Meet the Candidates — Skoog-McKenney for Kansas

For Governor

Mayor Curt Skoog

Curt was born and raised in Topeka, on the same street as Governor Laura Kelly and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. He went to Topeka public schools and met his wife Amy in high school.

After graduating from the University of Kansas, work eventually took the Skoogs to Overland Park, where they raised their three children.

Curt was first elected to Overland Park City Council in 2005 and has served as Mayor since 2021. As Mayor, Skoog has led the resurgence of Downtown Overland Park and welcomed significant economic development and job growth, all while maintaining the state’s lowest property tax rate.

Quick Facts

Hometown: Topeka, KS
Home: Overland Park, KS
Wife: Amy
Kids: Reed, Allison & Will
Grandkids: 6
Education: University of Kansas
Service: Elected to Overland Park City Council in 2005, Elected as Mayor in 2021

For Lieutenant Governor

Dr. Jen Bacani McKenney

Family physician. Born and raised in Fredonia. A voice for rural Kansas.

Dr. Jen Bacani McKenney is a practicing family physician in her hometown of Fredonia. She has owned and managed an independent practice alongside her father for the past 16 years. The Wilson County Health Officer as well as the Fredonia City Health Officer, Dr. McKenney is committed to community health and economic improvement initiatives.

Jen has served on the USD 484 School Board and helped establish the Fredonia Area Community Foundation and Cultivate Fredonia, a community-wide growth initiative.

She graduated from the University of Kansas and attended medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center and then at the School of Medicine in Wichita. She completed her family medicine residency at Via Christi in Wichita.

One Ticket

Lives built on service, not slogans.

A mayor and a rural health doctor who go to work every day for the people they serve—bringing proven leadership to all of Kansas.

Get to know Mayor Curt Skoog & Dr. Jen Bacani McKenney

Mayor Curt Skoog

Dr. Jen Bacani McKenney

Lives built on service, not slogans.

Two Kansans. One vision for the whole state.