Christopher Parisho, a Republican from Wichita, is running for Kansas State Senate District 25 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The seat is for the rest of an unexpired term.

Parisho is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data. He faces Silas Miller, a Democrat. State senators vote on bills, approve the state budget and confirm gubernatorial appointments for districts across Kansas, including this Sedgwick County seat.

Candidate information

  • Party: Republican
  • Education: College plus some vocational training, according to Parisho's response to a 2019 Wichita Eagle candidate questionnaire. He said he completed three courses at the Kansas Leadership Center and attended the Wichita Civic Engagement Academy.
  • Occupation: Parisho has worked in the aircraft industry, according to a 2024 Beacon report. He has also listed his occupation as photographer, according to his questionnaire response.

Experience and public service

Parisho has a record of community involvement in Wichita's Delano neighborhood, according to his questionnaire response:

  • President, Delano Neighborhood Association
  • Treasurer, Delano United
  • Member, Delano Design Advisory Committee (Metropolitan Area Planning Department)
  • District 4 representative, Wichita Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Board

He ran for Wichita City Council District 4 in 2019, according to Ballotpedia. He also ran for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 in 2020, 2022 and 2024.

On the issues

Term limits: Parisho signed the U.S. Term Limits Convention pledge, committing to cosponsor, vote for and defend a resolution applying for an Article V convention for the limited purpose of enacting term limits on Congress, according to U.S. Term Limits. He said he also supports term limits for politicians.

"This pledge is aimed at federal offices but I also make the pledge not to make a career of serving in the state legislature the way my opponent has," Parisho said in his pledge response.

Child welfare: Parisho has called for an overhaul of the state's child welfare system. He said the system "needs to be rebuilt from the ground up or scrapped and replaced," according to his response published by The Beacon.

Endorsements

Parisho has received an endorsement from Kansans for Life PAC, according to an iVoterGuide profile.

  • Kansans for Life PAC

Candidate information in this profile is drawn from questionnaire responses, public voter guides and election data. Responses attributed to Parisho reflect his own statements.