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DemocratCandidate / challenger

Michael Soetaert

U.S. Senate - candidate

BackgroundIssuesActionsSources

Sources

20

linked public trail

Issues

9/14

with evidence

Records

10

documented items

Online

19

observations

Source mix

20 total

9 primary6 secondary5 social

Latest source access: May 20, 2026

Source Trail
BackgroundWho They Are

Michael Soetaert is profiled here for U.S. Senate as a Democratic. Michael Soetaert's current public campaign record presents a small-dollar, platform-heavy Senate campaign whose clearest repeated themes are reproductive rights, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, voting, affordability, campaign finance, and peace. His campaign site descr... | s-douglas-candidate-export | primary | https://candidatefiling.us/Info/CFPdf?c=181035409877&e=545606222&j=2795522868&s=802933811&st=KS | printed/accessed 2026-05-19 | County election-office export lists Michael "Mike" Soetaert (D), Wellington, U.S. Senator,... These biography/status records are descriptive background only; no policy position is inferred from identity, faith, family, or associations.

Party
Democrat
Office
U.S. Senate
Occupation
Former/recent Wellington City Council member; 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate
Hometown
Wellington, KS (Sumner County -- south-central Kansas)
Issue overviewWhere They Stand on Big Issues

Position summary

Shown first when sourced

Dated actions

10 items on file

Online signals

19 observed

Actions and source trailActions and Decisions

This profile links 10 public items across 5 of the 14 issue areas. Examples include: Abortion / life: Michael Soetaert's current public campaign record presents a small-dollar, platform-heavy Senate campaign whose clearest repeated themes are reproductive rights, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, voting, affordability, campaign financ... Abortion / life: Kansans voted for bodily autonomy - campaign site, n.d., https://mikeforkansas.my.canva.site/ (abortion reversal). Taxes / spending / debt: Campaign Website: mikeforkansas.my.canva.site (hosted on Canva -- indicates minimal campaign budget/infrastructure). Taxes / spending / debt: Website: mikeforkansas.my.canva.site (notably hosted on Canva -- a free website builder, suggesting a very low-budget operation). 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 / life2 documented items, 4 online observations
  • LGBT / gender / parental rights0 documented items, 1 online observation
  • Education / curriculum / schools0 documented items
  • Religious liberty / church / civic morality0 documented items
  • Taxes / spending / debt2 documented items
  • Economy / jobs / labor0 documented items
  • Guns / Second Amendment0 documented items
  • Immigration / border0 documented items, 1 online observation
  • Health care / insurance / Medicaid0 documented items, 2 online observations
  • Election integrity / voting / courts1 documented item, 4 online observations
  • Public safety / law enforcement / criminal justice4 documented items
  • Agriculture / rural economy / water0 documented items, 3 online observations
  • Local governance / transparency / ethics1 documented item, 4 online observations
  • Environment / energy / land use0 documented items
Social/online observationsPublic Online Activity

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

  • InstagramRelated issue: Abortion / life

    Michael Soetaert's current public campaign record presents a small-dollar, platform-heavy Senate campaign whose clearest repeated themes are reproductive rights, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, voting, affordability, campaign finance, and peace. His campaign site describes him as "Michael Soetaert PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT for U.S. Senate respecting reproductive rights. He's also a GAY LGBTQIAP2S+ activist advocate & ally for the...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • BlueskyRelated issue: Abortion / life

    Campaign site: is active and links ActBlue, FEC, Kansas SOS candidate page, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and merchandise pages. Its page metadata presents Soetaert as a "PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT" for U.S. Senate and references reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Abortion / life

    National-policy content appeared mostly through issue labels and video titles. The campaign site labels included reproductive rights, affordability, voting rights, Department of Peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, campaign finance reform, and impeachment/ICE/BP/DHS, while YouTube titles included "Michael Soetaert for United States Senate representing Kansas CITIZENS UNITED michael-soetaert", "Michael Soetaert for United St...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Youtube
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Abortion / life

    YouTube: was the strongest post-level source in the local social harvest. Public channel capture on May 11, 2026 showed 30 visible videos from roughly November 2025 through February 2026. Topic labels included reproductive rights, Citizens United, voting/ballot box, affordability/safety, Department of Peace/peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, Kansas wheat/food-place language, and camp...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    YouTube
  • BlueskyRelated issue: LGBT / gender / parental rights

    Campaign site: is active and links ActBlue, FEC, Kansas SOS candidate page, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and merchandise pages. Its page metadata presents Soetaert as a "PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT" for U.S. Senate and references reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Immigration / border

    National-policy content appeared mostly through issue labels and video titles. The campaign site labels included reproductive rights, affordability, voting rights, Department of Peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, campaign finance reform, and impeachment/ICE/BP/DHS, while YouTube titles included "Michael Soetaert for United States Senate representing Kansas CITIZENS UNITED michael-soetaert", "Michael Soetaert for United St...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Youtube
  • BlueskyRelated issue: Health care / insurance / Medicaid

    The public alignment signal is more self-contained campaign infrastructure than cross-candidate amplification. The campaign site links voters to ActBlue, FEC, Kansas Secretary of State, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, and Threads, while the ActBlue page says, "Michael Soetaert is the ONLY PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC candidate for United States Senate representing Kansas who is declared and fil...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    ActBlue / Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • secure.actblue.comRelated issue: Health care / insurance / Medicaid

    The ActBlue page says: "Michael Soetaert is the ONLY PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC candidate for United States Senate representing Kansas who is declared and filed with the KSSOS. Mike is challenging the Republican incumbent Senator, Doctor Roger Marshall."

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    ActBlue / Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • InstagramRelated issue: Election integrity / voting / courts

    Michael Soetaert's current public campaign record presents a small-dollar, platform-heavy Senate campaign whose clearest repeated themes are reproductive rights, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, voting, affordability, campaign finance, and peace. His campaign site describes him as "Michael Soetaert PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT for U.S. Senate respecting reproductive rights. He's also a GAY LGBTQIAP2S+ activist advocate & ally for the...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • BlueskyRelated issue: Election integrity / voting / courts

    Campaign site: is active and links ActBlue, FEC, Kansas SOS candidate page, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and merchandise pages. Its page metadata presents Soetaert as a "PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT" for U.S. Senate and references reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • BlueskyRelated issue: Election integrity / voting / courts

    The public alignment signal is more self-contained campaign infrastructure than cross-candidate amplification. The campaign site links voters to ActBlue, FEC, Kansas Secretary of State, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, and Threads, while the ActBlue page says, "Michael Soetaert is the ONLY PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC candidate for United States Senate representing Kansas who is declared and fil...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    ActBlue / Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Election integrity / voting / courts

    National-policy content appeared mostly through issue labels and video titles. The campaign site labels included reproductive rights, affordability, voting rights, Department of Peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, campaign finance reform, and impeachment/ICE/BP/DHS, while YouTube titles included "Michael Soetaert for United States Senate representing Kansas CITIZENS UNITED michael-soetaert", "Michael Soetaert for United St...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Youtube
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Agriculture / rural economy / water

    YouTube: was the strongest post-level source in the local social harvest. Public channel capture on May 11, 2026 showed 30 visible videos from roughly November 2025 through February 2026. Topic labels included reproductive rights, Citizens United, voting/ballot box, affordability/safety, Department of Peace/peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, Kansas wheat/food-place language, and camp...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    YouTube
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Agriculture / rural economy / water

    YouTube: was the strongest post-level source in the local social harvest. Public channel capture on May 11, 2026 showed 30 visible videos from roughly November 2025 through February 2026. Topic labels included reproductive rights, Citizens United, voting/ballot box, affordability/safety, Department of Peace/peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, Kansas wheat/food-place language, and...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    YouTube
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Agriculture / rural economy / water

    Kansas and local-place signals were present, but lighter than the national issue and self-definition signals. Visible YouTube titles named Wellington, Johnson and Sumner, affordability and safety, World Wheat Capital, and America's Breadbasket. Examples included "Michael Soetaert for United States Senate in Wellington, Kansas michael-soetaert", "Michael Soetaert for United States Senate representing Kansas JOHNSON &...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Youtube
  • InstagramRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Michael Soetaert's current public campaign record presents a small-dollar, platform-heavy Senate campaign whose clearest repeated themes are reproductive rights, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, voting, affordability, campaign finance, and peace. His campaign site describes him as "Michael Soetaert PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT for U.S. Senate respecting reproductive rights. He's also a GAY LGBTQIAP2S+ activist advocate & ally for the...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • BlueskyRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Campaign site: is active and links ActBlue, FEC, Kansas SOS candidate page, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and merchandise pages. Its page metadata presents Soetaert as a "PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT" for U.S. Senate and references reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • BlueskyRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    The public alignment signal is more self-contained campaign infrastructure than cross-candidate amplification. The campaign site links voters to ActBlue, FEC, Kansas Secretary of State, vote.gov, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Bluesky, TikTok, and Threads, while the ActBlue page says, "Michael Soetaert is the ONLY PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC candidate for United States Senate representing Kansas who is declared and fil...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    ActBlue / Michael Soetaert for Senate
  • YouTubeRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    National-policy content appeared mostly through issue labels and video titles. The campaign site labels included reproductive rights, affordability, voting rights, Department of Peace, LGBTQIAP2S+ equality, campaign finance reform, and impeachment/ICE/BP/DHS, while YouTube titles included "Michael Soetaert for United States Senate representing Kansas CITIZENS UNITED michael-soetaert", "Michael Soetaert for United St...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

    Youtube
Faith affiliationWhere They Worship

Public sources do not identify a current church affiliation for Soetaert. The available record describes him as Christian and references a Roman Catholic adoptive-family background, but no congregation or denomination is named in his current public materials.

Campaign financeDonor/Funding Information

Finance snapshot

Not itemized in the reviewed public records

Reporting period

Most recent public filing reviewed

Source: SOETAERT, MICHAEL - Candidate overview

No itemized donors, total raised, cash on hand, debts, PAC receipts, or independent-expenditure totals were confirmed in the reviewed public record.

Research trailSources

20 linked public sources

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