Kansas
Kansas has $1.0B in tracked subsidies across 2145 beneficiary companies. 183 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (9% donor rate). County-level data available for 105 of 105 counties.
About these scores and findings: Scores, donor rates, and spike counts on this page are pattern-detection outputs computed from public records. They document correlations and timing patterns in the data; they are not findings of wrongdoing by any company, official, or agency.
Companies that donated to political committees affiliated with IDA-appointing officials received tax exemptions. This analysis documents a correlation between donations and exemptions; it does not establish that donations caused approvals.
County Overview
105 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 183 of 2,145 subsidized companies (8.5%) made campaign donations — $1.3M total.
- $626,117 in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 37 political committees. Top recipient: Derek Schmidt ($150,767).
- 3 companies showed statistically significant pre-award donation spikes (BH-corrected, q<0.05). Top: Kaw Valley Engineering Inc (28.3× baseline, z=36.0).
- $998M in total subsidies tracked across 2,145 beneficiary companies in Kansas.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: Derek Schmidt ($151K — 0.53% beneficiary-funded)
Pre-Award Donation Spikes
3 companies showed statistically unusual donation increases in the years around their subsidy award (Benjamini-Hochberg corrected, q<0.05).
Largest spike: Kaw Valley Engineering Inc (28.3× baseline, z=36)
All Counties
How we calculated this
State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).