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Don Coover

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Democratic nominee

Don Coover is a veterinarian and U.S. Army veteran from rural southeast Kansas running as the Democratic nominee, campaigning on affordability, rural hospital closures, and getting people with working-class backgrounds into Congress.[3][4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

In their words — priorities

  • Cites rising grocery and housing costs and the closing of local hospitals as evidence that federal policy is failing working families.[3]
  • Says he wants people who do hard physical work to be represented in Washington and favors spending within the government's means.[3]

Background

  • Born and raised in rural southeast Kansas, the second oldest of seven children in a family that ran a small dairy, alfalfa, and soybean farm.[3]
  • Served in the U.S. Army for ten years.[4]
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a graduate veterinary degree from Kansas State University; works as a veterinarian.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $759K · spent $515K · $244K cash on hand (through 2026-07-15) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Derek Schmidt, John Hauer · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Don Coover for Congress · Don Coover for Congress campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  2. 4.Don Coover · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference