Cindy Holscher

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Latest coverage: “Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP” (KPBS Public Media, Aug 5, 2026) - one of 6 stories across the spectrum (Left 2 · Center 3 · Right 1). coverage, lean labeled ↗
Serves as State Senator, District 8 (Kansas) since Jan 2021. kslegislature.gov ↗

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesLiberal

More liberal than 96% of Kansas Senate members

Details

Score−0.99 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.25 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.74)

Compared with163 members of Kansas Senate members (1996–2022)

Covers2017–2022

● This person Democrats (37) Republicans (126)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 100% of 2022 Kansas Senate candidates

Details

Score−0.92 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.31 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.61)

Compared with39 members of 2022 Kansas Senate candidates

Covers2016–2022

● This person Democrats (12) Republicans (27)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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