Kansas — 1st District

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Supports family producers and Farm Bill protections

Reinhold advocates for a modern Farm Bill that prioritizes family operations over corporate monopolies, informed by groups like the Kansas Farmers Union. She opposes cuts to SNAP and USAID that hurt producers and local food security while promising to maintain Kansas representation on the House Agriculture Committee.

• Advocates for a Farm Bill informed by the National Farmers Union and Kansas Farmers Union
• Opposes proposed cuts to SNAP and USAID funding
• Pledges to retain Kansas representation on the House Agriculture Committee
• Cracks down on corporate monopolies squeezing family farm operations

“In Congress, Lauren will fight for a strong, modern Farm Bill that reflects the real needs of Kansas producers, informed by the voices of organizations like the National Farmers Union and the Kansas Farmers Union.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Promotes agricultural deregulation and rural growth

Mann bases his campaign on his background as a fifth-generation Kansan raised on a family farm and his leadership as Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. He advocates for reducing federal regulations on producers and securing conservative agricultural policies in Congress.

• Chairs the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
• Endorsed by the Kansas Farm Bureau's VOTE FBF
• Voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 to expand SNAP work requirements

“Agriculture runs in my blood and I will seek to be a voice for our farmers and ranchers in Washington.”

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Supports universal healthcare access and rural hospital funding

Reinhold views healthcare as a fundamental right and focuses on keeping rural hospitals open through increased federal funding. She supports expanding training pipelines, student loan forgiveness for healthcare professionals serving rural areas, and lowering overall medical costs.

• Protects rural community hospitals from financial distress and closure
• Supports student loan forgiveness for medical professionals committing to rural communities
• Calls on the federal government to assume a higher share of healthcare funding

“Lauren believes healthcare is a right, not a luxury. No Kansan should have to drive hours, wait months, or go into debt just to see a doctor.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Supports market-driven rural healthcare solutions

Mann lists rural revitalization as a core campaign pillar to help small towns survive and thrive, though his platform focuses primarily on broader economic and agricultural growth rather than direct federal health subsidies.

• Includes rural community survival and growth as a core priority
• Voted for fiscal discipline measures regarding overall federal spending

“We must do everything possible to help our rural communities to not just survive but thrive.”

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Supports worker-first reform and path to citizenship

Drawing on her background as an immigration attorney, Reinhold advocates for comprehensive immigration reform that combines border security with a fair path to citizenship for long-term residents. She emphasizes streamlining immigration courts and securing a stable workforce for Kansas agriculture.

• Proposes a fair path to citizenship for contributing immigrants
• Calls for efficient immigration courts staffed by qualified judges
• Supports stabilizing the agricultural workforce while keeping families together

“In Congress, Lauren will work for legislation that provides a fair path to citizenship for people who have been contributing to our society and our communities.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Supports physical border wall and strict enforcement

Mann considers border security a vital national security and human trafficking issue, advocating for the physical construction of a border wall. He consistently votes for strict enforcement bills, including citizenship verification and mandatory detention policies.

• Supports building a southern border wall
• Voted Yea on the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2)
• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) and the SAVE Act (H.R. 22)

“We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall. This is a national security issue, a human trafficking issue, a drug trafficking issue and just makes common sense.”

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Supports living wages and higher corporate taxes

Reinhold campaigns on a worker-first economic agenda, calling for a steep minimum wage increase and stronger federal labor protections. She proposes raising tax rates on high-earning CEOs and large corporations to make life affordable for working families.

• Calls for a steep increase to the federal minimum wage to ensure living wages
• Proposes higher taxes on high-earning CEOs and corporate monopolies
• Supports modernizing labor protections and strengthening unions

“Everyone in our nation should be able to secure a job that pays ALL the bills (including affordable housing, healthcare, childcare, transportation, higher education, etc.), with money left over to save for the future.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Supports tax relief and pro-business deregulation

Mann supports conservative fiscal policies aimed at curbing government spending and cutting taxes. He has signed anti-tax pledges and consistently voted for Republican budget reconciliation and deregulatory energy bills.

• Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge with Americans for Tax Reform
• Voted Yea on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
• Voted Yea on H.R. 1 reconciliation legislation and Lower Energy Costs Act

“I support the President in his efforts to Make America Great Again.”

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Opposes Project 2025 and civil service political patronage

As a former federal administrator, Reinhold opposes efforts to convert non-partisan civil service jobs into political appointments. She pledges to reverse Project 2025 initiatives and resist agency cuts led by DOGE while enhancing Congressional oversight.

• Pledges to protect an independent, non-partisan federal civil service workforce
• Opposes DOGE implementation and Project 2025 agency reductions
• Vows to utilize Congressional oversight and the power of the purse for transparency

“DOGE has taken over all agencies with the goal to cripple them, reduce services, and further enrich the wealthy and implement the Project 2025 plan. We must fight to reverse Project 2025.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Supports strict voter verification and federal oversight

Mann supported efforts to contest the 2020 presidential election results in key states and backs strict federal voter registration standards requiring citizenship proof. He has also voted to authorize congressional oversight and impeachment inquiries into the Biden administration.

• Voted against certifying the 2020 electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania
• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote
• Voted Yea to authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Supports scrapping income tax cap to fund benefits

Drawing on her background working for the Social Security Administration, Reinhold opposes benefit cuts and staffing reductions. She proposes removing the income cap on payroll taxes for top earners to keep trust funds solvent and restoring administrative budgets.

• Supports eliminating the income cap on Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes
• Pledges to restore the Social Security Administration budget to 1.2% of total benefits
• Opposes underfunding and political interference in earned benefit programs

“She supports scrapping the cap on income subject to Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes so the wealthiest pay their fair share and the trust funds remain solvent for future generations.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Opposes benefit reduction offsets and favors fiscal reform

Mann's voting record shows opposition to certain benefit modifications; he voted against the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, which reduced benefits for individuals receiving non-covered government pensions.

• Voted Nay on the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82)

D Democratic Lauren Reinhold

Supports gun safety legislation

Reinhold emphasizes gun safety measures in her platform and earned recognition from national gun reform advocates during her campaign.

• Attained the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate designation

“I attained the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense candidate designation.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Opposes firearm restrictions as fundamental right

Mann views the Second Amendment as an essential constitutional right and bedrock of American freedom, opposing new federal firearm restrictions.

• Maintains an explicit 'Pro-Gun' campaign platform
• Opposes federal restrictions on Second Amendment rights

“The right to bear arms is fundamental to our Bill of Rights and is part of the bedrock of what makes America exceptional in the world.”

R Republican Tracey Mann

Opposes abortion and supports pro-life protections

Mann grounds his platform on the belief that human life begins at conception and pledges to defend unborn life through federal legislation.

• Believes life begins at conception
• Pledges to protect unborn life in Congress

“I believe that life begins at conception and will fight to protect the innocent life of the unborn.”