Equality Kansas on Friday released its statehouse endorsements for the upcoming legislative races in the general election.
In some cases, the group offered detailed explanations about how it reached its decisions. You can find that summary here.
Senate races
District 1
Endorsed candidate: Kirk Miller, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Dennis Pyle, Republican
District 3
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Tom Holland, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Willie Dove, Republican
District 4
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. David Haley, Democrat
Opponent: Sam Stillwell, Republican
District 5
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jeff Pittman, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Kevin Braun, Republican
District 6
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Pat Pettey, Democrat
Opponent: Diana Whittington, Republican
District 7
Endorsed candidate: Ethan Corson, Democrat
Opponent: Laura McConwell, Republican
District 8
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Cindy Holscher, Democrat
Opponent: James Todd, Republican
District 9
Endorsed candidate: Stacey Knoell, Democrat
Opponent: Beverly Gossage, Republican
District 10
Endorsed candidate: Lindsey Constance, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Mike Thompson, Republican
District 11
Endorsed candidate: Joy Koesten, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Kellie Warren, Republican
District 12
Endorsed candidate: Mike Bruner, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Caryn Tyson, Republican
District 13
No endorsement
Democrat: Nancy Ingle
Republican: state Sen. Richard Hilderbrand
District 16
No endorsement
Republican: state Sen. Ty Masterson
Democrat: Timothy Don Fry II
District 17
Endorsed candidate: Stephen Vecchione, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Jeff Longbine, Republican
District 18
Endorsed candidate: Tobias Schlingensiepen, Democrat
Opponent: Kristen O’Shea, Republican
District 19
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Anthony Hensley, Democrat
Opponent: Rick Kloos, Republican
District 20
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Brenda Dietrich, Republican
Opponent: Rachel Willis, Democrat
District 21
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Dinah Sykes, Democrat
Opponent: Tom Bickimer, Republican
District 22
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Tom Hawk, Democrat
Opponent: Craig Bowser, Republican
District 23
Endorsed candidate: Wendy Budetti, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Rob Olson, Republican
District 25
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Mary Ware, Democrat
Opponent: Vail Fruechting, Republican
District 27
Endorsed candidate: Mike McCorkle, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Gene Suellentrop, Republican
District 28
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jim Ward, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Mike Petersen, Republican
District 29
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, Democrat
Opponent: Myron L. Ackerman, Republican
District 30
Endorsed candidate: Melissa Gregory, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Renee Erickson, Republican
District 34
Endorsed candidate: Shanna Henry, Democrat
Opponent: Mark Steffen, Republican
District 37
Endorsed candidate: Becca Peck, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Molly Baumgardner, Republican
District 38
No Endorsement
Democrat: Edgar Pando
Republican: state Sen. Bud Estes
District 40
Endorsed candidate: Larry Dreiling, Democrat
Opponent: state Sen. Rick Billinger, Republican
House races
District 2
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ken Collins, Republican
Opponent: Lynn Grant, Democrat
District 3
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Monica Murnan, Democrat
Opponent: Chuck Smith, Republican
District 4
Endorsed candidate: Bill Meyer, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Trevor Jacobs
District 5
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Mark Samsel, Republican
Opponent: Roger Sims, Democrat
District 9
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Kent Thompson, Republican
Opponent: Alana Cloutier, Democrat
District 13
Endorsed candidate: Mark Pringle, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Joe Newland, Republican
District 14
Endorsed candidate: Angela Justus Schweller, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Charlotte Esau, Republican
District 15
Endorsed candidate: Cole Fine, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. John M. Toplikar, Republican
District 16
Endorsed candidate: Linda Featherston, Democrat
Opponent: Rashard Young, Republican
District 17
Endorsed candidate: Jo Ella Hoye, Democrat
Opponent: Kristine Sapp, Republican
District 18
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Cindy Neighbor, Democrat
Opponent: Cathy Gordon, Republican
District 20
Endorsed candidate: Mari-Lynn Poskin, Democrat
Opponent: Jane Dirks, Republican
District 21
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jerry Stogsdill, Democrat
Republican: Bob Reese, Republican
District 23
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Susan Ruiz, Democrat
Opponent: Jeff Shull, Republican
District 26
Endorsed candidate: Michael Shimeall, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Adam Thomas, Republican
District 27
Endorsed candidate: Sona Patel, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Sean Tarwater, Republican
District 28
Endorsed candidate: Sally Jercha, Democrat
Opponent: Carl Turner, Republican
District 29
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Brett Parker, Democrat
Opponent: Jerry Clinton, Republican
District 30
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Brandon Woodard, Democrat
Opponent: Laura Williams, Republican
District 31
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Louis Ruiz, Democrat
Opponent: Landon Griffith, Republican
District 32
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Pam Curtis, Democrat
Opponent: Greg Conchola, Republican
District 33
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Tom Burroughs, Democrat
Opponent: Jordan Mackey, Republican
District 35
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Broderick Henderson, Democrat
Opponent: Mark David Snelson, Republican
District 36
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, Democrat
Opponent: Mark Gilstrap, Republican
District 37
No endorsement
Democrat: Aaron Coleman
Write-in candidates: state Rep. Stan Frownfelter, Democrat; Kristina Smith, Republican; and Keith Jordan.
District 38
Endorsed candidate: Sherri Grogan, Democrat
Opponent: Timothy Johnson, Republican
District 39
Endorsed candidate: Les Lampe, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Owen Donohoe, Republican
District 40
Endorsed candidate: Joana Scholtz, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. David French, Republican
District 41
Endorsed candidate: Mike Griswold, Democrat
Opponent: Pat Proctor, Republican
District 43
Endorsed candidate: Pamela Finley, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Bill Sutton, Republican
District 47
No endorsement
Republican: state Rep. Ronald B. Ellis
Democrat: Michael Caddell
District 48
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jennifer Day, Democrat
Opponent: Terry Frederick, Republican
District 49
Endorsed candidate: Katie Dixon, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Megan Lynn, Republican
District 50
No endorsement
Republican: state Rep. Fred Patton
Democrat: Timothy Reed
District 52
Endorsed candidate: Mary Lou Davis, Democrat
Opponent: Jesse Borjon
District 53
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jim Gartner, Democrat
Opponent: Jeff Coen, Republican
District 54
Endorsed candidate: John Brosz, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Ken Corbet, Republican
District 55
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Annie Kuether, Democrat
Opponent: Janlyn Nesbett Tucker, Republican
District 56
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Virgil J. Weigel, Democrat
Opponen: Timothy Clothier, Republican
District 57
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John Alcala, Democrat
Opponent: Michael Martin, Republican
District 58
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Vic Miller, Democrat
Opponent: Geoffrey Gawdun, Republican
District 59
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Blaine Finch, Republican
Opponent: Caren Rugg, Democrat
District 60
Dual Endorsement
Democrat: Todd Maddox
Republican: state Rep. Mark Schreiber
District 64
Endorsed candidate: Jim Vathauer, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Susan Carlson, Republican
District 67
Endorsed candidate: Cheryl Arthur, Democrat
Opponent: Mike Dodson, Republican
District 68
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Dave Baker, Republican
Opponent: Scott Dawson, Democrat
District 69
Endorsed candidate: Ryan Holmquist, Democrat
Opponent: Clarke Sanders, Republican
District 70
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John Barker, Republican
Opponent: Jo Schwartz, Democra
District 71
Endorsed candidate: Jeffrey Zamrzla, Democrat
Opponent: Steven Howe, Republican
District 72
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Tim Hodge, Democrat
Opponent: Avery Anderson, Republican
District 75
No endorsement
Republican: state Rep. Will Carpenter
Democrat: Ethan Caylor
District 78
Endorsed candidate: Kathy Meyer, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr., Republican
District 79
No endorsement
Democrat: Ken White
Republican: state Rep. Cheryl Helmer
District 81
Endorsed candidate: Matthew Joyce, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Blake Carpenter, Republican
District 82
No endorsement
Democrat: Edward Hackerott
Republican: state Rep. Jesse Burris
District 83
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Henry Helgerson, Democrat
Opponent: David Robbins, Republican
District 84
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Gail Finney, Democrat
Opponent: Janet Sue Rine, Republican
District 85
Endorsed candidate: Marcey Gregory, Democrat
Opponent: Patrick Penn, Republican
District 86
Endorsed candidate: Stephanie Byers, Democrat
Opponent: Cyndi Howerton, Republican
District 87
No endorsement
Democrat: Matt Fox
Republican: Susan Estes
District 89
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. K.C. Ohaebosim, Democrat
Opponent: Robert Herrick Jr., Republican
District 92
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John Carmichael, Democrat
Opponent: Patrick McCormack, Republican
District 94
Endorsed candidate: Derek Milligan, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Leo Delperdang, Republican
District 95
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Tom Sawyer, Democrat
Opponent: Christopher Parisho, Republican
District 96
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Stephanie Yeager
Republican: Tom Kessler, Republican
District 97
Endorsed candidate: Kim Webb, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Nick Hoheisel, Republica
District 98
Endorsed candidate: Steven Crum, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Ron Howard, Republican
District 99
No endorsement
Democrat Phil Hodson
Republican: state Rep. Susan Humphries
District 100
No endorsement
Democrat: Chad Smith
Republican: state Rep. Dan Hawkins
District 101
No endorsement
Republican: state Rep. Joe Seiwert
Democrat: Elliott Adams
District 102
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jason Probst, Democrat
Opponent: John Whitesel, Republican
District 103
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ponka-We Victors, Democrat
Opponent: Susanne Haynes, Republican
District 104
No endorsement
Democrat: Garth Strand
Republican: state Rep. Paul Waggoner
District 105
Endorsed candidate: Michelle Snyder, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Brenda Landwehr, Republican
District 106
Endorsed candidate: James Swim, Democrat
Opponent: Lisa Moser, Republican
District 111
Endorsed candidate: Eber Phelps, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Barbara Wasinger, Republican
District 114
No endorsement
Democrat: Jeff Stroberg
Republican: Michael Murphy
District 116
Endorsed candidate: Rick Roitman, Democrat
Opponent: state Rep. Kyle Hoffman, Republican
District 119
Dual endorsement
Democrat: Jan Scoggins
Republican: state Rep. Brad Ralph
District 121
No endorsement
Democrat: James Rexford
Republican: state Rep. John Resman
