Republican · Current Ellis County Commissioner, District 3; not listed in the current 2026 county filing PDF
Sources for Nathan Leiker
36 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
19 sources- Nathan Leiker serves as Ellis County Commissioner for District 3
- Ellis County publishes commission agendas, minutes, and meeting livestream links
- Ellis County Commission Official Page
- Open
Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - May 20, 2025ellisco.net
- 12th Street Bridge and O'Loughlin Elementary discussion
- Leiker said the county needed to partner with the City of Hays on traffic changes
- Leiker said the commission needed to do more homework before deciding whether to close the bridge
- Open
Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - June 3, 2025ellisco.net
- Big Creek Estates RHID Resolution 2025-08 approved 3-0 to start the process
- Leiker said he had no problem starting the RHID process but would do additional homework
- Discharge of fireworks resolution passed 3-0 with Leiker seconding
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - June 10, 2025ellisco.net
- Secured Loads Policy passed 3-0 with Leiker seconding
- Victoria road improvement initial motion failed 1-2 with Leiker as lone yes
- 2.5 percent COLA and Resolution 2025-11 passed 2-1 with Berges dissenting
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - July 1, 2025ellisco.net
- Fairview Patch final plat passed 2-1 with Leiker as the no vote
- Verizon two-year cell phone contract passed 3-0 with Leiker as motion-maker
- Public Works restructure passed 3-0 with Leiker as motion-maker
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - July 8, 2025ellisco.net
- 2026 mill levy discussion
- Leiker said county government is a service industry
- Leiker said the county should be respectful in its use of tax dollars
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - August 5, 2025ellisco.net
- Big Creek RHID hearing-setting Resolution 2025-13 passed 3-0 with Leiker seconding
- Leiker asked whether an entity veto would stop the RHID process
- Leiker proposed fully funding DSNWK and High Plains Mental Health
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - August 19, 2025ellisco.net
- Subdivision road standards and road-infrastructure discussion continued
- Leiker raised right-of-way and minimum-standard implementation questions
- https://www.ellisco.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08192025-693 — August 19, 2025 minutes (subdivision road standards; 2026 budget publication authorization)
- Open
Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - September 9, 2025ellisco.net
- 2026 General Fund and Fire District budgets exceeded the revenue-neutral rate
- Budget approval passed 3-0 with named roll call: Berges yes, Younger yes, Leiker yes
- Leiker was motion-maker on opening the hearing, closing the hearing, and approving the budget
- Open
Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - September 16, 2025ellisco.net
- Big Creek Estates RHID Resolution 2025-16 approved 3-0
- Leiker made the motion establishing the RHID and approving the development agreement
- Public comments and Big Creek Township opposition were recorded in the minutes
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - January 13, 2026ellisco.net
- Leiker appointed Ellis County Commission Vice-Chair for 2026
- Leiker appointed High Plains Mental Health Board alternate
- Bill Ring listed as High Plains Mental Health primary voting member
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - January 20, 2026ellisco.net
- Leiker was absent from the January 20, 2026 meeting
- Solar farm review agreements were postponed to February 3, 2026
- Procedural note: Leiker was absent from the next commission meeting (Jan 20, 2026) where the AcreStrong + Foulston + ibV agreements were originally to be approved. The agreements were then postponed to Feb 3, when Leike...
- Open
Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - February 3, 2026ellisco.net
- Tallgrass solar reimbursement, Foulston Attorneys, and AcreStrong agreements approved 3-0
- Leiker made the motion to approve the solar review agreements
- Leiker said the agreements were not accepting the project but protecting the county
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-20
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - February 10, 2026ellisco.net
- Big Creek Estates preliminary plat approved 3-0
- Leiker asked that written approval from the Big Creek Improvement District for sewer tie-in be included
- Leiker seconded the preliminary plat motion with the sewer-tie-in condition
- Leiker said the county should leave the sales tax alone
- Leiker said infrastructure funds should not be used for other purposes because the county was too far behind
- Leiker said the county should be proactive in recruiting new business
- Leiker presented himself as a local farm and ranch operator
- Leiker cited zoning, Extension, oil-field, and rural-fire experience
- Leiker said he was proud to be from Ellis County
- The highest visible attention marker is electoral rather than social. Hays Post reported Leiker with 4,193 votes in the 2024 general election on election night, and the [Ellis County official results PDF](https://www.el...
- https://www.ellisco.net/DocumentCenter/View/5620/2024-Official-Results
- Ellis County 2024 official results PDF
- https://www.ellisco.net/745/Board-Meeting-Live-Stream — meeting livestream page (YouTube)
- https://www.ellisco.net/745/Board-Meeting-Live-Stream
- Ellis County Board Meeting Live Stream
- The Agenda Center includes YouTube media links for many meetings, but no Leiker-specific public engagement metric was harvested.
- Ellis County Agenda Center
Reporting and Public Context
15 sources- Leiker won the 2022 Republican primary for Ellis County Commission District 3
- Leiker said he wanted focus on roads, bridges, and infrastructure needed to grow the county
- Leiker said the county should work with Hays on water and higher-paying jobs
- Leiker said the Fairview Patch location worked against the comprehensive plan
- Hays Post — Fairview Patch preliminary plat (May 6, 2025) — secondary
- https://hayspost.com/posts/4f685bbb-15b3-4649-acc2-fae5a0efb0bd (Fairview Patch preliminary plat)
- Leiker said Fairview Patch was getting far from localized subdivision patterns
- Leiker cast the lone no vote on the final plat
- Hays Post — Fairview Patch final plat (Jul 1, 2025) — secondary
- Leiker said he had no problem seeing the RHID start but was not sure he would support it after the public hearing
- Leiker said he would be doing more homework on the RHID
- Hays Post — RHID for Big Creek Estates — secondary
- Leiker said the proposed mill increase could provide a soft landing if state or federal grants were pulled
- Hays Post — 2026 budget draft / mill levy discussion (Aug 14, 2025) — secondary
- https://hayspost.com/posts/7c57b3c8-1314-4bd7-8501-f559ff7c176d (2026 budget draft)
- Leiker quoted on nearly 13 hours of budget review
- Leiker quoted on commissioners not being experts in solar review
- Leiker identified as vice-chair after 2026 reorganization
- County considered Tallgrass solar review reimbursement and consultant agreements
- Leiker framed the agreements as protecting the county
- Hays Post — bond projects / Tallgrass review agreements (Feb 3, 2026) — secondary
- Leiker suggested pausing further zoning certificate approvals to reevaluate the regulatory framework
- Hays Post — plat approval process update (Mar 3, 2026) — secondary
- https://hayspost.com/posts/d4ad7eb6-4af1-419c-b0ec-e8786acdca3d (Mar 2026 plat approval process)
- Leiker described L5 Farms as part of a fifth-generation Ellis County farm
- Leiker discussed direct producer-consumer relationships after COVID supply-chain disruption
- His agriculture messaging predates county office and reinforces the same practical tone. In Ingram's 2021 profile, Leiker described L5 Farms as part of a fifth-generation farm in Ellis County and
- Leiker discussed cattle-health technology in terms of labor limits, earlier treatment, and low-stress handling
- On cattle technology, he said MyAnIML could spread cattle-health expertise across the farm and that low-stress, less-invasive management drew him to the tool. Source: [MyAnIML case study, Jul. 19, 2023](https://myaniml....
- MyAnIML Kansas rancher case study, Jul. 19, 2023
- Public evidence points strongly toward St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church in Hays, but The reviewed public record did not identify a direct statement from Leiker himself confirming parish membership. The strongest sou...
- St. Nicholas of Myra Parish
- Marilyn (Klaus) Leiker Obituary
- Leiker's development message is pro-growth but bounded by planning and infrastructure capacity. In the candidate Q&A, he said the county should recruit business by keeping taxes stable and showing it can maintain infras...
- https://hayspost.com/posts/2584b551-eb90-4e5b-abbf-fd3ef6cab0bc (2024 joint city-county roads)
- On city-county road collaboration north of I-70, he called the Vineyard Road project forward-looking and said the future of Hays was developing in that direction. Source: [Hays Post, Aug. 16, 2024](https://hayspost.com/...
- On budgets and taxes, he speaks as a fiscal conservative who still accepts spending when tied to services, infrastructure, and risk management. In October 2024 budget coverage, he said commissi
- https://hayspost.com/posts/d81583db-0414-44c6-8dac-7d4ad565ed13 (2025 budget)
- On the 2025 budget, he said the commission tries to limit tax-dollar impact, but also warned against deferring bridge and road needs until failures or accidents happen. Source: [Hays Post, Oct. 1, 2024](https://hayspost...
- 2024 Election Results -- Hays Post
- Hays Post: 2024 election results
- The clearest public electoral attention marker is Leiker's 2024 general-election result. Hays Post reported 4,193 votes for Nathan D. Leiker in the District 3 race on election night; Ellis County's official results PDF...
Public Online Activity
2 sources- Facebook -- Commissioner Ellis County 1st District -- Active public page for his commissioner seat
- Facebook -- Commissioner Ellis County 1st District
- https://www.facebook.com/EllisCountyDistrict1/ (Berges D1 — comparator, NOT Leiker)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-leiker-1236bb276
- LinkedIn -- VP at L5 Farms Inc.
- LinkedIn: Nathan Leiker
