‘Data nerd’ running for insurance commissioner wants to protect Kansans, make costs more affordable

‘Data nerd’ running for insurance commissioner wants to protect Kansans, make costs more affordable

Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, D-Lenexa, discusses the importance of the insurance commissioner during a recording of the Kansas Reflector podcast on Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — The Kansas insurance commissioner is a regulator who protects consumers but also must be an advocate and use data to shape policy, a candidate for the office said. Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, a Lenexa Democrat, said on t…