Usha Reddi
Usha Reddi (Democratic Party) was a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 22. She assumed office on January 11, 2023. She left office on January 13, 2025.
Reddi (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 22. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Usha Reddi was born in India and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Reddi earned a B.A. in developmental psychology from Ohio State University, a B.S. in elementary education, and an M.S. in educational leadership from Kansas State University. Her career experience includes working as a teacher. Reddi was elected to the Manhattan City Commission in April 2013 and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She served as mayor from 2016 to 2017 and in 2020.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Reddi was assigned to the following committees:
- Assessment and Taxation Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- State Building Construction Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 22
Brad Starnes defeated incumbent Usha Reddi in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Starnes (R) | 50.9 | 12,262 |
 | Usha Reddi (D) | 49.1 | 11,825 | |
| Total votes: 24,087 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 22
Incumbent Usha Reddi advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Usha Reddi | 100.0 | 1,002 |
| Total votes: 1,002 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 22
Brad Starnes advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Starnes | 100.0 | 2,251 |
| Total votes: 2,251 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020
United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Kansas
Roger Marshall defeated Barbara Bollier and Jason Buckley in the general election for U.S. Senate Kansas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Marshall (R) | 53.2 | 727,962 |
 | Barbara Bollier (D) | 41.8 | 571,530 | |
 | Jason Buckley (L) | 5.0 | 68,263 | |
| Total votes: 1,367,755 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Tuten (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
Barbara Bollier defeated Robert Tillman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Bollier | 85.3 | 168,759 |
| Robert Tillman | 14.7 | 28,997 | ||
| Total votes: 197,756 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Usha Reddi (D)
- Elliott Adams (D)
- Nancy Boyda (D)
- Barry Grissom (D)
- Adam Smith (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roger Marshall | 40.3 | 167,800 |
 | Kris Kobach | 26.1 | 108,726 | |
 | Bob Hamilton | 18.7 | 77,952 | |
 | Dave Lindstrom | 6.6 | 27,451 | |
 | Steve Roberts | 2.0 | 8,141 | |
 | Brian Matlock | 1.7 | 7,083 | |
| Lance Berland | 1.5 | 6,404 | ||
| John Miller | 1.1 | 4,431 | ||
 | Derek Ellis | 1.0 | 3,970 | |
| Gabriel Mark Robles | 0.9 | 3,744 | ||
 | John Berman | 0.2 | 861 | |
| Total votes: 416,563 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bryan Pruitt (R)
- Jacob LaTurner (R)
- Susan Wagle (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2024
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Kansas State Senate District 22 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Tom Hawk (D) |
Kansas State Senate District 22 2023-2025 |
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