Who is running for State Treasurer (Kansas) in 2026?

Chief executive officer of an Overland Park insurance group

Juan C. Luengo, a Democrat from Overland Park, is the chief executive officer of an insurance group and has never held elected office¹. He has volunteered with Mental Health America of the Heartland, the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Red Cross¹.

• Chief executive officer of an insurance group in Overland Park¹
• Volunteer for Mental Health America of the Heartland, the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Red Cross; chaired the diversity committee of the Kansas City Realtors Association¹
• Campaign priorities: more flexibility on tax-sheltered education savings accounts, steering more state investments through Kansas banks and credit unions, clearer public reports on state investments, property tax changes and better customer service¹
• Not the incumbent; he is the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer in 2026¹².

Secretary, Libertarian Party of Kansas (Paola)

Eric Lund of Paola is the Libertarian nominee for Kansas State Treasurer and serves as secretary of the Libertarian Party of Kansas¹². He previously served as a commissioner on the Cordova Recreation and Park Board in California and has no campaign website¹².

• Secretary, Libertarian Party of Kansas¹
• Commissioner, Cordova Recreation and Park Board, California (earlier public office)¹
• Campaign priorities as told to the Libertarian Party: cut spending and taxes, reform KPERS so it is less of a burden on taxpayers, end corporate subsidies including the Chiefs stadium deal and the data center sales tax exemption, and increase audits of state and local agencies¹
• Not the incumbent; chosen as the Libertarian candidate for State Treasurer¹³.

Kansas State Treasurer

Steven Johnson, a Republican, was elected Kansas State Treasurer in 2022 and is running for reelection¹. He was elected to the Kansas House in 2010 and spent more than 20 years at Ameriprise Financial, rising to senior vice president for investment products¹.

• Kansas State Treasurer (elected November 2022, first four-year term)¹
• Member of the Kansas House of Representatives, elected 2010, serving on budget committees¹
• More than 20 years at Ameriprise Financial, finishing as senior vice president for investment products¹
• Started financial literacy classes for children in foster care and Kansans with disabilities; his campaign points to a 2023 law that bars environmental, social or governance goals in state contracting and pension investing¹
• Elected to his first four-year term as treasurer in 2022, defeating the Democrat who had been appointed to fill the vacancy; he narrowly won the 2022 Republican primary¹. He is the incumbent¹².