Steven Johnson
Republican · KS · Kansas State Treasurer
Steven Johnson has served as Kansas State Treasurer since January 2023 after prior service in the Kansas House. He has a financial-services and agricultural background, including an MBA focused on finance and business policy and operation of his family farm.
Where Steven Johnson stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (3 records)
Campaign Finance Information — State Treasurer
Campaign Finance Information · State Treasurer · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 6, 2026
- Raised
- $191,398
- Spent
- $49,552
- Cash on hand
- $216,140
Totals are the cover-page figures of the reports filed with the Kansas Secretary of State. Contribution-size and occupation breakdowns come from the itemized schedules of electronically filed reports, so paper filers show totals only, and Kansas records an occupation only for individual donors who give more than $150.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Business owner$19,450
- Retired$18,750
- Attorney$12,950
- State Treasurer$11,062
- Farmer$8,000
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$137,382
- $500-$999$27,672
- $250-$499$12,950
- $100-$249$11,212
- $1-$99$1,959
Source: Kansas Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · sos.ks.gov
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to override the governor's veto of a 2021 election law. It barred private money for election offices and tightened rules on delivering advance ballots; the override passed 85-38.
May 3, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Picked TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing to run the state's Learning Quest 529 education savings program. The choice followed a competitive bidding process.
January 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Announced Kansas had passed $400 million in unclaimed property returned to residents since 1979. He said more than $500 million was still waiting to be claimed.
August 15, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Announced Kansas expected more than $1.78 million in unclaimed checks after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Kansas had joined more than 20 states suing Delaware over that money in 2016.
February 28, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Backed a 2024 law letting Kansans count 529, ABLE and first-time home buyer deposits toward the prior tax year. The law also wrote his Treasurer's Advisory Committee into state statute.
April 4, 2024
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Awarded the state's Alternatives to Abortion contract to the Kansas Pregnancy Care Network. Lawmakers had put $2 million into the program and directed him to run the bidding.
September 5, 2023
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Joined financial officers from 26 other states in a letter to President Biden opposing new federal mortgage fee rules. The rules added fees for buyers with strong credit and large down payments.
May 1, 2023
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Publicly backed a new Kansas law keeping environmental and social criteria out of state pension investing. It took effect on April 24, 2023, without the governor's signature.
April 24, 2023
Source: kansasstatetreasurer.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to override the governor's veto of a 2021 gun law. It recognized other states' concealed carry permits and restored gun rights after some convictions were expunged; the override passed 84-39.
May 3, 2021
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to override the governor's veto of a 2021 tax law. It made online marketplaces collect sales tax and changed several income tax deductions; the override passed 84-39.
May 3, 2021
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to send Kansas voters a constitutional amendment saying the state constitution gives no right to abortion. The House adopted the measure 86-38.
January 22, 2021
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to override the governor's veto of Senate Bill 30, a 2017 income and sales tax law. The House override passed 88-31 and the bill became law.
June 6, 2017
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to override the governor's veto of Kansas' Medicaid expansion bill, the KanCare Bridge to a Healthy Kansas program. The override failed 81-44.
April 3, 2017
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted for a rewrite of the Kansas amusement ride act that tightened state safety rules for rides. The House passed the substitute bill 124-1.
April 3, 2017
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to tighten who can get public assistance from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The House accepted the Senate version 87-35.
April 2, 2015
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted for a 2015 bill letting Kansans carry a concealed handgun with no permit or training. The Kansas House passed it 85-39.
March 25, 2015
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against the 2015 law that replaced the Kansas school funding formula with block grants. The House passed the substitute bill 64-57.
March 13, 2015
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Race Steven Johnson is in:
- State Treasurer · November 3, 2026 · Kansas · incumbent
Past race Steven Johnson ran in:
- State Treasurer · August 4, 2026 · Kansas · incumbent
Profile last researched September 5, 2026.