Katy Tyndell

Katy Jackman Tyndell is an attorney, business owner, and Kansan whose family roots in this state run back five generations.

After earning her law degree, Katy was hired as staff attorney for the National Congress of American Indians — where she fought to give voice to those too often overlooked. She worked closely with tribal leaders, lawmakers, and federal agencies on matters of import to tribes across the country, and she helped pass the Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, landmark pieces of legislation aimed at improving law enforcement in Indian Country and holding criminals accountable.

Now, Wichita is home, where Katy helps run her family’s Kansas-based businesses, which includes an independent oil and gas operating company that her grandfather started more than five decades ago.

In 2025, Katy co-founded Leading Kansas, a nonpartisan civic engagement organization dedicated to defending freedom, protecting democratic institutions, securing Kansas, and championing the truth. Leading Kansas is focused on finding common ground by bringing voices of all kinds together to demand policies serve the people, not special interests or partisan politics. Additionally, Katy recently served as Chair of the Sedgwick County Fire District One Steering Council and has volunteered with Kansas Moms Demand Action and her local NAACP.

Katy’s father told her that protecting freedom for future generations requires sacrifice. She’s never forgotten those words, and she believes this is the moment that calls for it. With the steadfast support of her husband and family, she is running to ensure that her three children—and children across America—inherit a country where truth, freedom, and opportunity endure.