Mark Schaukowitch

Mark Schaukowitch is the Democratic candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives, District 110, in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican incumbent Ken Rahjes; he is a grant and technical writer in rural development.[1][2][3] In a Ballotpedia survey, he named property tax reduction, rural health care and housing among his priorities.[2]

Mark Schaukowitch earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas in 2009 and a graduate degree from Syracuse University in 2009, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he is a former adjunct professor of social advocacy at the University of South Carolina who returned to Plainville, Kansas, during COVID and began working on grants for local projects, including a nursing home replacement and rural water districts.[2] He said he helped start the Transparent Opportunities Speaker Series, worked with landowners and businesses to oppose a proposed Smithfield Foods hog farm near Plainville, and organized the county Democratic Party along with four other counties.[2]

Schaukowitch advanced unopposed from the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary, receiving 496 votes.[1] He said he would seek a state incentive program for counties and municipalities that lower mill levies, a sovereign wealth permanent fund to eventually replace rural property taxes, state funding for elder care facilities, Medicaid expansion, and local land banks tied to healthcare worker housing.[2] He listed retired state Senator Janis Lee as an endorser.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.