Cindy Holscher
No current office on record. Latest office: Kansas Senate, district 8, 2021–2025. Kansas State Senator, District 8. Running for Governor of Kansas, general election Nov 3, 2026. Full record
116 = 101 on what they have done + 11 of the candidate's own claims + 4 identity links.
What they have done
Latest on record: Voted no (veto override) on HB 2729 (2025-2026), Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the woman's-right-to know act, in Apr 2026.
- Kansas Senate, district 8 2021–2025
- Kansas House of Representatives, district 16 2017–2020
- Ranking Minority Member, Government Efficiency 2025–2026
- Ranking Minority Member, Public Health and Welfare 2025–2026
- Minority Whip, Kansas Senate minority party (Democratic) caucus 2024–?
- Ranking Minority Member, Financial Institutions and Insurance 2023–2024
- Ranking minority member, Financial Institutions and Insurance 2021–2022
Paper shows 5 of 7 rows; the rest are on screen and in the record.
office, role or ? no end date won won primary pending.
Top topics 58 facts
Other topics, not ranked: 2.
Facts by kind
Counts of facts collected for this record, not totals of all they have done.
Table
| Title | Years |
|---|---|
| Kansas Senate, district 8 | 2021–2025 |
| Kansas House of Representatives, district 16 | 2017–2020 |
| Ranking Minority Member, Government Efficiency | 2025–2026 |
| Ranking Minority Member, Public Health and Welfare | 2025–2026 |
| Minority Whip, Kansas Senate minority party (Democratic) caucus | 2024–? |
| Ranking Minority Member, Financial Institutions and Insurance | 2023–2024 |
| Ranking minority member, Financial Institutions and Insurance | 2021–2022 |
| Office | Result, year |
|---|---|
| Kansas House of Representatives | won primary, 2016 |
| Kansas House of Representatives | won, 2016 |
| Kansas House of Representatives | won primary, 2018 |
| Kansas House of Representatives | won, 2018 |
| Kansas Senate | won primary, 2020 |
| Kansas Senate | won, 2020 |
| Kansas Senate | won primary, 2024 |
| Kansas Senate | won, 2024 |
| Governor of Kansas | won primary, 2026 |
| Governor of Kansas | pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026) |
| Topic | Facts |
|---|---|
| Civil rights | 25 |
| Macroeconomics | 9 |
| Education | 7 |
| Government operations | 7 |
| Law and crime | 5 |
| Health | 3 |
| Other topics | 2 |
| No topic recorded | 43 |
| Kind | Facts |
|---|---|
| Office facts | 9 |
| Election facts | 10 |
| Recorded votes | 45 |
| Bills sponsored | 19 |
| Executive actions | 0 |
| Campaign money | 14 |
| Financial disclosures | 0 |
| Court cases | 1 |
| Work and business | 1 |
| Nonprofit roles | 0 |
| Education and service | 2 |
By year: 100 dated; the undated are counted under CHECKED.
| Year | Facts |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 18 |
Latest actions
- Sponsored SB 467 Enacting the use of artificial intelligence in medical decisions transparency act and requiring that all medical necessity determinations be made by a competent licensed physician or healthcare professional. Sponsored 2026
- Sponsored SB 389 Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products, diapers and incontinence products. Sponsored 2026
- Sponsored SB 143 Imposing term limits on members of the legislature but allowing additional terms conditioned on the vote in the next primary election. Sponsored 2025
- Sponsored SB 136 Limiting contributions under the campaign finance act made to political committees for the purpose of independent contributions and requiring the accounting, reporting and auditing of such independent contributions. Sponsored 2025
How they voted
Yes 11 · No 33 · Excused 1 · Not voting 0
- No, Veto override: HB 2729 (2025-2026) Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the woman's-right-to know act. Voted 2026
- No, Veto override: HB 2437 (2025-2026) Establishing the save Kansas act, authorizing the use of additional resources for verifying voter registration records, imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications, removing individuals…. Voted 2026
No vote cast: HB 2749 (2023-2024).
2017–2026. Votes collected for this record; it holds no total of votes cast.
Community: nonprofit roles
Where we looked
No record found in ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer full-text search…; ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer organization search; ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer people (officer)…; and 1 more as of .Nonprofit roles only; the data has no category for other community or volunteer work.
Analysis: likely positions
Highest confidence first. Predictions drawn from the record, not facts.
opposes bills that restrict abortion
Likely to oppose bills that restrict abortion, by voting no or, as governor, by vetoing. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Wrong if: She votes for, or as governor signs, a bill that restricts abortion, such as a waiting-period, reporting or born-alive… continues in the record not tested against later actions. Details
opposes bills that tighten voting and election rules
Likely to oppose bills that tighten voting and election rules, by voting no or, as governor, by vetoing. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Wrong if: She votes for, or as governor signs, a bill that tightens voting rules, such as an earlier deadline for receiving advance… continues in the record not tested against later actions. Details
opposes bills that limit protections for transgender people
Likely to oppose bills that limit protections for transgender people, such as limits on gender transition care, school… continues in the record Based on: 1 2 3 4 5. Wrong if: She votes for, or as governor signs, a bill whose official title limits gender transition care, restricts school sports… continues in the record not tested against later actions. Details
Confidence: medium. Not tested: no later decisions checked.
How the record was checked
Finding nothing is not proof of nothing.
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| Evidence | Facts |
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| Official record | 100 |
| Secondary source | 5 |
| Self-reported | 11 |
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Spot-check | 18 correct, 0 wrong, 2 partly correct, 0 could not be checked, of 20 |
| Re-check | 2 correct after corrections, 0 not correct, of 2 |
| Sources | 100 archived, 0 not archived, of 100 |
| Searches | 177 found, 47 found nothing, of 224 |
Low-confidence facts are counted in the charts, never listed by themselves.
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