Important Note: The Labor Beacon does not and will not endorse, or donate to, candidates. Always check with your own union to see if their endorsements differ.
Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council
Endorsements below are those that the Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council has provided to The Labor Beacon to report on and are only applicable for the primary election on August 4th, 2026.
KANSAS
Congress
CD 3 Sharice Davids
CD 4 Chris Carmichael
Governor
Ethan Corson
Ty Masterson
Insurance Commissioner
Dinah Sykes
State House
HD 6 Frank Henderson
HD 14 Sherry Giebler
HD 15 Allison Hougland
HD 19 Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
HD 22 Reed Krewson
HD 24 Jarrod Ousley
HD 33 Emily Blanks
HD 36 Lynn Melton
HD 37 Dr. Melissa Oropeza
HD 41 Jeff Pittman
HD 48 Dan Osman
HD 49 Nikki McDonald
HD 83 Henry Helgerson
HD 108 Brandon Woodard
Johnson County
BOCC District 5 Greg Mitchell
Tri-County AFL-CIO of Eastern Kansas
Endorsements below are those that the Tri-County AFL-CIO of Eastern Kansas has provided to The Labor Beacon to report on and are only applicable for the primary election on August 4th, 2026.
Governor
Ethan Corson
Attorney General
Chris Mann
Insurance Commissioner
Dinah Sykes
Congress
Sharice L. Davids
STATE HOUSE
HD 6 Frank Henderson
HD 14 Sherry Giebler
HD 15 Allison Hougland
HD 16 Linda Featherston
HD 18 Cindy Neighbor
HD 19 Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
HD 20 Mari-Lynn Poskin
HD 21 Jerry Stogsdill
HD 22 Reed Krewson
HD 23 Susan Ruiz
HD 24 Jarrod Ousley
HD 25 Rui Xu
HD 28 Bryan Mouber
HD 29 Heather Meyer
HD 31 Christian A. Ramirez
HD 32 Pam Curtis
HD 33 Emily Blanks
HD 34 Valdenia C. Winn
HD 35 Wanda Brownlee Paige
HD 36 Lynn Melton
HD 37 Dr. Melissa Oropeza
HD 39 Zach Maier
HE 41 Jeff Pittman
HD 42 Mike Stieben
HD 43 Kristen Schultz
HD 48 Dan Osman
HD 49 Nikki McDonald
HD 78 Tim Lundberg
HD 108 Brandon Woodard
Johnson County
BOCC District 1 Becky Fast
BOCC District 5 Greg Mitchel
BOCC Chair Mike Kelly
District Court Division 10 Bill L Klapper
Prarie Village Mayor Cole Robinson
District Court Division 5 Tony Martinez
District Court Division 6 Kate Lynch
