Where they stand
No sourced position or public action found for Abortion / life.
What they have done
No public action found for this issue.
RepublicanIncumbent / current candidate
Kris Kobach
Kansas Attorney General - incumbent candidate
Sources
91
linked public trail
Issues
11/14
with evidence
Records
17
documented items
Online
21
observations
Source mix
91 total
27 primary59 secondary5 social
Latest source access: May 20, 2026
Source TrailBackgroundWho They Are
Accessible official and candidate-controlled sources support treating Kobach as the incumbent Republican running for Kansas attorney general re-election in 2026. The live SOS filed-candidates list was blocked during public-source review; KPDC lists him under Attorney General Candidates and his campaign says he filed January 8, 2026.
- Party
- Republican
- Office
- Kansas Attorney General
- Occupation
- Attorney General / Former Secretary of State
- Campaign or official page
- kriskobach.com/
Issue overviewWhere They Stand on Big Issues
Position summary
Shown first when sourced
Dated actions
17 items on file
Online signals
21 observed
Where they stand
Kansas Reflector: Gender Marker $1 Fine
What they have done
Kansas Reflector: Judge Rebukes Kobach with $1 Fine
Kansas Reflector: Gender Marker $1 Fine
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
BS
Hart's public alignment signal is built more through events and organizations than through reposts. The captured Bluesky feed contains no re…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
No sourced position or public action found for Education / curriculum / schools.
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
BS
For Kansas-specific issues, Hart's feed names rural healthcare, agriculture, severe-weather forecasting, and county-level campaign stops. On…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the...
What they have done
The official AG site is more active as a governing communications hub. Its homepage leads with naloxone distribution boxes and a Census lawsuit about excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment counts (source). The official biography highlights Kobach's Trump election-integrity commission role, Biden-administration litigation, Title IX litigation, Obamacare eligibility litigation, and RAGA chairmanship (source). The special litigation page says that unit handles high-profile lawsuits against federal regul...
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the law; its high-profile case tiles are Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment (source). Ca...
AG special litigation page, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: suing federal government over regulations, defending Kansas laws, Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment litigation.
AG official biography, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: Trump election-integrity commission, Title IX litigation, Obamacare eligibility litigation, RAGA chairmanship, family, and office service.
Where they stand
No sourced position or public action found for Taxes / spending / debt.
What they have done
No public action found for this issue.
Where they stand
No sourced position or public action found for Economy / jobs / labor.
What they have done
No public action found for this issue.
Where they stand
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the...
What they have done
The official AG site is more active as a governing communications hub. Its homepage leads with naloxone distribution boxes and a Census lawsuit about excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment counts (source). The official biography highlights Kobach's Trump election-integrity commission role, Biden-administration litigation, Title IX litigation, Obamacare eligibility litigation, and RAGA chairmanship (source). The special litigation page says that unit handles high-profile lawsuits against federal regul...
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the law; its high-profile case tiles are Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment (source). Ca...
AG special litigation page, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: suing federal government over regulations, defending Kansas laws, Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment litigation.
Where they stand
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation a...
What they have done
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation and align with the current social themes: law enforcement, credentials, federal conflict, and the arg...
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
FB
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a contin…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
KR
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony,…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the...
What they have done
The official AG site is more active as a governing communications hub. Its homepage leads with naloxone distribution boxes and a Census lawsuit about excluding undocumented immigrants from apportionment counts (source). The official biography highlights Kobach's Trump election-integrity commission role, Biden-administration litigation, Title IX litigation, Obamacare eligibility litigation, and RAGA chairmanship (source). The special litigation page says that unit handles high-profile lawsuits against federal regul...
Kansas Reflector: Pfizer Lawsuit
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the law; its high-profile case tiles are Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment (source). Ca...
AG official biography, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: Trump election-integrity commission, Title IX litigation, Obamacare eligibility litigation, RAGA chairmanship, family, and office service.
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
FB
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a contin…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
KR
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony,…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
BS
For Kansas-specific issues, Hart's feed names rural healthcare, agriculture, severe-weather forecasting, and county-level campaign stops. On…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the...
What they have done
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the law; its high-profile case tiles are Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment (source). Ca...
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
AG
AG official homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: naloxone access, Census lawsuit, AG facts, consumer protection, open governm…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
FB
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a contin…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
KR
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony,…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the...
What they have done
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the law; its high-profile case tiles are Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment (source). Ca...
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
AG
AG official homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: naloxone access, Census lawsuit, AG facts, consumer protection, open governm…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
FB
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a contin…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
KR
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony,…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
No sourced position or public action found for Agriculture / rural economy / water.
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
BS
For Kansas-specific issues, Hart's feed names rural healthcare, agriculture, severe-weather forecasting, and county-level campaign stops. On…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
BS
Hart's national and foreign-policy posts are present but less frequent than healthcare, agriculture, campaign events, and biography. On Apri…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
BS
Visible audience response is small on Bluesky and larger on YouTube Shorts. The most-engaged Bluesky item was the March 16 filing post, with…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the...
What they have done
The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Title IX and Obamacare eligibility rules (source). The AG special litigation page describes the unit he created as handling lawsuits against unlawful regulations, defending Kansas laws, and forcing governments to comply with the law; its high-profile case tiles are Title IX, DACA/Obamacare, and ATF/Second Amendment (source). Ca...
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
AG
AG official homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: naloxone access, Census lawsuit, AG facts, consumer protection, open governm…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
FB
Kansas.gov social-media directory, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: state directory lists Attorney General Kris Kobach and links of…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
FB
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a contin…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
KR
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony,…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Where they stand
No sourced position or public action found for Environment / energy / land use.
Social/online observations
These observations show public activity tied to this issue. They are context, not confirmed positions.
BS
For Kansas-specific issues, Hart's feed names rural healthcare, agriculture, severe-weather forecasting, and county-level campaign stops. On…
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Actions and source trailActions and Decisions
This profile links 17 public items across 8 of the 14 issue areas. Examples include: LGBT / gender / parental rights: Kansas Reflector: Gender Marker $1 Fine. LGBT / gender / parental rights: Kansas Reflector: Judge Rebukes Kobach with $1 Fine. Religious liberty / church / civic morality: The most ideologically consistent governing frame is federal overreach. The official AG biography says Kobach led and personally argued challenges to Biden administration actions, including Titl... Religious liberty / church / civic morality: The official AG site is more active as a governing communications hub. Its homepage leads with naloxone distribution boxes and a Census lawsuit about excluding undocumented immigrants from appor... 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 / life0 documented items
- LGBT / gender / parental rights2 documented items, 1 online observation
- Education / curriculum / schools0 documented items, 1 online observation
- Religious liberty / church / civic morality4 documented items
- Taxes / spending / debt0 documented items
- Economy / jobs / labor0 documented items
- Guns / Second Amendment3 documented items
- Immigration / border1 documented item, 2 online observations
- Health care / insurance / Medicaid4 documented items, 3 online observations
- Election integrity / voting / courts1 documented item, 3 online observations
- Public safety / law enforcement / criminal justice1 documented item, 3 online observations
- Agriculture / rural economy / water0 documented items, 3 online observations
- Local governance / transparency / ethics1 documented item, 4 online observations
- Environment / energy / land use0 documented items, 1 online observation
Faith affiliationWhere They Worship
Public reporting ties Kobach to Morning Star Church in Lawrence. The church website is https://msclawrence.com/, and local reporting has referred to it as his church.
Campaign financeDonor/Funding Information
Finance snapshot
$2
Reporting period
Reviewed public filings as of 2026-05-20
Source: Fec (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/matter-under-review/7636/)
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a continuation of the same governing brand he has used in office: litigation, immigration enforcement, public safety, and resis... Sunflower State Journal: Fundraising for opposing campaign approaches $2 million. > -- Kansas Reflector, January 19, 2026. Kansas Reflector: Millionaire candidates (Jan 19, 2026). Finance figures are shown only when the reporting period/source is available; otherwise this remains a research caveat.
No donor-by-donor list is shown unless the donor name, amount, and reporting source were all identified clearly.
Research trailSources
91 linked public sources
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Social/online observationsPublic Online Activity
21 public online items are tied to issue areas. Additional online activity is treated as context, not a policy position.
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. He posted appearances with the Harvey County Democratic Party, Kingman County Democrats, and Riley County Democratic Party, and wrote that he attended Little Apple Pride and ICT SOS's 15th Anniversa...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
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" (source) at a Harvey County Farm Bureau Association event. On April 8, he wrote, "Kansas farmers are getting hit from every direction with higher fuel and fertilizer costs" (source). His events feed i...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a continuation of the same governing brand he has used in office: litigation, immigration enforcement, public safety, and resistance to federal power. His campaign homepage says he filed for re-election on January 8, 2026 and reported $502,626 cash on hand, while still using the "Kris K...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation a...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a continuation of the same governing brand he has used in office: litigation, immigration enforcement, public safety, and resistance to federal power. His campaign homepage says he filed for re-election on January 8, 2026 and reported $502,626 cash on hand, while still using the "Kris K...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation a...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
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" (source) at a Harvey County Farm Bureau Association event. On April 8, he wrote, "Kansas farmers are getting hit from every direction with higher fuel and fertilizer costs" (source). His events feed i...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
AG official homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: naloxone access, Census lawsuit, AG facts, consumer protection, open government, AG opinions, and official social links.
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a continuation of the same governing brand he has used in office: litigation, immigration enforcement, public safety, and resistance to federal power. His campaign homepage says he filed for re-election on January 8, 2026 and reported $502,626 cash on hand, while still using the "Kris K...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation a...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
AG official homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: naloxone access, Census lawsuit, AG facts, consumer protection, open government, AG opinions, and official social links.
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a continuation of the same governing brand he has used in office: litigation, immigration enforcement, public safety, and resistance to federal power. His campaign homepage says he filed for re-election on January 8, 2026 and reported $502,626 cash on hand, while still using the "Kris K...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation a...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
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" (source) at a Harvey County Farm Bureau Association event. On April 8, he wrote, "Kansas farmers are getting hit from every direction with higher fuel and fertilizer costs" (source). His events feed i...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
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 at every level" (source). His YouTube channel also includes an April 7 Iran short titled "This isn’t right" (source), with 881 views and a star-rating count of 38 as of May 11, 2026. On immigration en...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Visible audience response is small on Bluesky and larger on YouTube Shorts. The most-engaged Bluesky item was the March 16 filing post, with 7 likes, 1 repost, 0 replies, and 0 quotes as of the May 11, 2026 capture (source). Two issue-and-record posts each had 2 likes and 2 reposts: the April 23 rural-healthcare post (source) and the March 26 prosecutor-record post (source). On YouTube, the highest-viewed captured s...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
AG official homepage, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: naloxone access, Census lawsuit, AG facts, consumer protection, open government, AG opinions, and official social links.
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Kansas.gov social-media directory, captured 2026-05-11. Key visible signals: state directory lists Attorney General Kris Kobach and links official Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, and RSS channels.
Public activity only; not a policy position.
Across the accessible public set reviewed, Kobach presents the 2026 attorney general race less as a new persuasion campaign than as a continuation of the same governing brand he has used in office: litigation, immigration enforcement, public safety, and resistance to federal power. His campaign homepage says he filed for re-election on January 8, 2026 and reported $502,626 cash on hand, while still using the "Kris K...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
The still-live campaign video archive reinforces Kobach's older AG campaign frame. The campaign site embeds videos about Congress testimony, attacks on Chris Mann, family safety, sheriff/law-enforcement support, qualifications, and a Fox clip about Anthony Fauci and border COVID testing (source). These videos are older than the current capture window, but they remain part of the campaign site's public presentation a...
Public activity only; not a policy position.
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" (source) at a Harvey County Farm Bureau Association event. On April 8, he wrote, "Kansas farmers are getting hit from every direction with higher fuel and fertilizer costs" (source). His events feed i...
Public activity only; not a policy position.