Kansas House of Representatives District 30 in Kansas State House District 30, Kansas

2026 Primary Election

• Laura Williams — Teacher in Kent, Washington

  Laura Williams is a veteran public school teacher with 15 years of experience, a union leader, and a community advocate. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Math Education from the University of Montana and a Master's in Education from the University of Washington Tacoma. Her campaign focuses on ensuring students have access to a safe, inclusive, and well-resourced education.

• Zachary Thomas Hawkins — Laborer in Olathe, KS

  Zachary Hawkins is a progressive Democrat running for the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 30 in the 2026 primary election. A lifelong Kansan and third-generation Olathean, he is a community advocate and proud product of public schools, with career experience as a laborer. Hawkins is committed to fully funding schools by implementing progressive tax measures to increase teacher pay, expanding Medicaid, and addressing Kansas's affordability crisis. He fiercely defends abortion access as an unequivocal medical right and advocates for workers' rights, standing in solidarity with unions.

• Amelia Wiederaenders — Policy Advocate and Campaign Organizer in Olathe, KS

  Amelia Wiederaenders is a Policy Advocate and Campaign Organizer running as a Democrat for the Kansas House of Representatives, District 30, representing parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Shawnee. She is driven by a firsthand understanding of the rising costs of housing, groceries, healthcare, childcare, and transportation affecting Kansas families. Wiederaenders aims to bring solutions to Topeka by advocating for affordable communities, fully funded public schools, accessible public transportation, and reproductive freedom. As a caregiver, she values compassion and believes government should actively listen to constituents, invest in communities, and create opportunities for all Kansans to thrive.