Kansas

Kansas

Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of Kansas politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of Kansas politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies.

Kansas, a Midwestern state, was admitted to the Union in 1861. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe. The state is one of the most agriculturally productive in the United States and is nicknamed the "Sunflower State."

Kansas has two members of the U.S. Senate, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 125 members of the House of Representatives and 40 members of the State Senate.

State Leadership

Governor

D

Laura Kelly

Secretary of State

R

Scott Schwab

Speaker of the House

R

Daniel Hawkins

Capital:

Topeka

Motto:

Ad astra per aspera

Translation:

To the stars through adversity

Population:

2,940,865

Land Area of State:

81,758 square miles

Admitted to U.S.:

1861

Cities and counties in Kansas

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• Sedgwick County, Wichita

Kansas fact checks

Policy issues in Kansas

Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes‎
Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation‎
Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice‎
Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting‎
Energy: Energy information • Fracking‎
Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species‎
Finance: Financial regulation information‎
Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act‎
Immigration: Immigration information‎
Pensions: Public pensions‎