DemocratCandidate / challenger

Colin McRoberts

U.S. House candidate, KS-01 - candidate

Sources

37

linked public trail

Issues

10/14

with evidence

Records

16

documented items

Online

15

observations

Source mix

37 total

9 primary13 secondary15 social

Latest source access: May 20, 2026

Source Trail
BackgroundWho They Are

Colin McRoberts is profiled here for U.S. House candidate, KS-01 as a Democratic. Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appea... https://www.kwch.com/2025/09/17/colin-mcroberts-files-1st-congressional-district-seat/. These biography/status records are descriptive background only; no policy position is inferred from identity, faith, family, or associations.

Party
Democrat
Office
U.S. House candidate, KS-01
Occupation
Associate Teaching Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Business
Hometown
Lawrence, Kansas (Douglas County)
Family
A professor at the University of Kansas (scientist and bestselling author -- name not confirmed in sources); Yes, raised family in Lawrence (number not specified)
Campaign or official page
colinforkansas.com/
Issue overviewWhere They Stand on Big Issues

Position summary

Shown first when sourced

Dated actions

16 items on file

Online signals

15 observed

Actions and source trailActions and Decisions

This profile links 16 public items across 9 of the 14 issue areas. Examples include: Abortion / life: Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid... Education / curriculum / schools: Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closu... Education / curriculum / schools: KU School of Business Faculty Page. Economy / jobs / labor: Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Me... Public online activity is listed separately as context.

How to read this section

Dated actions appear here when a linked source supports them. Candidate statements, reporting, and public online activity are labeled where they appear.

  • Abortion / life1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • LGBT / gender / parental rights0 documented items
  • Education / curriculum / schools2 documented items, 1 online observation
  • Religious liberty / church / civic morality0 documented items
  • Taxes / spending / debt0 documented items
  • Economy / jobs / labor3 documented items, 2 online observations
  • Guns / Second Amendment0 documented items
  • Immigration / border1 documented item, 3 online observations
  • Health care / insurance / Medicaid1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Election integrity / voting / courts1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Public safety / law enforcement / criminal justice5 documented items, 1 online observation
  • Agriculture / rural economy / water1 documented item, 2 online observations
  • Local governance / transparency / ethics1 documented item, 2 online observations
  • Environment / energy / land use0 documented items, 1 online observation
Social/online observationsPublic Online Activity

15 public online items are tied to issue areas. Additional online activity is treated as context, not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Abortion / life

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Education / curriculum / schools

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Economy / jobs / labor

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Economy / jobs / labor

    Across the captured public feed, McRoberts posts most often about federal accountability, executive power, and the role of Congress. In the coded Bluesky harvest, those subjects account for 24 of 62 original posts, or 39 percent of his original posts (harvest). On May 8, 2026, he posted, "Two signatures of the Trump administration: doing a bad job and lying about it." (source). On October 23, 2025, he wrote, "The th...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Immigration / border

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Immigration / border

    On national and foreign-policy issues, McRoberts' feed centers on presidential power, federal law enforcement, courts, research funding, tariffs, food aid, and war powers. On January 13, 2026, he posted, "There's no reason to hold ICE to a lower standard than local cops--and nothing stopping the GOP majority from solving a problem for a change. But they won't. So let's elect some politicians with practical solutions...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • InstagramRelated issue: Immigration / border

    McRoberts' active public footprint is strongest on Bluesky, where the campaign account had 201 followers, 65 following, and 97 posts at capture (harvest). His Instagram account listed 349 followers, 97 following, and 98 posts, with the bio, "Running to flip the 1st, bringing real leadership to the Kansas 1st Congressional District. Official campaign account. www.colinforkansas.com" (source). His LinkedIn profile pre...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Health care / insurance / Medicaid

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Election integrity / voting / courts

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Public safety / law enforcement / criminal justice

    On national and foreign-policy issues, McRoberts' feed centers on presidential power, federal law enforcement, courts, research funding, tariffs, food aid, and war powers. On January 13, 2026, he posted, "There's no reason to hold ICE to a lower standard than local cops--and nothing stopping the GOP majority from solving a problem for a change. But they won't. So let's elect some politicians with practical solutions...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Agriculture / rural economy / water

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Agriculture / rural economy / water

    Across the captured public feed, McRoberts posts most often about federal accountability, executive power, and the role of Congress. In the coded Bluesky harvest, those subjects account for 24 of 62 original posts, or 39 percent of his original posts (harvest). On May 8, 2026, he posted, "Two signatures of the Trump administration: doing a bad job and lying about it." (source). On October 23, 2025, he wrote, "The th...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Across the captured period the feed contains no original Bluesky posts about abortion policy, marriage policy, religious-liberty policy, water rights, the Ogallala Aquifer, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures, or Medicaid expansion (harvest). Healthcare appears mainly through immigration enforcement, scientific research, and agency-accountability posts rather than a sustained district-healthcare thread. The campaign...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Campaign website: is active and links Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky accounts from the footer. It uses a campaign-paid footer identifying "Colin for Kansas Committee" and a Lawrence PO Box.

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • BlueskyRelated issue: Environment / energy / land use

    On national and foreign-policy issues, McRoberts' feed centers on presidential power, federal law enforcement, courts, research funding, tariffs, food aid, and war powers. On January 13, 2026, he posted, "There's no reason to hold ICE to a lower standard than local cops--and nothing stopping the GOP majority from solving a problem for a change. But they won't. So let's elect some politicians with practical solutions...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

Faith affiliationWhere They Worship

Colin McRoberts: No church identified. This faith/worship note is descriptive only and is not used to infer any policy position.

Campaign financeDonor/Funding Information

Finance snapshot

; coverageStart: 2025-07-01; coverageEnd: 2026-03-31; totalReceipts: 40747.79; totalContributions: 40428.5; totalIndividualContributions: 40079.9; itemizedIndividualContributions: 30989; unitemizedIndividualContributions: 9090.9; partyCommitteeContributions: 0; otherCommitteeContributions: 0; candidateContributions: 348.6; transfersFromOtherAuthorizedCommittees: 0; totalLoansReceived: 0; candidateLoans: 0; offsetsToOperatingExpenditures: 319.29; totalDisbursements: 32967.12; operatingExpenditures: 32967.12; endingCashOnHand: 7780.67; debtsOwedToCommittee: 0; debtsOwedByCommittee: 1248.75

Reporting period

Most recent public filing reviewed

Source: Reviewed public records

Research trailSources

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