U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann lone Kansas vote against federal aviation safety bill tied to D.C. crash

All but one member of Kansas' congressional delegation votes for Senate-passed aviation safety bill falling a single vote short of moving through the House.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 592

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — Five of the six members of the Kansas congressional delegation voted for bipartisan aviation safety legislation inspired by the death of 67 people in the mid-air collision of a passenger jet that flew out of Wichita and a U.S. Army helicopter in congested airspace over Washington, D.C.

On Tuesday, the delegation’s holdout on the ROTOR Act was Republican U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann, who serves the 1st District stretching from the Colorado border to …

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