TOPEKA —Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab has announced he is a candidate for governor. He posted a video on his social media page Wednesday.
Kansas has a decision to make: Which path will we take?
We need to cut property taxes, ban China from buying land near our military bases, restore conservative values in Topeka, and so much more.
That’s why I’m running for Governor.#ksleg pic.twitter.com/vpKIKeveV1
— Scott Schwab (@ScottSchwabKS) January 8, 2025
Schwab was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2002. As Chairman of the House Elections Committee, Schwab championed several bills to safeguard Kansas elections and the voting process, according to his bio on the Kansas Secretary of State web site.
Schwab also served as Chairman of the House Financial Institutions Committee, and Vice Chair of the Taxation Committee and the Committee on Commerce and Labor. Schwab was also elected to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives.
In 2018, Schwab was elected to his first term as Kansas Secretary of State and was re-elected in 2022.
He is the first candidate to announce plans to run for the 2026 GOP nomination to replace Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
