Who gave money to Wichita City Council, school board candidates? See donors
Which individuals, businesses, political action committees, unions and other organizations donated to candidates running for Wichita City Council and USD 259 school board?
You can search contributions using The Wichita Eagle’s interactive campaign finance database below. It includes all fundraising reported by local candidates required to file expenditure reports ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Candidates who did not expect to raise or spend more than $1,000 in the primary or general elections were not required to file the reports and therefore are not included in the database.
Donor information was compiled from expenditure reports filed with the Sedgwick County Election Office.
Some of the candidates listed had primaries and some did not. Contributions from both the primary and general elections are included in the database.
Tuesday’s election will decide three Wichita City Council seats and four seats on the Wichita school board.
How to search the database
To see who is contributing to candidates, search the database below using any or all of the criteria. If you only see a “Search” button, click on that to start.
You can search for specific donors or business owners by typing all or part of their names, such as a last name. To see even more information about donors and contributions, click on “details.” On mobile devices, you can see “details” by tapping on the three stacked dots on the right-hand side of each entry.
Wichita City Council races
LaWanda DeShazer and Joseph Shepard are campaigning to replace District 1 council member Brandon Johnson, who can’t run again due to term limits. District 1 includes the core of Wichita, with parts of downtown, and generally stretches north to city limits and east to Rock Road.
Council member Mike Hoheisel is running for re-election against Genevieve Howerton in District 3, which includes south-central and southeast Wichita, generally between Seneca and the Kansas Turnpike.
Incumbent Maggie Ballard has two opponents, Brett Anderson and Margaret Shabazz, in District 6, which covers parts of central and northwest Wichita.
Wichita public school board races
Incumbent Diane Albert faces a challenge from Mackenzi Truelove in District 1, which extends from Central on the south to 69th Street on the north between I-135 and Webb. Albert is seeking a second term.
Brent T. Davis and Valerie Most will try to unseat Julie Hedrick, who is seeking a third term in District 2, which includes parts of east and southeast Wichita.
Incumbent Kathy Bond is running against Amy Jensen in District 5, which extends north to 17th Street, south to 31st and from Meridian to 119th Street. Bond is also seeking a second term.
District 6 incumbent Hazel Stabler will try to win a second term against Amy Warren. District 6 sits between I-135 and I-235 highways and includes downtown Wichita and Park City.
This story was originally published October 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM with the headline "Who gave money to Wichita City Council, school board candidates? See donors."
