Cindy Holscher
Kansas State Senator, District 8 since 2020. Won the 2026 race for Kansas Governor.
Kansas State Senator, District 8Born 1969
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Government Efficiency · ranking democratic member
- Public Health and Welfare · ranking democratic member
- Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight
- Health and Social Services Special
- Legislative Post Audit
- Pharmaceutical Studies Special
- State Budget Special
- Utilities
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Real Estate · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Schools · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Civil Procedure and Civil Actions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Elections · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Civil Procedure and Civil Actions · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Holscher sits in the Kansas State Senate
Holscher is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Pat Pettey, Dinah Sykes,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Holscher’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Kansas State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Holscher’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Holscher | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–11 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2513: Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations… | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–18 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Holscher was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas Governor | Won | D+0.7 | R+16.4 | +17.1 |
| 2024 | Kansas State Senate, District 8 | Won | D+22.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | Kansas State Senate, District 8 | Won | D+8.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | D+17.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | D+11.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Holscher has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 8 · since 2020
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 16 · 2016–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Holscher has run against
- Ty Masterson (R) · 2026 general, won
- Benee' Hudson (R) · 2024 election, won
- James Todd (R) · 2020 election, won
- Susan Huff (R) · 2018 election, won
- Amanda Grosserode (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 15 polls; Holscher’s best result was 51% (Kansas Governor).
Holscher’s polls in the database →How we know Holscher
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/9c36b31f-b9e7-43cd-8aab-6148c8f6cac8
- Wikidata Q60609936
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET