Who is running for Kansas State Board of Education, District 7 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Kansas State Board of Education, District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in State Board of Education District 7.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Alana McWilliamsRepublican | Ann ZimmermanDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and books | No public position | Locally elected school boardsQuestionnaire answer · low |
Alana McWilliams
RepublicanFounder, Designed to Learn tutoring center (Abilene)
Alana McWilliams of Abilene is a Republican and the founder of Designed to Learn, a reading tutoring center for students with learning disabilities12. She homeschools her children, two of whom have dyslexia, and graduated from a Kansas public school13. She faces Democrat Ann Zimmerman in an open seat for District 714.
No public position found on: Curriculum and books, School choice, Religion in schools, DEI programs.
Ann Zimmerman
DemocratAttorney-mediator; Salina school board member
Ann Zimmerman of Salina is a Democrat, an attorney-mediator and a member of the Salina school board in her third term1. She studied elementary education at Kansas State University, taught in Kansas City, Kansas, earned a law degree at Harvard and worked as a Kansas Legal Services staff attorney1. She faces Republican Alana McWilliams in an open seat for District 723.
Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Curriculum and booksLocally elected school boardslow
Questionnaire answer · low confidence- In the KMUW and Wichita Eagle questionnaire she wrote that districts choose curriculum carefully, that parents may opt children out of some subjects, and that including parents is part of the job. (2026-07-20) source
No public position found on: School choice, Religion in schools, DEI programs.
Last reviewed 2026-10-07. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.