Better Representation for You
My name is Robert Whitman. I live in Shawnee and I want to represent you in the Kansas House of Representatives in District 18. If you live in the eastern part of Shawnee and the three precincts in the northwest corner of Merriam, you can vote for better representation in Topeka.
The prosperity, health, safety and security of everyone is this district can be enhanced through legislative action using the principles that guide me. These are limited government, individual liberty, economic freedom and traditional values.
The legislature has the ability to and I will work to:
- Make government affordable for you. Affordability seems to be a big topic right now. But all units of government raise property taxes year-after-year. You see this in your property tax bill. I will work to lower all taxes at the state level.
- Limit local government's ability to raise property taxes by limiting the amount of increase to your home's value. Local government does this in two ways. Unelected officials increase the value of your home, which inreases your property taxes. Elected officials raise the mill levy, increasing your property taxes. I will work to limit local property taxes.
- End regulations not intended by laws passed in the Legislature. These regulations can be unduly burdensome to those regulated.
- Safeguard our energy grid and reduce utility bills.
- Provide law enforcement with the tools to help fight against drug and human trafficking.
- Improve Medicaid by shortening waiting lists and raising reimbursement rates for health care providers.
...And more
Being an elected official is something I want to do because I want to serve you. Government should make your life easier. Too often government makes your life harder through higher taxation, burdensome regulations and impractical ideology.
Let’s have a conversation about problems that state government is able to fix. Let’s find solutions to solve those problems without creating more problems.
I face the same challenges as so many people in the district, such as trying to make ends meet as government becomes less affordable.
I have spent almost all of my life in Johnson County. That includes spending a great deal of my childhood in Shawnee, in a house located in this district. I am blessed to be here now with an opportunity to serve you in the Kansas House.
I look forward to meeting you between now and the election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
About Robert
- Lived in Johnson County almost all my life
- Degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas
- Former sportswriter for area newpapers
- Web applications developer
- Involved in the gig ecomomy for nearly a decade
- Member of and volunteer at Christ Community Church