2022 AFT-Kansas Candidate Endorsements

We are pleased to announce our candidate endorsements for the 2022 General Election in Kansas on Tuesday, 8 November.

We will continue to update this page as we complete our evaluations of candidates in the upcoming election.

The last day to register to vote in Kansas is 18 October.

You can register online here and you can check to see if you are registered by looking here.

Statewide Offices

District Races

As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, your voting districts may have changed. You can see all of the new district maps on the Secretary of State's website.

Our Endorsement Process

We used two main data sets for the basis of our evaluations: past voting records/performance in office and a candidate questionnaire. Incumbent candidates' voting records and performance in office were scored by tracking votes on bills of major significance to our members, committee work, and other duties as an elected official. Those who scored above a certain threshold were put on the endorsement long list. Newcomer candidates were sent an online questionnaire with a number of yes/no questions and ample opportunities to expand on their positions; the written responses carry the most weight in the scoring of the questionnaires on a scale of 1 (best) to 4 (worst). The responses to the questionnaires were scored by staff and executive board members and then averaged. Those candidates who scored above a threshold of an average of 2.5 were put on the endorsement long list. The endorsements long list was then presented to the AFT-Kansas Board for discussion and approval.

Candidate campaign materials, public statements, and endorsements from other organizations and groups played a smaller role in determining our endorsements.