Barbara Bollier

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On October 16, 2019, Bollier announced that she would run in the 2020 election for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Pat Roberts. [14] The next day, former United States Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom dropped out of the race and endorsed Bollier. [15] Grissom's withdrawal from the race came despite his having raised almost half a million dollars in contributions during the previous quarter. His departure left Bollier as the party's clear frontrunner in the primary. [16] She won the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020, with 87.5% of the vote. In the general election, she faced the Republican nominee, congressman Roger Marshall, the congressman for Kansas's 1st congressional district, who defeated Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in the Republican primary. [17] [18]

Bollier's senate candidacy was endorsed by former Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius. [19] The Sebelius endorsement came after Sebelius referenced Bollier's history of almost a decade of consistent support for fully funding schools, Medicaid Expansion, and the repeal of what she called former Governor Sam Brownback's "devastating tax experiment." [20]

On September 1, 2020, she published a list of 75 Republican current and former Kansas officeholders who supported her campaign. [21] Bollier was also endorsed by Nancy Kassebaum, a Republican former U.S. senator. [22] During her 2020 campaign, Bollier called for defending and expanding the Affordable Care Act. She does not support Medicare for All. [23] Bollier lost to Marshall by a 12 point margin. [24]

Personal life

While in medical school, Bollier met her husband Rene Bollier, a family medicine physician in Kansas City. [25] Their son Bobby Bollier is an American professional swimmer who was a 14-time NCAA All-American while at Stanford University before attending George Washington University Law School.

Electoral history

2020

Barbara Bollier
Barbara Bollier cropped portrait.jpg
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 9, 2017 –January 11, 2021
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Bollier 168,759 85.34%
Democratic Robert Tillman28,99714.66%
Total votes197,756 100.00%
United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roger Marshall 727,962 53.22% +0.07%
Democratic Barbara Bollier571,53041.79%N/A
Libertarian Jason Buckley68,2634.99%+0.67
Total votes1,367,755 100.00%

2016

Kansas State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barbara Bollier 22,439 54.30%
Democratic Megan England18,88445.70%
Total votes41,323 100.0%
Republican hold

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