Republican · Kansas's 1st District · 2026
Tracey Mann
Mann grew up in a farmhouse his great great grandfather ordered from the Montgomery Ward catalogue.
Biography
Tracey Mann grew up near Quinter in a farmhouse his great great grandfather ordered from the Montgomery Ward catalogue.1 He remembers working cattle with his grandfather, father and brother on Saturdays while listening to Kansas State football on the radio.1 His childhood also included time on tractors and combines and participation in 4H.2 At Quinter High School, he was part of seven state championship teams spanning football, track, quiz bowl and parliamentary procedure.2
Mann earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics at Kansas State in 2000 and served as student body president.1 During college, he interned for then Representative Jerry Moran.2 He met his future wife, Audrey, while he attended Kansas State and she attended Tabor College.2 They married in 2002 and have four children.2
His professional career included commercial real estate before he was appointed Kansas lieutenant governor, serving from 2018 to 2019.3 He entered Congress in January 2021 and now represents the state's 1st District as a Republican.3 His current committee assignments are Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure.4
Mann chairs the Agriculture Committee's panel on livestock, dairy and poultry.5 His farm bill priorities include crop insurance, oversight and expanding agricultural trade.5 He voted for House passage of the 2026 farm bill in April.5 He also jointly leads the congressional FFA caucus, which he cofounded, and worked with Democrat Jimmy Panetta to introduce a 2026 resolution recognizing National FFA Week.5
Record and controversies
Delayed financial disclosures
NOTUS reported on August 14, 2026, that Mann had disclosed ten of his spouse's stock transactions nearly two years late.6 The preserved report is stamped August 13, 2026, lists transactions from August and September 2024, and enters August 4, 2026, as the notification date.7 His office acknowledged the reporter's inquiry but gave no substantive response for that publication.6
This issue concerns disclosure timing. An official ethics finding or penalty was not verified in this review.
Obama birth certificate comments
During his 2010 House campaign, Mann called on President Barack Obama to produce documents proving his U.S. citizenship.8 Obama had already published a Hawaii birth certificate in 2008.9 The Hutchinson News withdrew its endorsement over Mann's comments.10
A campaign spokesman said in 2010 that Mann had misspoken; asked about the episode in 2018, Mann said he had made mistakes in that race and had moved on.8 A later explanation was not verified in this review.