Cindy Holscher

American politician
Cindy Holscher
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byJim Denning
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
January 9, 2017[1] – January 11, 2021
Preceded byAmanda Grosserode
Succeeded byLinda Featherston
Personal details
Born (1969-04-26) April 26, 1969 (age 55)
Slater, Missouri, U.S.[2]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceOverland Park, Kansas[2]
Alma materUniversity of Missouri[2]

Cynthia Holscher (born April 26, 1969) is an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 16th district from 2017 to 2020,[3][4] and was elected to represent the 8th district for the Kansas Senate starting in 2021.[1]

Political career

In 2016, Holscher ran for election to represent District 16 in the Kansas House of Representatives, and defeated Republican incumbent Amanda Grosserode. She won re-election in 2018.[1]

Holscher was elected to represent district 8 in the Kansas Senate on November 3, 2020.[1]

Electoral record

2016 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Holscher 6,847 55.71%
Republican Amanda Grosserode 5,443 44.29%
2018 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Holscher 6,810 58.9%
Republican Susan Huff 4,751 41.1%
2020 general election: Kansas Senate, District 8[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Holscher 23,686 54.4%
Republican James Todd 19,883 45.6%

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cindy Holscher". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cindy Holscher's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Representative Cindy Holscher". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. ^ Tim Carpenter (2017-08-10). "Kansas Democrat shares ideas after spurning run for governor". Cjonline.com. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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