Kansas became the 34th state on January 29, 1861.

Its civic history includes the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas, but its public life today also turns on agriculture, aviation, energy, universities, prairie communities, military installations, water, schools, and rural services. Public choices about taxes, courts, roads, health care, and education often reveal the distance between urban centers and small communities. The sections ahead move from Kansas’s civic backdrop to its actual representatives and government contacts.

To the stars through difficulties

State Motto
U.S. Representatives4Population-based districts
U.S. Senators2Same for every state
StatehoodJanuary 29, 186134th state admitted
Federal Delegation

Kansas's voice in Congress.

Every state has two senators. Its number of representatives is set by population and can change after each census.

6Members total
4Districts
119thCurrent Congress
About Congress About the Senate About the House State Election Office

Kansas's Delegation

Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.

Senator

Jerry Moran (Republican)

Senator

Roger Marshall (Republican)

District 1

Tracey Mann (Republican)

District 2

Derek Schmidt (Republican)

District 3

Sharice Davids (Democrat)

District 4

Ron Estes (Republican)

The states are the laboratories of democracy.

Justice Louis Brandeis

State Leadership

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Governor

Laura Kelly (Democratic)

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Lieutenant Governor

David Toland (Democratic)

Quick Facts

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Capital

Topeka

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Population

Approximately 2.98 million

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Electoral votes

6

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Congressional districts

4

Official Links

Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.

KS.gov

Official Kansas state government portal.

Kansas Legislature

State bill text, committee schedules, and session information.

Elections Office

Elections, voter registration, and official filings.

Congress.gov

Federal bill text, actions, sponsors, and public laws.

How Kansas government works

Kansas government works through executive agencies, the state legislature, and state courts. Use this tab to choose the right path: agencies for services, the legislature for bills and hearings, and courts for cases, records, forms, and legal-help resources.

Executive Branch

Governor, agencies, and public services

Kansas’s executive branch is led by the governor and supported by statewide offices, departments, boards, and agencies. This is usually the best starting point for public services, licenses, benefits, public safety, transportation, revenue, employment, education, and other state-administered programs.

Legislative Branch

Kansas Legislature

Kansas’s legislature introduces bills, holds committee hearings, debates policy, approves state budgets, conducts oversight, and represents districts across Kansas.

Judicial Branch

Courts, records, and legal help

Kansas’s judicial branch handles trial-court cases, appeals, court administration, records, forms, and legal-help resources. Visitors dealing with a court date, filing, case search, legal form, or self-help question should start with the official state judiciary resources.

Kansas voting guide

This state-page tab brings together practical voting resources for Kansas voters. You can register or update your registration, check registration status, find where to vote, review ballot resources, learn about mail or absentee voting, and use official election-calendar links for final deadlines and dates.

Voting Tools

Plain-language tools that open inside this state voting tab.

KS Links

Official Kansas election-office links for deadlines, registration, polling places, ballots, accessibility, rights, and state election calendars.

Official election officeRegister to vote or update registrationCheck registration statusAbsentee, mail, and early voting informationFind your polling placeFind ballot and election informationVoting accessibility resourcesVoting rights resourcesElection calendar and dates

While we do our best to provide accurate information, be sure to use your official state election calendar for final details.