Early voting has started, and we’re in the home stretch ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
It’s a much-watched election, featuring races up and down the ballot at all levels of government impacting Johnson Countians — from a U.S. Senate seat to places on the county commission to deciding a new mayor for Prairie Village.
Ahead of the start of early voting last week, the Post published candidates’ responses to our five-item questionnaires that we created with the input of readers.
There were some common themes across races — affordability, property taxes, education. But there were also some questions that may not have come up as much on the campaign trail or in the ubiquitous flyers you’re finding in your mailbox.
That’s why we do this each election cycle. We aim to put the power in readers’ hands, give them the chance to ask the questions they care about, and not leave it up to the politicians, pundits and political consultants.
You may have missed candidates’ responses when we published them last week, and you might still be making up your mind for some races.
Below, you can peruse candidates’ responses to the issues that matter most to you; hop around to the races that you’re still undecided on or care most about.
You’re the voter: The choice is yours.
U.S. Senate
- Prices and tariffs
- The war with Iran
- How ICE operates
- Medicaid and rural hospitals
- Checks on the executive branch
U.S. House (Third Congressional District)
- Housing affordability
- The war with Iran
- Immigration enforcement
- The safety net
- Independence and partisanship
Governor
- Property taxes
- Special education funding
- Medicaid and federal cuts
- The state budget
- Sheriffs and ICE
Attorney General
- What the job is for
- Immigration enforcement
- Prosecuting voter fraud
- Scams, fraud and privacy
- Transgender policies
Secretary of State
- Early voting site closures
- Voter data
- Proof of citizenship
- Impartial administration
- Mail ballots under pressure
Kansas State Board of Education
- Special education funding
- Reading and literacy
- Parents’ rights and controversial books
- School vaccinations
- Proving schools’ value to taxpayers
Kansas House
- Property taxes
- Public schools and special ed funding
- Housing affordability
- Data centers
- Chiefs stadium deal
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