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Kansas Democratic Senate nominee?
$58.9K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFinancial services executive
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationKansas
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BackgroundFinancial services executive
EducationNorthwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
Notable personal detailsSandy Spidel Neumann is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kansas in the 2026 election cycle. She is a former financial services executive and has described using data-informed, budget-focused approaches shaped by a multi-decade career in finance. She is based in the Kansas City-area (Overland Park/Mission) and is running in the Aug. 4, 2026 Democratic primary.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports economic policies that prioritize the middle class, restore and fund programs like Medicaid and ACA subsidies, and reverse tariffs harming farmers; criticizes large tax cuts that benefit billionaires and calls for stewardship of taxpayer funds. Has expressed support for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 and for measures to reduce healthcare and prescription drug costs. Position emphasizes market-based solutions combined with targeted government investments to support workers, farmers, and middle-class families.
Healthcare
Supports reinstating Medicaid funding and extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, reducing drug prices, and protecting Medicare and Social Security. Advocates measures to lower healthcare and prescription costs and to ensure access so Kansans are not bankrupted by medical emergencies.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting reproductive freedom and keeping the government out of women’s health care decisions, and lists protecting reproductive freedom among her priorities. She frames access to health care (including reproductive care) as part of her health-care platform.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports enacting common-sense gun safety legislation, including measures to keep children and educators safe at school, while framing policy within broader public-safety and education priorities.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Sandy Spidel Neumann is in the news as a Kansas Democratic congressional candidate taking part in party forums and campaign discussions. Recent coverage shows Kansas Democrats, including candidates like Neumann, focusing on immigration, ICE, and efforts to push Congress to reclaim power from President Trump. The broader Kansas political debate is also being shaped by election-law fights and other state legislation, though the summaries do not show Neumann directly tied to those issues.
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Articles
TCTopeka Capital-Journal4 months ago
Kansas Democrats running for Congress debate immigration reform, ICE
Neutral
TCTopeka Capital-Journal5 months ago
Kansas Democrats say Congress must reclaim power from President Trump
Positive
TCTopeka Capital-Journal6 months ago
Topeka Democrat joins US Senate primary to challenge Roger Marshall
Neutral
AOArkansas Online5 months ago
States plan measures to require voters’ IDs
Neutral
Polls
Kansas Democratic Senate nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Kansas Democratic Senate nominee?
Endorsers of Sandy Spidel Neumann for Kansas Democratic Senate nominee?
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$187.4K
$140.6K
$93.7K
$46.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$187.4K
$38.1K
$149.3K
$10.0K
Source: FEC