# Cindy Holscher

Cindy Holscher is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9c36b31f-b9e7-43cd-8aab-6148c8f6cac8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c36b31f-b9e7-43cd-8aab-6148c8f6cac8 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of the 39 bills Holscher sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Kansas Senate.

## What Holscher says (KS 2025–26 session)

1,131 classified statements: 1,131 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Holscher | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.4% | 78 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 20.4% | 10.3% | 53 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 51.8% | 42.9% | 119 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 3.4% | 130 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 13.7% | 16.1% | 171 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 4.0% | 0.8% | 21 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 27% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 27% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 1,165 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 33 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 38 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 485: Providing that under rental agreements governed by the residential landlord tenant act, a landlord is required to count certain income when considering a… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB485/
- SB 486: Creating a civil cause of action for violations of the constitution or laws of the United States by any person acting under the color of law. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB486/
- SB 484: Moving marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the uniform controlled substances act. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB484/
- SB 483: Requiring all legislators and the spouses of legislators who are in leadership positions to disclose the amount of any salary they receive paid by public… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB483/
- SB 471: Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $16 an hour and making such minimum wage applicable to employers and employees covered under the provisions of the… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB471/
- SB 469: Enacting the safe and transparent arrest act to require all law enforcement agencies operating in Kansas to adopt a written policy regarding the use of facial… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB469/
- SB 468: Repealing the prohibition on municipal establishment of guaranteed income programs. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB468/
- SB 467: Enacting the use of artificial intelligence in medical decisions transparency act and requiring that all medical necessity determinations be made by a… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB467/
- SB 420: Enacting the Holocaust education act to require school districts to provide instruction on Holocaust education and awareness as part of the social studies… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB420/
- SR 1724: Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1724/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,564 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114744645582311899
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114765426110673238
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114795709832613893
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114832891981267339
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114395124721471987
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114038086057259471
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114058347821379750
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114091060515229777
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2114128806894047577
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/cindy4kansas/status/2113677733523755048

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_holscher_cindy_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.cindyforsenateks.com/
- X: https://x.com/cindy4kansas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.holscher
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep._cindy/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c36b31f-b9e7-43cd-8aab-6148c8f6cac8