Democrat · U.S. House candidate, KS-01
Sources for Colin McRoberts
37 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
9 sources- McRoberts is listed as a Democratic candidate for U.S. House Kansas District 1, candidate ID H6KS01195
- FEC lists the candidate as a challenger
- Statement of Candidacy was filed Sept. 16, 2025
- Colin for Kansas is an active quarterly House principal campaign committee
- Committee ID is C00919860
- Registration date is Sept. 16, 2025
- Campaign homepage identifies McRoberts as running to flip the Kansas First
- Homepage links Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky campaign accounts
- Footer says paid for by Colin for Kansas Committee with a Lawrence PO Box
- Campaign biography says McRoberts was born in Texas and chose Kansas with his wife to start a family
- Campaign biography says he teaches law and negotiation at KU School of Business
- Campaign biography says Oakley town hall led him to run
- Issue page lists House expansion, healthcare, accountability, research funding, agriculture/USAID, Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security, personal freedom, labor, education, and equality
- Personal Freedom plank says he would vote against a federal abortion ban and protect privacy for reproductive healthcare
- Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security plank connects federal cuts to rural hospital risk
- Policy page proposes small-farm tariff offsets
- Policy page proposes a proximate-ownership test for farm benefits
- Policy page proposes ending or sharply limiting presidential tariff powers
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Colin for Kansas campaign · 2026-05-19
McRoberts files for 1st Congressional District seatcolinforkansas.com
- Campaign announcement says McRoberts announced candidacy for Kansas's 1st Congressional District
- Announcement lists priorities on tariffs, USAID, small-business tariff exemptions, right to repair, farm bill, USDA employees, law-enforcement funding, immigration reform, and research funding
- KU lists McRoberts as Associate Teaching Professor in Marketing and Business Law
- KU lists J.D. Harvard Law School 2004 and B.A. Trinity University 2001
- KU lists selected publications on conspiracy theory and pseudolaw
- FEC Committee - Colin for Kansas (C00919860)
- FEC committee page: https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00919860/
- fec.gov/data/committee/C00919860
Reporting and Public Context
13 sources- KDP lists Colin McRoberts under US Congress District 1
- KDP cautions readers to reference the Secretary of State for filed candidates
- KWCH reported McRoberts announced his plan to run for Congress
- KWCH summarized candidate priorities from the launch
- KWCH reported the seat was held by Rep. Tracey Mann
- Hays Post reported McRoberts appeared at Democracy Fest in Hays
- Hays Post reported he framed himself as a businessman and negotiator
- Hays Post reported he cited executive-overreach examples
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Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Lawrence Democrats take aim at Kansas Republican's congressional seatkansasreflector.com
- Kansas Reflector profiled McRoberts and Lauren Reinhold in the Democratic KS-01 race
- Profile discusses Lawrence's placement in KS-01 and McRoberts' district strategy
- Kansas Reflector - "Lawrence Democrats take aim at Kansas Republican's congressional seat" (Jan 5, 2026)
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Yahoo / Topeka Capital-Journal · 2026-05-19
Hold ICE to same standard as local police. Here's howyahoo.com
- Candidate-authored opinion column argues for amending Section 1983 to cover federal agents
- Column identifies McRoberts as a Democrat running in the 1st Congressional District
- Personal/Consulting Website: colin-mcroberts.com
- Vasher McRoberts LLC
- colin-mcroberts.com
- Rate My Professors: ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2506562
- Rate My Professors - Colin McRoberts
- ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2506562
- Take Back Congress Profile: take-bac-congress.us/team/colin-mcroberts
- Take Back Congress - Colin McRoberts Profile
- take-bac-congress.us/team/colin-mcroberts
- Colin McRoberts - Ballotpedia
- Aeon Magazine - Colin McRoberts Author Page
- Skeptical Inquirer - "A Skeptic on the ConspiraSea Cruise"
- Kansas Public Radio - "When Experts Attack: ConspiraSea Cruise"
- State Bar of Texas - Kenneth Colin McRoberts
Public Online Activity
15 sources- McRoberts linked an ICE / constitutional-rights explainer using his son's Lego creation
- Local harvest recorded 3 likes, 3 reposts, 0 replies, 0 quotes
- McRoberts posted from the Kansas Rural Center Food and Farm Conference
- Local harvest recorded 3 likes, 0 reposts, 0 replies, 0 quotes
- For KS-01 district engagement, McRoberts posts about campaign travel, Hays, Dodge City, Abilene, Manhattan, Chambers of Commerce, farm groups, tariffs, USAID, the Kansas Rural Center, and a Hutchinson wild-horse program...
- McRoberts posted that ICE violence could be curbed by amending Section 1983
- Local harvest recorded 4 likes, 3 reposts, 0 replies, 0 quotes
- McRoberts posted about holding ICE to the same standard as local police
- Local harvest recorded 6 likes, 3 reposts, 2 replies, 1 quote
- 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 rea...
- McRoberts posted about USAID, Kansas agriculture, and his opponent
- Local harvest recorded 4 likes, 1 repost, 0 replies, 0 quotes
- McRoberts posted from Hays during district travel
- Local harvest recorded 550 likes, 75 reposts, 6 replies, 1 quote
- Audience response on McRoberts' own Bluesky posts is highest when he links district travel to a wider political frame. His October 18, 2025 Hays post drew 550 likes, 75 reposts, 6 replies, and 1 quote as of May 11, 2026...
- McRoberts posted that he opposed redistricting even if it would help him
- Local harvest recorded 11 likes, 3 reposts, 0 replies, 0 quotes
- 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 3...
- 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...
- Instagram: @colinforkansas -- 349 followers, 97 following, 98 posts -- active. Bio text: "Running to flip the 1st, bringing real leadership to the Kansas 1st Congressional District. Official campaign account. www.co
- Instagram: @colinforkansas
- McRoberts' public amplification network is concentrated on Kansas Democrats, campaign supporters, reform advocates, and national legal or political-commentary accounts. He reposted Mr. Beat after the educator wrote, "Da...
- Reposted Mr. Beat, 2026-04-15: "Day 104 of #projectnocap It was great to see Colin McRoberts again tonight. In case y'all forgot, he has added Uncapping the House to his platform, and so I ha
- Facebook: facebook.com/colinforkansas
- Facebook - Colin for Kansas
- facebook.com/colinforkansas
- YouTube: Colin McRoberts for Congress -- active channel located through campaign-linked videos; selected campaign videos below.
- LinkedIn: Colin McRoberts -- Lawrence, Kansas; "Colin for Kansas"; 1K followers, 500+ connections; 35 posts and 1 article visible in search preview as of 2026-05-11.
- Profile URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-mcroberts
- X / Twitter: @mcroberts_colin -- indexed account shows joined September 2014, 39 following, 11 followers; no current campaign activity found in search capture.
