Planned Parenthood Advocates of Kansas and Mid-Missouri

How We Endorse:

As Planned Parenthood, we are very careful and deliberate in our endorsement process. A candidate survey is mailed to every candidate who files for office in Kansas and Missouri asking for their position on a number of questions about access to birth control (including emergency contraception), comprehensive sex education and access to abortion. These are all issues that our elected officials are likely to face in Topeka and Jefferson City.

Not every candidate who returns a pro-choice survey will receive an endorsement. At PPAKM, we base our endorsements on several criteria:

Is there a 100% pro-choice vote record and/or candidate survey?
Is there a difference between the candidates on our issues?
Can the candidate win?
Does the candidate want our public support?
Can PPAKM support make a difference in the race?

PPAKM gives preference to pro-choice incumbents, even if their challenger is pro-choice; when an elected official has supported Planned Parenthood’s mission, clients, and services they have earned and deserve our support. PPAKM is non-partisan and may make endorsements in both the Democrat and Republican primaries; our best scenario is that all candidates in a race are pro-choice. In that win:win situation, PPAKM will turn its resources to races where our support can impact the choice outcome.

What if no candidate is listed for my district?

If there is no candidate endorsed in your district, that means PPAKM does not have confirmation of the candidates’ stance on reproductive health issues. This does not necessarily mean that the candidates running are not pro-choice. If you have further questions about a candidate’s stance on any issue, we encourage you to contact the campaigns.

What district do I live in?

1) Determine your Congressional and State districts and find out your 9-digit zip code by clicking here.

2) Find what districts you live in by clicking here.

For more information about elections, please go to your Secretary of State’s website:

Click here for the Kansas Secretary of State

Click here for the Missouri Secretary of State

Kansas Federal Endorsements:
U.S. House District 3 – Stephene Moore (D)
U.S. House District 4 – Raj Goyle (D)

Missouri Federal Endorsements:
U.S. Senate – Robin Carnahan (D)
U.S. House District 5 – Emanuel Cleaver (D)

Kansas State Endorsements:
Governor – Tom Holland (D)
Senate District 7 – Terrie Huntington (R)
House District 3 – Julie Menghini (D)
House District 10 – Tony Brown (D)
House District 16 – Gene Rardin (D)
House District 18 – Cindy Neighbor (D)
House District 19 – Dolores Furtado (D)
House District 20 – Rob McKnight (D)
House District 23 – Milack Talia (D)
House District 25 – Barbara Bollier (R)
House District 25 – Shana Althouse (D)
House District 29 – Doug Dowell (D)
House District 32 – Louis Ruiz (D)
House District 34 – Valdenia Winn (D)
House District 35 – Broderick Henderson (D)
House District 38 – Roberta Eveslage (D)
House District 39 – Joe Novak (D)
House District 44 – Barbara Ballard (D)
House District 45 – Tom Sloan (R)
House District 46 – Paul Davis (D)
House District 53 – Ann Mah (D)
House District 55 – Annie Kuether (D)
House District 56 – Annie Tietze (D)
House District 58 – Harold Lane (D)
House District 67 – Tom Hawk (D)
House District 69 – Garrett Morris (D)
House District 78 – Ed Trimmer (D)
House District 81 – Zach Ketteman (D)
House District 83 – Sean Amore (D)
House District 84 – Gail Finney (D)
House District 86 – Judith Loganbill (D)
House District 87 – OmPal Chauhan (D)
House District 88 – Jim Ward (D)
House District 89 – Melody McCracy Miller (D)
House District 91 – Dan Manning (D)
House District 92 – Nile Dillmore (D)
House District 98 – Geraldine Flaharty (D)
House District 103 – Ponka-We Victors (D)

Missouri State Endorsements:
State Auditor – Susan Montee (D)
Senate District 10 – Jolie Justus (D)
House District 23 – Stephen Webber (D)
House District 24 – Chris Kelly (D)
House District 25 – Mary Still (D)
House District 29 – Bill Caldwell (D)
House District 30 – Lexi Norris (D)
House District 37 – Mike Talboy (D)
House District 39 – Jean Peters-Baker (D)
House District 40 – John Rizzo (D)
House District 41 – Shalonn (Kiki) Curls (D)
House District 42 – Leonard Hughes IV (D)
House District 43 – Gail McCann Beatty (D)
House District 44 – Jason Kander (D)
House District 45 – Jason Holsman (D)
House District 49 – Tom McDonald (D)