Ryan Gilbert
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Kansas
KS-04 Democratic nominee?
$7.6K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
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$7.6KAUG 5, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleLegal assistant
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderMale
LocationKansas
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BackgroundLegal assistant
EducationFort Scott Community College (football scholarship; attended)
Notable personal detailsRyan Gilbert is a Democratic candidate who filed with the FEC to run for U.S. House in Kansas’s 4th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has worked in roles including legal assistant and law firm business management, and he co-founded Thompson Family Law, LLC. He attended Fort Scott Community College on a football scholarship and later transferred to Washburn University. In mid-July 2026, he announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsed fellow Democrat Katy Tyndell.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports very large tax increases on high-net-worth individuals (calls for taxing millionaires at over 50% and billionaires at over 90%) and endorses expanded government spending on social programs including Medicaid expansion and a single‑payer health system.
Healthcare
Ryan Gilbert supports expanding Medicaid and implementing a single-payer healthcare system (Medicare for All) to provide care for everyone regardless of income, and also lists Medicare expansion among his top priorities. He emphasizes funding Medicaid expansion to support rural communities and reduce poverty.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports abolishing ICE and calls for humane immigration enforcement rather than a paramilitary approach, listing human rights and related reforms among top priorities.
Climate & Energy
Supports investment in renewable energy (including urban solar) and transportation modernization such as high-speed rail, while saying renewable development should respect private property and protect cropland. Policy language emphasizes clean energy investment rather than phasing out fossil fuels or rejecting climate agreements.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports responsible gun laws while affirming the right to bear arms; endorses licensing of weapons and creation of a national database as common-sense measures to improve safety.
Latest News
Ryan Gilbert is in the news because he is part of the crowded Kansas Democratic primary landscape, where voters are choosing nominees for statewide and congressional races. Recent coverage says the Kansas Senate race remains unsettled, while the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary is uncontested. The reporting does not give a final result for Gilbert or show a major new development specific to him.
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