Republican · KS House District 111
Sources for Barb Wasinger
35 public sources used in researching this candidate. Every claim in the profile traces back to one or more of these URLs.
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Primary Records
10 sources- Barb Wasinger is the Republican House member for District 111, Ellis County
- House service is listed as 2019-present
- Wasinger chairs General Government Budget and serves as vice chair of Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission / Kansas.gov · 2026-05-19
House 2026 Election Cycle Candidate Reportskansas.gov
- District 111 lists Wasinger, Barb with AT and 202601 report links
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission · 2026-05-19
Appointment of Treasurer or Candidate Committee Form - Barbara K Wasingerkansas.gov
- Office sought is State Representative District 111
- Treasurer is Jeff Pinkney
- Amended statement executed Jan. 4, 2024
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission · 2026-05-19
Campaign Finance Receipts and Expenditures Report - Barbara K Wasingerkansas.gov
- 2025 receipts were $11,134.20
- 2025 expenditures were $31,179.60
- Cash on hand at close was $17,133.63
- Kansas House District 111: Barb Wasinger 7,739 votes, 73.25%; Joseph Burt Lantz IV 2,826 votes, 26.75%
- Kansas SOS 2024 General Election Official Results
- Kansas SOS 2024 Results
- HB 2433 clarifies county authority over water transfers and appropriation
- Rep. Barb Wasinger is listed as original and current sponsor
- Bill status is signed by governor
- Campaign site states approach of listening, working together, and getting things done
- Campaign site lists results on taxes, education, fentanyl, online pornography, FHSU, Medicaid/foster care, overregulation, and Kansas values
- Campaign site links Facebook and Instagram
- Older campaign site lists promises made and promises kept
- Older campaign site cites Northwest Corridor funding
- Older campaign site says Wasinger worked to protect human life and reduce regulations
- Campaign biography lists Hays residence, family, business ownership, prior city and county service, church/community service, and St. Catherine University degree
- Barb Wasinger - About (campaign site)
- barbforkansas.com/about
- KS Legislature: Rep. Wasinger
- KS Legislature: Rep. Barb Wasinger (2023-24)
Reporting and Public Context
23 sources- Kansas Truth Caucus lists Rep. Barb Wasinger as vice-chair
- Caucus describes itself around limited government, individual liberty, free enterprise, traditional values, tax reform, education, and defending the unborn
- Kansas Truth Caucus: she is listed as vice-chair of a caucus describing itself around limited government, individual liberty, free enterprise, traditional values, education, tax reform, and defending the unborn. Source:...
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Local legislators to prioritize property taxes during 2026 sessionhayspost.com
- Wasinger said top priorities included controlling spending, balancing the state budget, and addressing taxes
- Wasinger said Kansas needs a more equitable way to impose property taxes
- Wasinger questioned whether increased education spending is producing reading and math results
- Gov. Kelly signed HB 2433 on Mar. 20, 2026
- Hays Post describes Wasinger as sponsor and champion of the bill
- Article ties the bill to Edwards County water-transfer regulations and the Hays/Russell R9 Ranch dispute
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Kansas Press Association / Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Kansas Legislature's GOP supermajority embraces rule that skirts debate, muffles dissentkspress.com
- Article reports Wasinger made a motion of the previous question during the SB 244 veto override debate
- Article reports the House passed the motion and then completed the override 87-37
- Public Reddit thread criticized Wasinger after SB 244 and linked to local coverage
- Used only as community-reaction lead, not as proof of candidate conduct
- KSN Election Guide: Barbara Wasinger
- KSN: Election Guide
- KSN Election Guide
- Church URL: https://www.stj-church.com/
- https://www.stj-church.com/
- Wasinger publicly identifies as a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays, and her campaign biography says she serves there as a lector and an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Church website: https://www.s...
- Vote Smart: Biography
- Vote Smart Biography
- justfacts.votesmart.org
- Vote Smart: Barb Wasinger
- Vote Smart: Key Votes
- HaysPost: Wasinger vs. Hammond race
- Wikipedia: Barb Wasinger
- Ballotpedia: Barbara Wasinger
- HaysPost: KS House District 111 profile
- 2024 Hays Post questionnaire: property tax reduction and school funding were top issues; she named cybersecurity and administrative rules/regulations as priorities; she opposed Medicaid expansion as likely to remove "we...
- Hays Post candidate questionnaire, Oct. 30, 2024
- 2023 transgender sports bill: Kansas Reflector reported she led the House push and said "Biological men should not be competing against women." Source: [Kansas Reflector, Feb. 23, 2023](https://kansasreflector.com/2023/...
- Kansas Reflector transgender youth legislation, Feb. 23, 2023
- 2024 Hays Post election-night story: she emphasized property tax relief, cybersecurity, water, private water ownership through LEMAs, seniors, and education funding. Source: [Hays Post, Nov. 7, 2024](https://hayspost.co...
- Hays Post - Fourth Term
- HaysPost: Rep. Wasinger looks forward to fourth term
- Hays Post spending/special education coffee, Mar. 10, 2025
- 2025 legislative coffee: she said Kansas had been overspending and needed to stop, discussed CPI/valuation incentives for property tax restraint, and described unused agency programs and Medicaid fraud concerns. Source:...
- 2024 sugaring deregulation: she argued Board of Cosmetology rules were blocking a constituent from starting a flexible business. Source: [Kansas Reflector, Apr. 1, 2024](https://kansasreflector.com/2024/04/01/kansas-leg...
- Kansas Reflector sugaring bill, Apr. 1, 2024
- 2025 legislative coffee: she defended Hays' water conservation and criticized state interference in the R9 water project. Source: Hays Post, Feb. 9, 2025.
- Hays Post water/conservation coffee, Feb. 9, 2025
- BillTrack50: Barb Wasinger
- LegiStorm: Barbara King Wasinger
- Citizensuccess indexed channels
Public Online Activity
2 sources- Sherman Smith posted on Feb. 18, 2026 that Wasinger had initiated a procedural move to end debate and go to the vote
- Barb for Kansas Facebook — accessed 2026-03-30
- Barb for Kansas Facebook
- Facebook: Barb for Kansas
