Eric Lund wants to be the next Kansas treasurer.

The Paola resident is the Libertarian Party's nominee for the statewide office in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He faces Republican Steven Johnson and Democratic candidate Juan C. Luengo, according to BallotReady election data. Lund is certified for the ballot.

Lund appears on Johnson County ballots, according to the Johnson County Election Office. That means voters in Olathe, Lenexa, Gardner, De Soto and Spring Hill will see his name when they head to the polls on Nov. 3.

Candidate information

  • Full name: Eric Lund
  • Party: Libertarian
  • Residence: Paola, Kansas
  • Office sought: Kansas treasurer
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026

Experience and public service

Lund serves as secretary of the Libertarian Party of Kansas Executive Committee, a role that places him in the party's leadership structure, according to Independent Political Report.

He was also elected as one of twelve Kansas delegates to the Libertarian Party National Convention in 2026, according to the Libertarian Party of Kansas. That selection came at the same state convention where he earned the treasurer nomination.

Registered Libertarians nominated Lund at the party's annual state convention on April 25, 2026, in Wichita. The convention selected the party's candidates for several statewide offices on the November ballot.

No additional professional or educational background for Lund was available for this profile.

Ballot access stakes

Lund's candidacy carries significance beyond the treasurer's race itself.

The Libertarian Party of Kansas must receive at least one percent of the vote in at least one statewide race to maintain its recognized party status in Kansas, according to Independent Political Report. Kansas Libertarians have held that recognized status since 1992, making it one of the longest-running stretches of ballot access for any Libertarian state party.

A result below the one-percent threshold in every statewide contest on the November ballot could cost the party that status. The treasurer's race is one of the statewide contests where the threshold applies, giving Lund's campaign a role in the party's broader effort to stay on the ballot.

This profile was compiled from publicly available candidate information, election records and party communications. No candidate questionnaire responses or issue positions from Lund were available for this profile. The Olathe Daily Digest invites all candidates to submit responses for publication. This content is AI-curated and human-edited.