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PLATFORM
"Forty-five years in Shawnee has taught me exactly what our community needs to thrive. Raised in a military family, I learned early that leadership is about service, not politics. Change doesn't happen overnight. It happens, month by month, year by year with a sustained commitment to improving the quality of life for all Kansans.
My priorities are clear: invest in our schools and infrastructure to fuel economic growth, expand healthcare access, and tackle the affordability crisis head-on. You deserve an open, transparent government that responds to your voice. Backed by over a decade of legislative experience, I have a proven track record solving problems and getting things done." ~ Cindy Neighbor
ISSUES
Education
I have been a public school advocate for more than 35 years, serving on my local PTA, the Shawnee Mission School Board and voting for adequate and equitable funding in the legislature.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION: Our schools are facing a crisis with the lack of funding for Special Education. In 1992 we were funding Special Ed at nearly 92%, today we are funding at 65%. Shawnee Mission is nearly $12M short in special ed funding. Local districts must provide and fund special education under federal law. The federal government has never met their promise to fund it. We must hold our federal electeds responsible as well as our legislature to make sure schools have the funding to educate all our children.
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SCHOOL FINANCE FORMULA: Our current school funding formula expires June 30, 2027. The next legislative session we must renew a formula we know is fair and approved by the courts or craft a new formula. It's critical we have staunch public education advocates in the legislature next session.
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VOUCHERS: There have been several attempts to siphon tax dollars for private schools. I will oppose those attempts. I value private schools, but they don't have to meet the same rules as public schools and I believe that tax dollars must be spent with full transperancy.
Lowering Taxes for working families & seniors
Kansas families are struggling. While a great deal of those struggles come from policies at the federal level, I am committed to do what I can here in Kansas to help stem that tide.
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Eliminated Social Security Tax - The Kansas State Tax on Social Security was eliminated in 2024 regardless of your income level.
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Eliminated state portion of Sales Tax on Food - Prior to 2022 Kansas had one of the highest sales taxes on food. As of January 2025 the sales tax on food is now ZERO. It helps families each trip to the grocery store as they deal with rising costs from the tariffs and shipping issues.
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Child Care Tax Credit - In 2024 we increased the individual child care tax credit to 50% from 25% for the allowed federal credit. This year we extended the child care credits to businesses who pay for employees child care or establish an on-site child care facilty. It increased the credit to $100K up from $45K.
Healthcare
I spent my career in the healthcare field as a Medical Administrator. Healthcare affordability remains one of the most critical challenges facing families today, as rising premiums, deductibles, and prescription drug costs consistently outpace household wages.
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MEDICAID EXPANSION: Kansas is one of ten states which has not expanded Medicaid. This simple reform would bring billions of federal dollars back to our state. It would help secure our rural hospitals and stimulate rural economies in Kansas. It would give relief to 150,000 Kansans. Thousands of workers such as restaurant staff, home health aides, construction workers earn to much for Medicaid currently, but too little to afford the high cost of private insurance. Expanding Medicaid makes sense and it's why 40 states and D.C. have already done so.
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LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS: Never should a Kansan have to choose between their prescriptions and groceries, but that is a choice many families are making. This session I was proud to champion the PBM bill and it passed. It cracks down on the middle man overcharging health plans and reimbursing local pharmacies a lower amout and stems the tide of local pharmacies shutting their doors.
Fair Courts
Kansas has a proven system for keeping partisan politics out of our courts. Our Supreme Court justices are chosen through a trusted, merit-based process that prioritizes qualifications over political favors. Best of all, it keeps power exactly where it belongs, with YOU! Kansans already vote on whether these justices keep their jobs. That’s why I oppose efforts to politicize our Supreme Court and voted NO to put the Constitutional Amendment on the ballot, and why I’ll be voting NO
on August 4th, 2026.
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Politicizes the Court - This amendment would bring out of state special interest groups and their money to our Kansas judicial system.
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Jeopardizes our Rights - The Kansas Supreme Court has made sure our schools are funded and protected a woman's right to choose. A court beholden to outside interests and wealthy donors could strip those things aways.
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Throws Qualifications out the Door - Our court would be filled by those willing to accept money from anyone and not based on integrity and experience.
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