Democrat · U.S. Senate, Kansas
Sources for Jason Hart
32 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- Hart is listed as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas
- FEC candidate ID is S6KS00304
- Type of candidacy is Challenger
- Hart for Senate is Hart's principal campaign committee
- Committee ID is C00942391
- Registration date is 2026-03-06
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Douglas County / Modus Elections Software · 2026-05-19
Candidate Filing Information - August 4, 2026 Primary Electioncandidatefiling.us
- U.S. Senator table lists Jason Hart (D), Wichita
- Date filed is 2026-03-16
- Filing method is Fee
- Homepage identifies Hart as running for U.S. Senate
- Homepage says Hart has spent 21+ years serving Kansans, prosecuting child abuse, advocating for families, and mentoring the next generation
- Homepage lists the campaign's ten policy-priority headings
- Biography says Hart grew up in Russell, Beloit, Wellington, and Dodge City
- Biography says Hart earned scholarships to the University of Kansas for college and law school
- Biography says Hart worked in Dodge City, Shawnee County District Attorney's Office, Kansas Attorney General's Office, and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Campaign lists congressional authority, veterans, healthcare, immigration, rural Kansas, shared dignity, education, reproductive rights, Big Tech, and democratic values
- Healthcare section supports expanding Medicare and Medicaid, breaking up vertically integrated markets, and separating health insurance from employment
- Rural Kansas section supports water conservation incentives, foreign markets for farmers/ranchers, and breaking up vertically integrated markets
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U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas · 2026-05-19
Kansas man sentenced to 30 years in prison for child pornography productionjustice.gov
- DOJ says Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart prosecuted a Kansas child-sexual-abuse-materials production case
- Release was published 2025-07-28
- DOJ District of Kansas case example: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/kansas-man-sentenced-30-years-prison-child-porn-production
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U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas · 2026-05-19
El Dorado man sentenced for child pornography distributionjustice.gov
- DOJ says Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart prosecuted a child-sexual-abuse-materials distribution case
- Release was published 2025-08-14
- DOJ: Cases prosecuted by Hart
Reporting and Public Context
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KMUW / Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Democratic candidate in U.S. Senate race opens arms to Kansas Republicans lost 'in the wilderness'kmuw.org
- Article reports Hart quit his Assistant U.S. Attorney job in early March 2026
- Article reports Hart moved from independent to Republican in February 2026 and later to Democrat
- Article reports Hart worked in Dodge City, Shawnee County DA's office, Kansas AG's office, and U.S. Attorney's Office
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KCUR / Kansas News Service · 2026-05-19
Who's running to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate in 2026?kcur.org
- Guide identifies Hart as a Wichita Democrat and former federal prosecutor
- Guide says Hart worked under Democratic and Republican officials and was an assistant attorney general in Kansas
- Guide says Hart specialized in child exploitation and cybercrime cases
- Kansas Reflector: Hart opens arms to Republicans
- white, male, Christian, hetero, 2A-friendly, LEO-friendly - Kansas Reflector, March 23, 2026, https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/23/democratic-candidate-in-u-s-senate-race-opens-arms-to-kansas-republicans-lost-in-the-w...
- prayerful and tearful discussions with my wife and family - Kansas Reflector, March 23, 2026, https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/23/democratic-candidate-in-u-s-senate-race-opens-arms-to-kansas-republicans-lost-in-the-w...
- Avvo: Jason Hart profile
- Hays Post: Students urge polling site
- Hays Post: 2026 budget/mill levy
- Hays Post: 2024 election results
- Hays Post: Candidate Profile
- Hays Post: Candidates disagree on campus polling
- Prism News: Kansas law blocked 31,000 eligible voters
Public Online Activity
13 sources- API readback showed display name Hart for Kansas
- API readback showed 6 followers, 2 follows, and 59 posts
- API readback showed account creation date 2026-03-06
- 2026-03-16 post says Hart filed to run for U.S. Senate
- Post names family bills, health, veterans, immigration, Big Tech, and AI as focus areas
- API readback showed 7 likes and 1 repost
- 2026-03-31 post says Hart attended ICT SOS's 15th Anniversary Celebration
- Post says he worked with ICT SOS on prevention education and, as a prosecutor, on sex-offender accountability and survivor support
- 2026-04-22 post says Hart attended Politics and Pastries in Hesston hosted by Harvey County Farm Bureau Association
- Post says he heard from farmers across the political spectrum
- For Kansas-specific issues, Hart's feed names rural healthcare, agriculture, severe-weather forecasting, and county-level campaign stops. On April 22, he wrote that he heard from farmers "across the political spectrum"....
- 2026-04-28 post says Hart's family attended Little Apple Pride
- Post says everyone should feel safe and supported being themselves
- 2026-05-11 thread says Hart opposes vouchers
- Thread says Hart would pursue full funding of special education
- 2026-05-11 thread says Hart opposes the war in Iran
- Thread calls for investigation and accountability
- 2026-05-11 thread says Hart opposes tariffs
- Thread says Congress should curtail presidential tariff power
- Hart's public alignment signal is built more through events and organizations than through reposts. The captured Bluesky feed contains no reposts from other accounts and no shared posts from Democratic primary opponents...
- Hart's national and foreign-policy posts are present but less frequent than healthcare, agriculture, campaign events, and biography. On April 23, he posted, "When troops are in active operations, accountability matters...
- Hart's platform footprint spans several accounts, with low visible engagement in the captured metrics. His campaign website links to Facebook, Instagram, [Bluesky](https:/
- Facebook: Hart for Kansas / KansansHaveHart — 281 likes visible as of 2026-05-11 — page located; post details walled logged out.
- The public Facebook page Hart for Kansas / KansansHaveHart exposes 281 likes as of 2026-05-11.
- YouTube: Hart for Kansas / @kansanshavehart — 7 public Shorts in RSS, channel published 2026-03-10; subscriber count not exposed in RSS/logged-out capture.
- LinkedIn: Jason Hart — profile located by logged-out search; LinkedIn page was walled for activity detail.
