FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2025
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Senator Cindy Holscher announced she’s been endorsed by more than two dozen leaders across Kansas in her campaign for governor. With a campaign focused on real solutions for Kansas families, leaders from across the state understand Cindy’s the right choice to move Kansas forward.
The list of endorsers include current and former legislators, city and county officials, and school board members. They join former Governor John Carlin, who endorsed Senator Holscher last week.
“I am humbled to announce the endorsements of so many incredible leaders who have worked to make our communities stronger and more affordable,” said Senator Cindy Holscher. “As governor, I will work with these leaders and many more to find common-sense solutions for the real problems facing Kansas families.”
The New Endorsements Announced by Senator Holscher Include:
- State Senator Marci Francisco
- Former State Senator Janis Lee
- Former State Senator Jeff Pittman
- State Representative Linda Featherston
- State Representative Heather Meyer
- State Representative Brooklynne Mosley
- State Representative KC Ohaebosim
- State Representative Jarrod Ousley
- State Representative Louis Ruiz
- State Representative Susan Ruiz
- Former State Representative Dave Benson
- Former State Representative Steve Crum
- Former State Representative Gene Rardin
- Johnson Co. Commissioner Janee Hanzlick
- Overland Park Councilman Sam Passer
- Former De Soto City Councilwoman Courtney Tripp
- Former Shawnee City Council President Lindsey Constance
- JCCC Board Member Dawn Rattan
- JCCC Board Member Laura Smith-Everett
- Blue Valley School Board Member Jodie Dietz
- Blue Valley School Board Member Gina Knapp
- De Soto School Board Member Calley Malloy
- Shawnee Mission School Board Member April Boyd-Noronha
- Former Olathe School Board Member Amy Martin
- Former Olathe School Board Member Kristin Schultz
Cindy Holscher’s Real Solutions for Real Kansans agenda includes:
- Protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Investing in public education
- Providing tax relief for working and middle class Kansans, not billionaires
- Fighting to ensure Kansas families can afford to live and work here
- Lowering the cost of healthcare, housing and childcare
- Standing up for children, seniors, veterans and our farmers
About Senator Cindy Holscher
Senator Cindy Holscher was drawn into public service due to her commitment to public education. In 2016, she walked with a group of education advocates from Shawnee, KS, to Topeka twice to bring attention to the underfunding of public schools under the Brownback administration. Holscher was then elected to the State House of Representatives in 2016 – where she co-founded the Women’s Bipartisan Caucus and helped end the failed Brownback experiment. In 2020, she was elected to the State Senate.
As a legislator, Holscher has prioritized tax cuts for working families and the middle class, funding for public schools, strengthening the economy, and lowering the cost of living. Her efforts helped bring down costs for all Kansans by ending the sales tax on food, eliminating the tax on Social Security, and passing child care tax credits.
Holscher’s grandparents were tenant farmers, her dad was a Marine and construction worker, and her mom worked as a janitor at the local grade school. They raised Cindy with common sense, Midwest values, and a love of our country. Holscher is a first generation college graduate. Cindy and her husband Greg have lived in Kansas for over 25 years. Their three children are all recent graduates of the state’s outstanding public schools.
For more information about Holscher and the campaign, visit CindyforKansas.com.
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