Jason BeetsYou can support my coverage of Kansas Politics on Patreon.
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Considering Trump’s constant abuses of power and mismanagement of the economy, 2026 could be a great election year for Democrats.
Let’s make sure we make the most of that opportunity by electing as many Democrats as we can, up and down the ballot.
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Seats for the Kansas House are up for reelection this year, which means we have another opportunity to break the Republican Supermajority in the Kansas Legislature.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2026/06/sunflower-democrats.html
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In 2024, I raised money for Democrats running for the Kansas Legislature.
I created and promoted an ActBlue fund called, “Breaking the Republican Supermajority in the Kansas Legislature.”
Five people collectively donated $618.33 to the fund.
I discussed those donations in my 2024 Political Fundraising Report, which I published last year.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/07/2024-political-fundraising-report.html
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In another article, I covered the results of the 2024 elections for the Kansas Legislature.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/07/republicans-gain-seats-in-kansas.html
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This year, I’m raising money for Democrats running for the Kansas Legislature, again.
The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas.
I created an ActBlue fund called, “Sunflower Democrats.”
The fund will raise money for Democrats running for office in Kansas.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sunflowerdemocrats
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I used this photo for the ActBlue page for Sunflower Democrats and my article about the fund.
The photo is a close-up photo of a pin that displays the Kansas State Seal. The pin is part of my button collection.
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I briefly discussed the pin in an article about part of my button collection.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/03/lgbt-button-collection.html
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This thread will focus on Democrats running for the Kansas Legislature.
In a future thread, I will discuss the other Kansas candidates and causes I am fundraising for.
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Section: Breaking the Supermajority
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The Republican supermajority allows Republican legislators to override a governor’s veto with only Republican votes.
This grants Republicans the ability to pass laws without support from any Democrats.
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The Republican two-thirds supermajority also allows Republicans to advance constitutional amendments to a public vote, without the need to secure support from any Democrats in the Legislature.
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Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the State Legislature, are up for reelection in 2026.
Members of the Kansas Senate, the upper chamber of the State Legislature, won’t be up for reelection until 2028.
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Democrats need to flip five seats in the Kansas House to break the Republican Supermajority in the chamber.
If Democrats break the supermajority, Republicans wouldn’t be able to override a governor’s veto, or advance constitutional amendments to a public vote, without receiving support from Democratic lawmakers.
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So, let’s break the Republican supermajority.
Our best chance to do that will be flipping districts won by Republicans by narrow margins in recent elections.
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I have monitored districts decided by less than 10% in 2024 and 2022.
Some of these districts have contested Democratic primaries.
Others have candidates who haven’t yet published their campaign websites.
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The Democrats listed in the table below are running in competitive districts, don’t have contested primaries, and have published their campaign websites.
Each of these districts is currently represented by a Republican.
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These six candidates are included in the Sunflower Democrats fund.
I will discuss these six candidates, and their races, later in this thread.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sunflowerdemocrats
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After additional candidates publish their campaign websites, they will be added to the fund.
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If you plan to donate to Kansas Democrats, I recommend allocating your planned total donation across multiple donations throughout the campaign cycle.
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Candidates can make the most of your donation early in the cycle, so donate part of your total donation, now.
Come back in a month or so, and donate again, after additional candidates have launched their campaign websites, to support them too.
Finally, save part of your donation for the general election, after we know who our nominees will be in important races with contested Democratic primaries.
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Remember, if we flip five seats, we can break the Republican Supermajority in the Kansas Legislature.
So, let’s take a look at some of those flippable seats.
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This ongoing thread can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2026/06/sunflower-democrats.html
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Allison Hougland — Dist. 15
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