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Jennifer Day

Democrat

Small business owner; former Kansas state representative (Overland Park)

Jennifer Day of Overland Park is the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State; she was appointed to a Kansas House seat in 2020 and resigned in 2021 after moving out of the district1. She is a small business owner and a longtime Johnson County election worker who has been a supervising judge at polling places since 20222. She won the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary with 85 percent of the vote3.

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

  • Election rulesPhoto ID, but with free IDs and more early votingmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • She told the Johnson County Post she wants to expand the advance voting period from 20 to 30 days and restore the three-day mail ballot grace period. (2026-10-06) source
    • In the Post's primary questionnaire she also listed better voter registration procedures at driver's license offices among her priorities. (2026-08-05) source

No public position found on: Redistricting, Ranked-choice voting, Electoral College, Campaign finance, Term limits.

Record

  • Appointed to the Kansas House in 2020 and won election to the seat by 62 votes; resigned in 2021 after moving out of the district1.
  • Vice president of the League of Women Voters of Johnson County1.

Last reviewed 2026-10-07. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (3)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. Who's on the November ballot for Kansas secretary of state?KCUR (Kansas News Service)
  2. Why Jennifer Day, longtime Johnson County poll worker, wants to be Kansas Secretary of State (interview)Johnson County Post
  3. Kansas Secretary of State race for November. Who's on the ballot?Johnson County Post