Kansas's 6th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate.
It has been represented by Democrat Pat Pettey since 2013, following her defeat of Democrat-turned-Republican Chris Steineger.
[2] District 6 is based in southern Kansas City in Wyandotte County and Johnson County, also covering parts of Edwardsville, Merriam, and Overland Park.
[3] The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 36th, and 37th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.
[4] It borders the state of Missouri, located directly to the west of that state's Kansas City.