Republican · Kansas Governor
Sources for Jeff Colyer
43 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- Open
Kansas Public Disclosure Commission / Kansas.gov · 2026-05-19
Statewide Office 2026 Election Cycle Candidate Reportskansas.gov
- Colyer, Jeff is listed under gubernatorial candidates
- Index links Appointment of Treasurer and 202601 report
- Kansas Ethics filing index: SWLinks2026EC
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission · 2026-05-19
Appointment of Treasurer or Candidate Committee Form - Jeff Colyerkansas.gov
- Office sought is Governor
- Treasurer is Kyle Hoffman
- Form was executed May 12, 2025
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission · 2026-05-19
Campaign Finance Receipts and Expenditures Report - Jeff Colyerkansas.gov
- Report covers Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025
- Total contributions and other receipts were $2,070,322.09
- Total expenditures were $185,812.31
- Colyer was Kansas's 47th governor and was sworn in Jan. 31, 2018
- Colyer served in the Kansas House, Kansas Senate, and as lieutenant governor
- Biography identifies his medical education and surgeon/humanitarian record
- Republican governor primary: Kobach/Hartman 128,543 votes, 40.58%; Colyer/Mann 128,207 votes, 40.47%
- Official margin between Kobach/Hartman and Colyer/Mann was 336 votes
- Current campaign site identifies Colyer as running for Kansas governor in 2026
- Site frames campaign around Faith & Family First, lower costs, safer communities, freedom to thrive, healthy rural Kansas, and accountable government
- Abortion appears as a recurring moral and campaign issue. The 2026 campaign site says Colyer will "defend the unborn" (source). The older, still-live announcements archive includes a 2021 statement attacking abortion in...
- 25-point plan includes welfare fraud, low taxes, property-tax cap, fiscal responsibility, manufacturing/tech jobs
- Plan includes cybercrime, law/order/safety, and keeping criminal illegal aliens out of Kansas
- Plan includes school curriculum focus, STEM, school options, and parental rights
- Campaign page lists featured endorsements by Congressman Tracey Mann, Dr. Ben Carson, and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Campaign page claims 21+ current and former state senators and 10+ House members standing with Colyer
- Older campaign biography describes Hays background, family, surgeon identity, humanitarian work, KanCare, budget, and education/workforce claims
- jeffcolyer.com/about, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: Hays biography, family, surgeon identity, humanitarian war-zone work, pro-life record, KanCare, budget/stability claims, and education/workforce claims.
- Still-live 2021 archive contains candidate-controlled statements on abortion, KU adult stem-cell research, oil/gas, COVID-era closures, and conservative identity
- jeffcolyer.com/announcements.html, captured 2026-05-11. The announcements page is largely a 2021 archive, but it remains live and visible from the campaign site; recurring themes include abortion, KU adult stem-
Reporting and Public Context
32 sources- Colyer formally entered the 2026 race at a Wichita rally
- Coverage reports launch priorities including tax cuts, small business, farmers, border/deportation, gender-affirming care for minors, and tech/manufacturing jobs
- Coverage says this is Colyer's third bid for governor and references the prior prostate-cancer campaign suspension
- Education and culture-war issues are the second-largest visible cluster, with 7 of 29 items, or 24 percent (harvest). The older campaign homepage still invites supporters to sign a pledge to keep critical race theory o
- Colyer's active campaign footprint is split between an older campaign domain, jeffcolyer.com, and a 2026-specific domain, colyerforgovernor.com. The older site links his public X, Instagram, Face
- jeffcolyer.com homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: critical race theory pledge, private property rights letter, abortion announcement, KU stem-cell research criticism, oil/gas criticism, bio, and social...
- Jeff Colyer - Wikipedia
- Jeff Colyer for Governor
- Jobs for America's Graduates - Bio
- focus on economic prosperity, healthcare reform, and family values - campaign site, 2026-04-01, https://www.jeffcolyer.com/ - topic: campaign priorities.
- Campaign website: jeffcolyer.com
- Dr. Jeff Colyer is seeking the GOP nomination for Governor of Kansas. - campaign homepage metadata, 2026-04-01, jeffcolyer.com - topic: candidacy.
- NKC Health - Jeffrey W. Colyer, M.D.
- WebMD - Dr. Jeffrey Colyer
- https://kansasreflector.com/2021/08/30/jeff-colyer-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-ends-campaign-for-kansas-governor/
- Kansas Reflector - Colyer cancer diagnosis (Aug 2021)
- Kansas Reflector - Colyer maneuvers closer (2025)
- Kansas Reflector item on Colyer moving toward 2026 run, published 2025-05-12. Key visible signals: treasurer appointment, Trump 2024 Kansas
- Kansas Reflector - Colyer endorses Trump (Nov 2023)
- Kansas Reflector - Colyer narrow miss 2018 fueling 2022 campaign
- KCUR - Colyer drops out 2022 race
- KAKE - Colyer launches bid inspired by Trump
- The Hill - Colyer ends 2022 campaign
- Vote Smart - Jeff Colyer
- > -- Jeff Colyer campaign materials, 2026, https://www.jeffcolyer.com/get-involved/
- "source": "Jeff Colyer campaign materials, 2026, https://www.jeffcolyer.com/get-involved/"
- jeffcolyer.com/get-involved, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: volunteer/job/fundraiser/intern/event request form and linked X, Instagram, and Facebook accounts.
- James Colyer Obituary - Kansas City Star
- https://www.kctv5.com/2025/05/14/former-kansas-governor-jeff-colyer-announces-he-will-run-again-2026/
- Jeff Colyer - National Governors Association
- Jeff Colyer - Ballotpedia
- Jeff Colyer - Georgetown Institute of Politics
- Kansas Reflector - Wokeism/Oxpecker (Nov 2025)
- KSNT - Colyer announces bid
- NBC News - Colyer concedes 2018 primary
- Smart Politics - Colyer and Kansas gubernatorial comeback bids
- KSCB News - Sworn in as 47th Governor
- Ruth Gutierrez Colyer - NGA
- OnTheIssues - Jeff Colyer
- Sano Specialty Care - Dr. Colyer
- James Daniel Colyer - Find a Grave
- Sunflower State Journal - Colyer, Schwab most recognized
Public Online Activity
1 sources- Facebook - Dr. Jeff Colyer
- Dr. Jeff Colyer (@JeffColyerMD)
