Chris Mann, a Lawrence attorney and former police officer, is the Democratic candidate for Kansas attorney general in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He faces Republican Kris Kobach.
Mann said he is running to refocus the office on protecting Kansans. "For the past three and a half years, the Kansas Attorney General's office hasn't been focused on protecting Kansans; it's been focused on grabbing headlines and scoring political points," Mann said on his campaign website. "That stops when Chris is in the office."
Candidate information
- Party: Democratic
- Residence: Lawrence, Kansas
- Family: Married to Ashley Mann, a cardiothoracic surgeon in Olathe. They have two children, Skylar and William, according to his campaign website.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology, University of Kansas (2002); juris doctor, Washburn University (2010), according to BallotReady profile data. Mann said he attended Washburn on a full-ride Koch Public Service Scholarship, according to his campaign website.
Experience and public service
Mann said he served as a police officer with the Lawrence Police Department. In 2002, he was struck by a drunk driver during a routine traffic stop, according to his campaign website. The crash ended his law enforcement career and led him to law school after years of physical therapy, Mann said.
He worked as a prosecutor at the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office (2011–2013) and at the Kansas Securities Commission (2014–2016), according to BallotReady. He has owned and operated Mann Law Firm since 2016, according to BallotReady.
Mann said he served as Kansas advisory board chair for Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 2011 and as board chair of MADD's national board of directors from 2014 to 2020.
On the issues
The following positions are drawn from Mann's campaign website and his responses on BallotReady. All statements reflect the candidate's own claims.
Consumer protection and elder abuse: Mann said he would protect consumers from scams and fraud, citing his experience prosecuting fraud cases at the Kansas Securities Commission. He also said he would address elder abuse, noting that nearly 22,000 cases of suspected elder abuse were reported in fiscal year 2025, which he called a nearly 17 percent increase since 2023.
Youth suicide prevention and online safety: Mann said he would expand the attorney general's Division of Youth Suicide Prevention. He said suicide is the leading cause of death for Kansans aged 10 to 17, well above the national average. He also said he would fight to protect children from unregulated online artificial intelligence chatbots.
Drug crisis: Mann said more than 2,000 Kansans have died from fentanyl overdoses. He said he would target drug traffickers, support law enforcement, ensure communities have naloxone available and strengthen prevention and treatment programs.
Law enforcement and domestic violence: Mann said he would ensure local communities have resources to investigate and prosecute crimes and would recruit and retain quality officers through better training. He also said he would work with local partners to better fund domestic violence shelters.
Agriculture: Mann said he would create a Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources within the attorney general's office to give farmers and producers a direct line of communication with the office.
Endorsements
Mann has received the following endorsements, according to BallotReady profile data:
- AFL-CIO
- Kansas National Education Association
Candidate information is drawn from Mann's campaign website, his BallotReady questionnaire responses and BallotReady profile data. Positions reflect the candidate's own statements and have not been independently verified by the Olathe Daily Digest.
