Kevin Latz
Democratic · KS
Kevin Latz is an orthopedic surgeon and former congressional and House Agriculture Committee staff member. He has not held elected or appointed governmental office.
Where Kevin Latz stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Publicly supported universal health care and universal child care as responses to household affordability pressures.
July 22, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: sabethaherald.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Publicly supported reforming the tax code to favor workers over owners and capital.
July 22, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: sabethaherald.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Publicly supported universal health care and universal child care as responses to household affordability pressures.
July 22, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: sabethaherald.com · researched July 24, 2026
Publicly supported reproductive rights and opposed cuts to Medicaid and federal food-assistance programs.
June 5, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: hppr.org · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Publicly advocated a federal firearm-purchase waiting period, mandatory safety training, and a moratorium on gun-show purchases.
June 5, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: hppr.org · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Publicly supported reproductive rights and opposed cuts to Medicaid and federal food-assistance programs.
June 5, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: hppr.org · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 1 support
Publicly advocated restoring U.S. Agency for International Development funding to support Kansas farmers and crop markets.
June 5, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: hppr.org · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Publicly advocated stricter rules for social-media companies and barring social-media use by children under 16.
June 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: hppr.org · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Co-authored a study on whether bracing works when a knee cartilage condition is treated without surgery, published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine in 2026.
April 14, 2026
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Co-authored a systematic review and meta-analysis of bioinductive patch augmentation for rotator cuff repair, published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
June 26, 2024
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Coauthored a systematic review and meta-analysis of bioinductive patches used to augment rotator-cuff repair.
June 26, 2024
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Co-authored a Children's Mercy Kansas City quality-improvement study on increasing cefazolin use for surgical prophylaxis in penicillin-allergy-labeled patients, published in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology.
January 11, 2023
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Coauthored a published antimicrobial-stewardship study on increasing cefazolin use for surgical prophylaxis in patients labeled as penicillin-allergic.
January 11, 2023
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Co-authored a multicenter study validating a corresponding-point measurement system for assessing displacement in pediatric medial epicondyle fractures, published in JBJS Open Access.
November 18, 2022
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Coauthored a published study validating a measurement system for displacement in medial epicondyle fractures.
November 18, 2022
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Coauthored a multicenter prospective-cohort study describing the epidemiology of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.
November 24, 2021
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Becker's Spine Review profiled Kevin H. Latz, MD as chief and director of Children's Mercy Hospital's Center for Sports Medicine, an assistant orthopedic surgery professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and the 2016 recipient of Children's Mercy's Golden Glove Award for patient safety.
November 12, 2018
Source: beckersspine.com · researched July 24, 2026
Announced, as director of the Children's Mercy Center for Sports Medicine, a long-term partnership between Children's Mercy Kansas City and Sporting Kansas City that placed a pediatric sports medicine and rehabilitation center at the club's National Training Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
November 19, 2015
Source: sportingkc.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 1 record
Publicly backed mandatory national service as a way to strengthen social cohesion.
June 5, 2026
Source: hppr.org · researched July 24, 2026
Past race Kevin Latz ran in:
- United States Senator · August 4, 2026 · Kansas
Profile last researched July 23, 2026.