Cynthia L. Holscher (, born April 26, 1969) is an American politician who served in the

Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...

from the 16th district from 2017 to 2020, and was elected to represent the 8th district for the

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starting in 2021. She is a

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Political career

In 2016, Holscher ran for election to represent District 16 in the Kansas House of Representatives, and defeated Republican incumbent Amanda Grosserode. She won re-election in 2018. Holscher was elected to represent district 8 in the Kansas Senate on November 3, 2020, defeating fellow state Representative James Todd in a competitive race. On June 12, 2025, she became the first Democrat to announce a bid for the

governor of Kansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

in the

2026 Kansas gubernatorial election The 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Kansas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Laura Kelly is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. This wil ...

Electoral record

References

External links

Campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holscher, Cindy 1969 births 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Living people Politicians from Overland Park, Kansas University of Missouri alumni Women state legislators in Kansas