Candace Landers
Democratic · KS · Director, Sunswept Highlands Improvement District
Candace Landers is United Way of the Plains' labor liaison and an elected Sunswept Highlands Improvement District director. A former Derby teacher and Kansas Professional Standards Board member, she prioritizes public schools and working families.
Where Candace Landers stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Served on the Derby Public Schools strategic-plan steering committee and publicly defended its diversity, inclusion, and student social-emotional provisions after the school board rejected a draft.
August 12, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: kwch.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Received the Cannabis Justice Coalition endorsement for Kansas House District 88.
September 24, 2026
Source: cannabisjusticecoalition.org
Received the Kansas AFL-CIO labor endorsement for Kansas House District 88.
September 24, 2026
Source: imvotingunion.com
Received the EMILYs List endorsement for Kansas House District 88.
September 24, 2026
Source: emilyslist.org
Received the FFRF Action Fund endorsement for Kansas House District 88.
September 1, 2026
Source: ffrfaction.org
Joined United Way of the Plains as labor liaison after serving as an organizing assistant and union leader with United Teachers of Wichita.
July 16, 2026
Source: unitedwayplains.org
Was elected by write-in to one of three Sunswept Highlands Improvement District directorships in Sedgwick County.
November 4, 2025
Source: sedgwickcounty.org
Was appointed by a 6-4 Kansas State Board of Education vote to represent public-school classroom teachers at large on the Professional Standards Board.
September 11, 2024
Source: ksde.gov
Past race Candace Landers ran in:
- Kansas State Representative District 88 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 88; Kansas