Policy wins of GOP candidate for Kansas governor trace to national conservative network

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,335

Last Updated: 1 day, 8 hours ago

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TOPEKA — Upon launching his campaign for governor, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson touted his work cutting state taxes, improving election security and getting “woke ideology off our college campuses.”

But his policy wins aren’t fully his own, a Kansas Reflector investigation found. The foundation of his achievements was built with the help of a conservative nonprofit funded by a network of donors interested in fueling a right-wing agenda across the country.

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