A New Party
for the Center
Left? Right?
Middle.
We are forming a new moderate political party for Kansans who believe in problem solving over partisanship.
We’re tired of the extremes pulling our state apart. Moderation isn’t weakness—it’s conviction rooted in Kansas values. For too long, politics has swung between rage and self-righteousness, leaving the sensible center without a voice. Free State offers a practical alternative: principled moderation with a backbone. Moderates haven’t disappeared—we’re ready to lead again.
Our mission is to unite Kansans to defend our democracy and renew a spirit of optimism by giving voice to the broad, pragmatic political center.
We are inspired by President Eisenhower’s vision of:
“…a program of progressive moderation, liberal in its human concerns, conservative in its economic proposals, constructively dynamic and optimistic in its appraisal of the future.”
Platform
The Free State Party believes moderation isn’t weakness, it is a governing philosophy built on conviction and values. Our platform is built on Principled Moderation: a practical, optimistic approach rooted in Kansas traditions and guided by fairness, responsibility, and community.
In an era of rigid extremes, Kansans deserve a new political party grounded in decency, common sense, and a commitment to real solutions. That’s what Principled Moderation stands for.
In Kansas, 40% of state House seats went unchallenged in the last election. Thousands of Kansans have no real choice in the general election. Party primaries are closed to everyone but registered party voters. Flipping just five seats would break the GOP supermajority in the House and restore balance to our government. One-party control, whether Republican or Democrat, isn’t healthy for Kansas. Read our plan.
Plan
In the News
Excerpt from an op-ed in the Lawrence Journal-World by one of our founders
“We don’t need a hero; we need each other”
DEC 16, 2025 | By Scott Morgan
Kansans have a palpable hunger to do something. The times feel strange, the anger relentless, the cruelty almost casual. Most of us look around at the Kansans we encounter, whether at work, in the grocery store, at church, just walking down the street, and we think, they don’t seem angry or cruel. So why do our politics look like this? Why doesn’t “someone” do “something”?
Some blame social media. Others point to low-turnout primaries or the merchants of fear who profit from outrage. They’re not wrong. But the deeper problem is that too many sensible people have stepped back, convinced that decency can’t win. When moderates stay silent, the extremes take the microphone.
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You don’t have to change who you are to help. You just have to stop assuming someone else will do it for you, or worse, that it’s not possible. Kansas has already shown that it is possible. We proved it again in the 2022 abortion amendment vote.
Give up or stand up. The choice is ours.
— Scott Morgan, co-chair of the Free State Party
"When anything is going to happen in this country, it happens first in Kansas. Abolition, Prohibition, Populism, the Bull Moose...these things came popping out of Kansas like bats out of hell.”
William Allen White, 20th Century Kansas editor and proponent of main street moderation.