Trump to become sixth sitting president to visit Wichita area

President Donald Trump will become the sixth sitting president to visit the Wichita area when he holds a rally in Park City on Monday, October 19, 2026. The visit aims to boost Republican Senator Roger Marshall's reelection chances in a tight race. Woodrow Wilson would have been the first but fell ill on his train arrival in 1919, never delivering his speech. Franklin Roosevelt visited in 1936, Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and 1967, Gerald Ford in 1974, Bill Clinton in 1997, and George W. Bush in 2007. Kansas is rarely a battleground state, but Marshall faces a toss-up race against Democrat Adam Hamilton. A Democratic Senate candidate hasn't won in Kansas since 1932, and Trump's rally is intended to support Marshall amid warnings of a potential blue wave.