Republican · Governor candidate
Sources for Ty Masterson
39 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- Masterson is Senate President, Republican, District 16, Butler County
- Masterson served in the House from 2005 to 2008 and Senate from 2009 to present
- Official profile links to his vote record
- Masterson's official 2025 voting record includes votes on SB 4, SB 5, SB 63, SCR 1611, and HCR 5011
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission / Kansas Secretary of State · 2026-05-19
Kansas Statewide Office 2026 Election Cycle Finance Indexkansas.gov
- Masterson is listed under 2026 gubernatorial candidates with AT and 202601 filings
- Kansas Ethics filing index: SWLinks2026EC
- Filing URL: kansas.gov/ethics/CFAScanned/StWide/2026ElecCycle/SWLinks2026EC.htm
- Masterson's appointment form lists office sought as Governor
- The form was executed on July 22, 2025
- Tom Devlin is listed as treasurer
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission · 2026-05-19
Receipts and Expenditures Report - Ty Masterson 202601kansas.gov
- Masterson reported $695,998.16 in total contributions and receipts for 2025
- Masterson reported $8,476.06 in expenditures and $687,522.10 cash on hand at close
- Masterson reported $24,120.24 in in-kind contributions
- Campaign frames race around safe communities, cost of living, schools, taxes, and out-migration
- Campaign says Masterson is running for governor to take back Kansas
- Campaign links Facebook, Instagram, and X accounts
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Ty Masterson for Governor · 2026-05-19
Take Back Kansas - Campaign Issue Pagemastersonforgovernor.com
- Campaign lists tax cuts, jobs, public safety, education, and Kansas values as core issue frames
- Campaign says Masterson led a $2 billion tax cut
- Campaign says Masterson would fund police and back tough-on-crime policies
- Campaign biography says Masterson and his family attend NewSpring Church
- Campaign biography says Masterson leads GoCreate at Wichita State
- Campaign biography says Masterson became Senate President in 2021
- Masterson testified as a proponent of SCR 1611 on February 25, 2025
- Masterson argued voters have little input under the current Supreme Court selection process
- Masterson argued direct elections would make judicial-selection politics explicit
- They attend NewSpring Church. - campaign biography, 2026-04-01, senatortymasterson.com - topic: faith/church.
- They attend NewSpring Church. - Ty Masterson biography, 2026-04-01, https://senatortymasterson.com/meet-ty/ - topic: faith/church.
- Campaign bio: Meet Ty
Reporting and Public Context
28 sources- Masterson described property tax as a crisis and said Kansas should trim spending
- Masterson said education policy should be revisited
- KVOE listed the June 1, 2026 candidate filing deadline
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Salina Post · 2026-05-19
Six Republican Governor candidates attend KS GOP gubernatorial debatesalinapost.com
- Masterson participated in the January 30, 2026 Kansas GOP gubernatorial debate
- Masterson spoke about tax reform, property taxes, STAR bonds, school choice, and experience
- The debate field showed consensus on judicial selection, marijuana, abortion, ICE/federal law enforcement, and energy
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HPPR / Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Kansas Senate president welcomes praise for 2026 Legislature's work on Trump agendahppr.org
- Masterson publicly shared a White House letter praising 2026 Kansas legislative action
- Masterson described the Legislature's mission as advancing President Trump's agenda in Kansas
- Article summarizes 2026 actions on eligibility data matching, election rules, law enforcement/ICE, and private-school tax credits
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Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Millionaire candidates for Kansas governor burnish fundraising with personal loanskansasreflector.com
- Masterson did not make a personal loan to his campaign in 2025
- Masterson said Take Back Kansas had $700,000 in an account that did not identify donors
- > -- Kansas Reflector, January 19, 2026
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Washington Examiner · 2026-05-19
Trumpworld gets behind Ty Masterson in Kansas governor racewashingtonexaminer.com
- Reporting linked Trump-aligned consultants and outside groups to Masterson's campaign infrastructure
- The reviewed campaign and social material also shows a deliberate Trump-alignment strategy. Washington Examiner reported on November 11, 2025, that Trump 2024 orbit consultants and outside groups were organizing behind....
- Washington Examiner: Trumpworld Gets Behind Masterson
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Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico reportkansasreflector.com
- Reporting said Kansas Young Republican leaders were photographed at a Masterson campaign event before Politico's reporting
- Reporting said Masterson denied campaign association with the individuals
- https://kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/kansas-young-republicans-shut-down-after-politico-report-on-racist-violent-encrypted-chat/
- Church website: newspring.org
- NewSpring Church Wichita
- Public sources identify Masterson with NewSpring Church in Wichita, and the church website is https://www.newspring.org/. His campaign biography and faith language make religion a visible part of his public identity rat...
- CSG Midwest Profile: Ty Masterson
- Combat Antisemitism: Masterson reflects on Israel visit
- 2025-10-30 Israel / antisemitism interview. Combat Antisemitism Movement published a Q&A with Masterson after a state-lawmakers delegation visit to Israel, including comments on state authority, IHRA antisemitism defini...
- Kansas Reflector: Masterson Launches Campaign
- 2025-07-20 campaign launch coverage. Kansas Reflector reported Masterson entered the crowded Republican governor field and described his Senate leadership role. ([source](https://kansasreflector.com/2025/07/20/kansas-se...
- Vote Smart: Biography
- Kansas Reflector: SB 244 Criticism
- Sunflower State Journal: Masterson Assembles National Team
- KWCH: Masterson Confirms Redistricting Plan
- The strongest structural-power signal is redistricting. KWCH reported in September 2025 that Masterson confirmed plans for a fall special session to consider redrawing Kansas's congressional map. ([source](https://www.k...
- 2025-09-24 redistricting coverage. KWCH reported Masterson confirmed plans for a fall special session on congressional redistricting. (source)
- 2025-10 Kansas Reflector public-employee speech coverage. Kansas Reflector quoted Masterson's X post urging the education commissioner to remove Katie Allen from the Kansas Department of Education after a social-media c...
- kansasreflector.com/tag/senate-president-ty-masterson/
- Ty Masterson - Wikipedia
- Ty Masterson - Ballotpedia
- KMUW: Masterson Announces Bid
- KWCH: Masterson Announces Run
- ALEC: Ty Masterson Profile
- Ginny Krumme Substack: Ty Masterson, Chapter 1
- ALEC: Hugh Hewitt Show Appearance
- StateAffairs Pro: Masterson Assumes ALEC Chair
- Sunflower State Journal: ALEC Chair
- WSU Profile: Ty Masterson
- 2025-07-20 launch coverage quoting campaign site. KWCH/KCTV quoted Masterson's campaign language on Kansas as home and blamed "liberal Democrats in Topeka" for decline in safety, affordability, and opportunity. ([source...
- 2025-10-14 redistricting quote. KWCH quoted Masterson defending redistricting as a "standard political tool" and saying the goal was to strengthen Kansas Republican representation in Congress to back President Trump's a...
Public Online Activity
1 sources- 2025-12-05 indexed X status: Scott Hill endorsement. Search-indexed X status showed Masterson praising Hill on education funding, property taxes, and Salina law-enforcement training; visible X snippet listed 702 views,...
