Topeka — Democrat Chris Biggs today said he will not seek a rematch against Atty. Gen. Phill Kline in the 2006 election.
Biggs, currently the Kansas Securities Commissioner, said he decided to pass up a statewide campaign in favor of spending time with his wife Denise, and their three-year-old son Ben.
"Ben will only be a little kid for only a short time, and I want to be there," Biggs said.
In the 2002 race for attorney general, Biggs, then Geary County prosecutor and virtually unknown on the statewide political scene, nearly beat Kline, a well-known Republican, in a highly contentious race. Kline won by less than one percentage point.
In 2003, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, appointed Biggs to the securities post.
Kline has already said he intends to run for re-election.
While declining to challenge Kline, Biggs said he was confident that Kline will be defeated next year.
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coldandhot (anonymous) says…
Good for Biggs. He likely wouldn't have beaten Kline any way. Kline has done a tremendous job for the people of Kansas.
princess (anonymous) says…
Kline is an evil henchmen. He has made a mockery of the people of Kansas time and time again.
wichita_reader (anonymous) says…
Kline has done a tremendous job of pushing his own political agenda, which has nothing to do with the people of Kansas.
captain_poindexter (anonymous) says…
there is nothing anyone can do.
Kline will win in 2006.
Kline will be governor in 2010.
snoochy
poochies.
Godot (anonymous) says…
Biggs is a good guy, he had my vote, and I can totally see him making this decision. He's a very good musician, by the way.
MyName (anonymous) says…
Kline will win the award for wanker of the year in 2006, but not AG. You can forget about even getting the nom for governor in 2010. Regardless of your opinion of his job "performance", he's a terrible campaigner. He barely won to an unknown democrat in a heavy republican state. He's already ticked off all of the moderates in the GOP which is the same thing that Shallenberger did when he lost the governor's race to Sebelius. The only way Kline gets reelected is if the Dems come up with somebody really to oppose him. Maybe not even then.
Yeoman2 (anonymous) says…
Kline is an embarrasment to Kansas. His embracing of the extremist right and their hysterical hyper=conservative agenda is a stain on our state. He should be impeached. I will contribute money to any good man who runs against him. He should be run out of the state.
coldandhot (anonymous) says…
The Democrat politicians around here are pretty good musicians, but for some reason they don't lead very well. Kline in 2006, 2010 and 2014.