economic policies that prioritize the middle class, restore and fund programs like Medicaid and ACA subsidies, and reverse tariffs harming farmers; criticizes large tax cuts that benefit billionaires and calls for stewardship of taxpayer funds. Has expressed support for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 and for measures to reduce healthcare and prescription drug costs. Position emphasizes market-based solutions combined with targeted government investments to support workers, farmers, and middle-class families.
Healthcare
Supports reinstating Medicaid funding and extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, reducing drug prices, and protecting Medicare and Social Security. Advocates measures to lower healthcare and prescription costs and to ensure access so Kansans are not bankrupted by medical emergencies.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting reproductive freedom and keeping the government out of women’s health care decisions, and lists protecting reproductive freedom among her priorities. She frames access to health care (including reproductive care) as part of her health-care platform.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports enacting common-sense gun safety legislation, including measures to keep children and educators safe at school, while framing policy within broader public-safety and education priorities.
News
Sandy Spidel Neumann is listed as one of the candidates in the 2026 Kansas U.S. Senate Democratic primary. The field expanded with the entry of state Sen. Patrick Schmidt, joining Spidel Neumann and other candidates, while U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids is also considering a run.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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