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Kansas Democratic Party
The Kansas Democratic Party (KDP) works to improve Kansans’ lives by electing more Democrats to office. We are the infrastructure on the ground uniquely positioned to coordinate direct campaign efforts from start (candidate recruitment), to middle (training, guidance, voter contact, contributions), to finish (getting out the vote).

National Democratic Party
The Democratic National Committee is committed to electing Democrats everywhere – from the school board to the Oval Office. We’re mobilizing voters across the country.

Funding

• ActBlue
  Setup and approval time required, so plan accordingly. -A monetary online platform available to Democratic candidates and committees, progressive organizations, and nonprofits that share their values for no cost besides a 3.95% processing fee on donations

Issue Groups

• AFL-CIO
  Advocating for greater corporate accountability, worker-friendly corporate practices and well-regulated capital markets

• Alliance for a Healthy Kansas
  Focused on Medicaid expansion in Kansas

• Engaged Kansas
  Building civic minded leaders

• Kansas Action for Children
  A focus on early education, health care access, and family supports for the more than 707,000 children who call this state home.

• Kansas Appleseed
  Working towards a future where all Kansans have the resources they need to flourish, raise healthy families, participate fully in their communities, and benefit from fair and effective systems of justice.

• Kansas Association of School Boards
  A Partner to Lead, Serve and Advocate for Student Success

• Kansas Coalition for Common Sense
  They develop research-based messages to empower Kansas voters, advocates, and leaders in their fight to promote common sense Kansas values.

• Kansas Common Sense Fund
  Develops research-based messages to empower Kansans, advocates, nonprofit groups, and community leaders in their fight to promote commonsense Kansas values.

• Mainstream Coalition
  Dedicated to creating a more representative and responsive government by empowering informed participation and meaningful action in the political process

• NAACP Kansas
  Find your local branch

• Sierra Club Kansas Chapter
  We educate, advocate, and litigate to protect the environment

• The Voter Network
  Dedicated to creating a culture of informed, enthusiastic Kansas voters through an innovative system of friend-to-friend communication, and by providing non partisan comprehensive resources.

• Working Kansas Alliance
  A coalition of union and non-union groups dedicated to protecting the rights of the hard working Kansas families that fuel our State's economy

Legal

• 2026 State of Kansas Campaign Finance -Party- Handbook
  The bible in Kansas for Political Party Committees

• Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
  The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission (GEC) is charged with administering, interpreting and enforcing the Campaign Finance Act and laws relating to conflict of interests, financial disclosure and the regulation of lobbying.
  NOTE: Currently, the Kansas Legislature is debating a bill to rename this Commission to "The Kansas Public Disclosure Commission"

Legislation and issues tracking

• ACLU of Kansas
  Fighting for Civil Liberties and Defending Freedom in the Free State

• BallotPedia
  The Encyclopedia of American Politics

• Kansas Association of Counties
  The Kansas Association of Counties is a quasi-public agency, which seeks to advance the public interest by promoting effective, responsive county government in Kansas.  -Their legislative updates are quite interesting. There always seems to be a tug of power between the State of Kansas and Kansas Counties

• KS Legislature
  An excellent, if not slightly confusing, resource for accessing our States Legislature. Multiple legislative years are made available

• KS Legislature YouTube Channel
  Almost all meetings are recorded, for your perusal. Sometimes very dry and procedural. Make sure to speed up playback when warranted

• LegiScan
  Free legislative tracking, with registration. Very helpful once a bill of concern has been identified

• LoudLight
  Loud Light engages, educates, and empowers individuals from underrepresented populations to build community power that has an impact on Kansas decision makers

• State Affairs Pro
  Expensive subscription required for full details, but much to glean from just looking at the freebies

News

• Kansas Reflector
  Focused on the Kansas Statehouse

• Tangle
  Non-partisan politics newsletter. Not focused on Kansas, but highly recommended

• The Hutchinson Tribune
  An example of a local grassroots organization that provides political insight for Reno County. Subscription required, for some articles. Can also be thought of as a community journalism model for your own media hub

Research

• Kansas Secretary of State E-Campaign Finance
  Campaign finance reports

• Kansas Ethics Commission Submitted Forms & Reports
  A variety of forms and reports available

• Open Secrets
  Your home for money in politics

• Pew Research Center
  A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. An excellent resource for understanding voters and political issues

• Rural Urban Bridge
  The Rural Urban Bridge Initiative invites all of us to think differently, talk differently and act differently in order to understand the causes of the rural-urban divide and then do something to repair it

• State of Kansas Campaign Contributor Finance Data

• Your Counties Elections Department -County Clerks Office
  For County races; much data to be shared on voters and candidates. Certain data may have a monetary cost associated

Publishing

• Google News Initiative
  Tools and resources to help digital news thrive

• Local News Initiative
  Local news models, understanding audiences, and exploring new approaches

• Purdue University Journalism and Journalistic Writing
  Ethics, inverted pyramid structure, AP Style, and more

• State of Digital Publishing
  A community for digital media publishing professionals, content creators, and media owners in new media and publishing technology

Publishing Website -Construction and Hosting

• Ghost Publishing Platform
  Independent technology for modern publishing

• Substack Publishing Platform
  A new economic engine for culture