Who is running for U.S. House, Kansas District 1 in 2026?

Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, Kansas District 1 (retired City of Lawrence employee)

Steven Jacob, who goes by Steve Jacob, is the Libertarian candidate in Kansas District 1 and is described as a retired City of Lawrence employee². The Libertarian Party of Kansas lists him as its candidate for the 1st District¹. No campaign website or published questionnaire answers were found, so no positions are recorded.

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Attorney and Democratic nominee for U.S. House, Kansas District 1 (former Social Security Administration attorney)

Lauren Reinhold is a Lawrence attorney and the Democratic nominee in Kansas District 1³⁴. She worked for several years at the Social Security Administration as an attorney and then a human resources administrator until DOGE cuts in 2025 eliminated her position, and earlier ran a private immigration law practice².

Where they stand 3 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Income taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • She said the rich are not paying their share and that capital gains, corporations that overpay CEOs and rich wage earners should be taxed, and she plans to reverse tax advantages in the 2025 tax law. (2026-07-27) source
• ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign site calls for immigration reform that secures the border while giving a fair path to citizenship to people already contributing to their communities. (2026) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavelow

  Said · low confidence

  • She said the country needs to build more affordable housing and that a stronger federal housing department would lead to more subsidized affordable housing. (2026-07-27) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

U.S. Representative, Kansas District 1

Tracey Mann is the Republican incumbent in Kansas District 1, the "Big First," and has served in the U.S. House since January 2021¹. A fifth-generation Kansan from Quinter and a Kansas State University graduate, he worked in commercial real estate and was the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas before Congress¹. He serves on the House Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure committees¹.

Where they stand 23 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • His campaign site says the southern border must be secured by building a wall. (2026) source
  • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
  • Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), which requires detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft and certain other crimes (House passage, 263 to 156). (2025-01-22) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
  • Cosponsored the Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act (H.R. 7195), which repeals the ban on mailing concealable firearms. (2024-02-01) source
  • Cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38). (2025-01-03) source
  • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404). (2025-04-03) source
  • His House site says he supports legislation that upholds Second Amendment rights and opposes efforts to strip the right to keep and bear arms. (2026) source
  • Cosponsored the National Constitutional Carry Act (H.R. 645). (2026-04-15) source
  • Cosponsored the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act in the 117th Congress (H.R. 38); it is the same bill as the 2025 H.R. 38, so one action. (2021-03-09) source
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
  • Cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1301). (2025-02-13) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
  • Cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act in the 118th Congress (H.R. 7035); it is the same act as H.R. 1301, so one action. (2024-01-18) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
  • Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
  • His House site calls for an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes oil, gas, biofuels and renewables, and opposes a Green New Deal approach. (2026) source
• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
• Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted to overturn the Biden administration's broad student loan debt cancellation. (2023-06-21) source
  • Voted to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which lowered payments and sped up forgiveness. (2023-12-07) source
• Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of weapons to Israel that the administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008). (2026-01-12) source
  • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
• DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (H.R. 925). (2026-02-09) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2021-09-24) source
  • Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2022-07-15) source
  • His House site says he believes life begins at conception and that unborn children should have the same rights as other living persons. (2026) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722), which protects life from fertilization and does not mention exceptions. (2026-04-16) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in the 117th Congress (H.R. 1011); it is the same act as H.R. 722, so the three count as one action. (2021-02-11) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in the 118th Congress (H.R. 431); it is the same act as H.R. 722, so the three count as one action. (2023-01-20) source
  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2021-01-28) source
  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2023-01-09) source
  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2025-01-09) source
  • Voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21), which passed the House 217 to 204; this bill alone does not place a candidate on abortion. (2025-01-23) source
  • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 18); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2021-02-05) source
  • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2023-01-09) source
  • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2025-01-22) source
  • Cosponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1080), a 20-week limit; supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2021-02-15) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the For the People Act, which would require independent redistricting commissions. (2021-03-03) source
• Campaign financeNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the For the People Act, which created public matching funds for campaigns and stricter donor disclosure. (2021-03-03) source
• Qualified immunityNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers. (2021-03-03) source
• Childcare and pre-KNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
• Paid leaveNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
• Drug pricesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month. (2022-03-31) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the MORE Act, which would legalize marijuana federally and clear past convictions. (2022-04-01) source
• Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
  • Voted against the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
• National debtNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Cosponsored a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution (H.J.Res. 10). (2025-01-03) source

No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, Religion in schools, China policy.