Kansas House of Representatives District 55
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Republican
Lanell Griffith is a Topeka grassroots activist who has chaired the Shawnee County Republican Party. Her priorities include capping yearly increases in appraised home values to hold down property taxes and supporting congressional term limits.
Records: Housing Affordability 4 for, Government Spending Reduction 3 for, Election Integrity 2 for
Democratic · Incumbent
Tobias Schlingensiepen has served in the Kansas House since 2023 and is the top Democrat on its Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee. Senior pastor of Topeka's First Congregational Church, he focuses on fully funding public schools and protecting health coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Records: Personal Income Tax Reduction 3 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 3 for, Environment and Public Health 3 for,
Sources: sos.ks.gov2