Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt made it official: she is running for Governor in the 2026 election.

The Jackson County Legislature passed an ordinance to schedule a recall election for August, but the county executive questions its legality.

Uncertainty looms on the likelihood of an August election to decide recall of Jackson County executive Frank White Jr.

Jackson County residents have called on the courts to intervene in the recall election process of County Executive Frank White.

A federal judge has ruled a Kansas law that banned pre-filled mail-in ballot applications violates the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.

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The petitioners in the lawsuit say that per the charter, the recall petition itself is an ordinance, and therefore does not require a delay of the planned election date.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt says she’s running for governor in 2026. A Republican and Wichita native, Schmidt has worked as a pharmacist for over 40 years and served in the Kansas Senate before being elected Insurance Commissioner in 2018. She was re-elected in 2022.

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt threw her hat into the ring Wednesday among candidates vying to win the Republican nomination for Kansas governor.

The Jackson County Legislature voted 9-0 to schedule a special election following the certification of more than 42,900 signatures seeking to recall White. Jackson County elected officials said they’ve heard frustrated input from residents who are angry about big hikes in Jackson County property tax assessments.

A federal judge has ruled a Kansas law that banned pre-filled mail-in ballot applications violates the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.