Kansas Democratic Party
major political party in the U.S. state of Kansas
The Kansas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Kansas. The chair of the Kansas Democratic Party is Vicki Hiatt.
Kansas Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Vicki Hiatt |
| Governor | Laura Kelly |
| Lieutenant Governor | David Toland |
| Senate Leader | Dinah Sykes |
| House Leader | Tom Sawyer |
| Founded | July 27, 1855 |
| Headquarters | Topeka, KS |
| Membership (2021) |  508,808[1] |
| Ideology | Centrism Conservatism Modern liberalism Populism |
| Political position | Center[2] |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| U.S. Senate Seats | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House Seats | 1 / 4 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 3 / 6 |
| State Senate | 11 / 40 |
| State House | 39 / 125 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
changeSince Kansas became a territory, the Democratic Party didn't have much power.
The Kansas Democratic Party has not been able to send a U.S. Senator to Washington since 1939. This is a record that no other state party in the United States has been able to beat. Kansas Democrats have not controlled the Kansas Senate since 1917.
Since the state’s founding, there have been 11 Democratic governor of Kansas, six of whom were elected after 1961.[3]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Winger, Richard. "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Laura Kelly is the only person standing between Kris Kobach and Kansas' Governor's mansion". think progress.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Office of Secretary of State.[1] Archived 2011-12-25 at the Wayback Machine "Kansas History", August 1, 2011.