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DEMOCRAT
Cindy Holscher
State senator from Overland Park, elected to the Kansas House in 2016 and the Senate in 2020. source
REPUBLICAN
Ty Masterson
Kansas Senate president since 2021, from Andover. source
Where they differ
Only issues they disagree on. Each position is something the candidate said, voted for or published, linked to where.
Property taxes
HOLSCHER
Would cut the residential assessment rate by 2.5% rather than set a hard cap; this needs a constitutional amendment. source
MASTERSON
Proposes a constitutional amendment capping annual growth in taxable assessed value at 3% or less. source
Data centers
HOLSCHER
Wants a pause on new data center development until stronger guardrails are in place; she voted for the 2025 tax break law and has since reconsidered. source
MASTERSON
Defends the 2025 incentive law and says communities should decide where data centers are built. source