Kansas Republican senate president announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
KANSAS, UNITED STATES, JUL 20 – Masterson joins a crowded Republican primary aiming to unseat term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly, focusing on lowering property taxes, reducing crime, and cutting $2 billion in state taxes as Senate president.
- Ty Masterson, Kansas Senate President, has announced his candidacy for the 2026 gubernatorial race among Republicans seeking to reclaim the governorship.
- Democratic Governor Laura Kelly, who has held office since 2019, cannot run again in 2026 due to state term limits.
- The Republican field includes former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, and Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
- Masterson, identifying as a 'results-oriented conservative laborer and businessman,' aims to provide a strong Republican option.
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20-year-old Robert Arnold running for SD governor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Robert Arnold of Pierre, S.D., turned 20 years old Saturday, a big day in and of itself as he strives to reach an even bigger milestone; the Dakota State University student is running for governor of South Dakota in 2026. "The way I see it, the people who have been in charge have been kind of running us into the ground for quite a few years, and we need a change," Arnold said. Warriors and Walleyes honors our nati…


Loving Village councilor declares Democratic bid for New Mexico lieutenant governor
Jackie Lee Onsurez, a Loving Village councilor and engineer at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant outside of Carlsbad is seeking New Mexico's second highest office. (Courtesy of Jackie Lee Onsuarez)Jackie Lee Onsuarez, a self-described “outsider to Santa Fe,” is pursuing an office on the fourth floor of the Roundhouse in his bid to be New Mexico’s next Democratic lieutenant governor. Onsuarez, 58, currently works as a senior staff specialist at the…
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