Barbara Bollier

Barbara Bollier (Democratic Party) was a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 7. She assumed office on January 9, 2017. She left office on January 11, 2021. Bollier is a also former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives. She represented District 25 from 2010 to 2013 and District 21 from 2013 to 2017. Bollier (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Kansas. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. On December 12, 2018, Bollier announced that she was switching her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. She said, "Morally, the [Republican Party] is not going where my compass resides. I’m looking forward to being in a party that represents the ideals that I do, including Medicaid expansion and funding our K-12 schools.