Cindy Holscher
Progressive
Democrat
N/A
Kansas
Current Position: State Senate
Running For: Governor
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For cutting residential property tax assessment rates from 11.5% to 9.0% and expanding homestead exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans
- For eliminating taxes on essential products such as diapers and feminine hygiene products
- For protecting and expanding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Business & Labor
- For increasing the state minimum wage to $16 per hour and allowing higher-cost cities and counties to set higher minimums
- For mandating paid sick leave for workers
- For repealing right-to-work laws
- For a moratorium on new large corporate data centers until environmental, employment, and budget protections are established
Health Care
- For expanding Medicaid to more low- and moderate-income Kansans
Education
- For universal free school lunches for all students
- For fully funding special education at the state level
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For independent redistricting panels and prohibiting mid-decade redistricting
- For enacting term limits and limiting corporate PAC money in elections
Public Safety
- For legalizing both recreational and medicinal cannabis in Kansas