TOPEKA — Political newcomer Steve Watkins claimed victory in the hotly contested Republican primary for Kansas' 2nd District congressional seat, even though the race had not yet been officially called late Tuesday night. As of 11:20 p.m., with 96 percent of precincts reporting, Watkins, a military veteran from Topeka, led his nearest rival, Sen. Caryn Tyson, of Parker, 26 percent to 23 percent, a margin of ...
TOPEKA — Independent candidate Greg Orman on Monday submitted more than 10,000 petition signatures — more than twice the number required — to get his name on the general election ballot for Kansas governor. Orman, 49, of Olathe, ran a close race in 2014 against incumbent U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts in a race that drew national attention and millions of dollars in outside money. That race, however, did not have ...
TOPEKA - One day ahead of the Republican primaries in Kansas, President Donald Trump endorsed Secretary of State Kris Kobach in his bid for the GOP nomination for governor. Trump announced his endorsement in a tweet shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. "Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas," the president wrote. "He is a fantastic guy who loves his ...
TOPEKA – This year’s race for governor features contested races in both political parties, something that hasn’t happened in Kansas since 1994. On the Democratic side, three major candidates are vying for the nomination — Sen. Laura Kelly, of Topeka; former Rep. and former Agriculture Secretary Joshua Svaty, of Topeka; and former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer. But there are two other candidates in that ...
TOPEKA - Republican voters in eastern Kansas will decide Tuesday who their candidate will be in the 2nd District congressional race. It is a district that leans Republican and has been occupied the last 10 years by Republican U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, of Topeka, who is stepping away from politics this year. But it is considered a "toss-up" district by many political handicappers in the 2018 elections, largely ...
TOPEKA - A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday overturned a 2013 change in the state's workers' compensation law, calling the change unconstitutional because it too severely limits an injured worker's right to obtain a legal remedy for an injury. The case involved Howard Johnson III, 45, who injured his back while working at U.S. Food Service in October 2015. Johnson had suffered an ...