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Don Coover

U.S. House District 2

2026 Kansas U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 23, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 Kansas U.S. House — District 2 — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
U.S. House District 2 · Democratic · Candidate
VerifiedOfficial records: Kansas Secretary of State
Identity match
Identity verified in official records

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Kansas Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election Official Vote Totals

U.S. House District 2 — Democratic

Don Coover: 38,737 votes (100.00%)

Primary election: August 4, 2026; official results published

Official and campaign contacts

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FEC-published campaign contact

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FEC committee ID: C00917088

FEC committee name: DON COOVER FOR CONGRESS

Published email: [email protected]

Published website: https://doncooverforcongress.com/

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Experience

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“I think you can judge the character of a person by how they treat people they don’t have to treat well. That tells you everything.”

Source-published biography

Don Coover was born and raised in rural Southeast Kansas and is the second oldest of seven children. Don’s family ran a small dairy, alfalfa, and soybean farm. His dad was a union truck driver and farmer and his mother a school teacher.

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Don Coover was born and raised in rural Southeast Kansas and is the second oldest of seven children. Don’s family ran a small dairy, alfalfa, and soybean farm. His dad was a union truck driver and farmer and his mother a school teacher.

“I think you can judge the character of a person by how they treat people they don’t have to treat well. That tells you everything.”

Source-published biography

After serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army, he pursued a career in Veterinary Medicine and graduated from Kansas State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Don ​​re-entered the Army providing veterinary services for US Army K-9 unit dogs and inspecting food production facilities for Department of Defense contractors.

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After serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army, he pursued a career in Veterinary Medicine and graduated from Kansas State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Don ​​re-entered the Army providing veterinary services for US Army K-9 unit dogs and inspecting food production facilities for Department of Defense contractors.

Positions and priorities

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Why I'm Running

Candidate position

I believe that everyone wants to work hard and provide for their families. But I talk to folks everyday, and there’s a lot of despair. We all see it with rising grocery and housing costs and the closing of local hospitals. And politicians in Washington keep making things worse. They either don’t know what the hell they’re doing, or they’re too focused on their own reelection or what their party leaders want.

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I believe that everyone wants to work hard and provide for their families. But I talk to folks everyday, and there’s a lot of despair. We all see it with rising grocery and housing costs and the closing of local hospitals. And politicians in Washington keep making things worse. They either don’t know what the hell they’re doing, or they’re too focused on their own reelection or what their party leaders want.

Work Across Party Lines

Candidate position
FactVote summary · Goal / Priority

Work with people across party lines to solve problems affecting Kansas communities.

  • Preserve the collaborative governing method without retaining campaign rhetoric.
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Favor Federal Spending Restraint

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Favors federal lawmakers who spend within available means; the source does not propose a binding fiscal rule.

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Reward Hard Work

Candidate position
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Adopt policies that reward hard work for working people.

  • Preserve the outcome-level commitment without inventing a wage or tax mechanism.
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Reduce Grocery and Housing Costs

Candidate position
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Reduce grocery and housing costs for families.

  • Preserve the two named household-cost concerns without inferring a price mechanism.
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Protect Local Hospitals

Candidate position
FactVote summary · Goal / Priority

Keep local and rural hospitals open.

  • Preserve the access objective without inventing a reimbursement or grant mechanism.
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Public record

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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals August 18, 2025 through July 15, 2026.

Total receipts
$758,823.24
Total disbursements
$514,537.24
Cash on hand
$244,286.00
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: H6KS02276

Name: COOVER, DON

Office: House

State: KS

District: 02

Coverage start: 2025-08-18

Coverage end: 2026-07-15

Total receipts: $758823.24

Total disbursements: $514537.24

Cash on hand: $244286.00

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

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Research boundary

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Member-level public record

Not published

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Kansas candidate record — Don Coover

    Kansas Secretary of State

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  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Don Coover — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Don Coover campaign

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  3. Official campaign contact filing

    DON COOVER FOR CONGRESS — current FEC Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

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  4. Campaign-finance record

    Don Coover — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

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  5. Candidate-provided

    Don Coover campaign source 1

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