Kansas 1st District
Tracey Mann (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Tracey Mann
Republican · holds this seat today
A-Liberty Score A-On the liberty side in 114 of 127 votes and bills.
Raised $1,793,300 since January 2025: 46% from PACs and other committees, 32% transfers and other income, 22% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Lauren Reinhold
Democrat · former Social Security Administration attorney, immigration lawyer
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Reinhold, and what Reinhold has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $136,351 since January 2025: 94% from people, 3% the candidate’s own money, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Kansas: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Lauren Reinhold, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Reinhold, so the grade above comes from this list: what Reinhold has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Said taxes should be raised on capital gains, on corporations that pay their chief executives highly, and on rich wage earners.
“We need to tax capital gains, corporations that pay their CEOs outrageously and rich wage earners.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Higher taxes on capital, corporations and high earners is against liberty on free markets.
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Said housing and health care costs should be paid for by taxing the rich.
“You know how we can afford it? Tax the rich. Period.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Calling for higher taxes on the wealthy to fund programs is against liberty on free markets.
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Said Congress has let the administration take control of tariffs.
“Congress has let this presidential administration take control of tariffs,”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She objects to who controls tariffs and does not say she opposes broad tariffs, so the line does not settle the measure.
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Said ICE is acting beyond its role and that the House should investigate it and hold it to account.
“ICE is wildly veering all over everybody in this country, rather than staying in its lane”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She calls for oversight of ICE and not for ending it or opposing deportations, so the words do not settle the measure.
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Her campaign site calls for border security together with a path to citizenship for people already in communities.
“It’s time for common-sense immigration reform that secures our borders while providing a fair path to citizenship for those already contributing to our communities.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Securing the border is the with side and a path to citizenship is the against side, so one sentence holding both does not settle the measure.
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Said Congress needs to make ICE operate as it should under the law.
“Congress needs to get ICE back operating as it should be under the law,”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She calls for oversight of ICE and not for ending it or opposing deportations, so the words do not settle the measure.
Also on the ballot
Steven Jacob (Libertarian).
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