Small business owner; former mayor of Shawnee

Ed Bolt, 69, is a former Shawnee city commissioner and mayor who spent decades in the private sector, including as a regional sales manager for AT&T, before retiring and running a small business¹². His campaign lists public education, affordable housing, childcare and rural economic development as priorities¹. He is the Democratic nominee for the unexpired Senate District 17 term³.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says the state should end the practice of sending public school funds to private schools. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.