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Kansas Treasurer Jake LaTurner is leaving the U.S. Senate race to challenge the 2nd Congressional District incumbent Steve Watkins. (Photo by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service) by Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service Kansas Treasurer Jake LaTurner is ending his campaign for the U.S. Senate and instead is launching a primary challenge against Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins. First reported by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, LaTurner said he’s switching his efforts to run for the 2nd District, arguing that Watkins isn’t running a good campaign and it could cost the Republican Party the seat. The announcement comes a week…

Former Gov. Jeff Colyer said this week that he will not be running for U.S. Senate in 2020, but he is encouraging Jake LaTurner, state treasurer, to run for the 2nd Congressional District seat in 2020. Colyer, an Overland Park physician, plans to be a fall 2019 Fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service in Washington, D.C., his alma mater, according to a news release. Colyer also is on call as a surgeon at hospitals in the Kansas City area and has several projects in the private sector. “I appreciate all the encouragement I have received since…

Kristiane Bryant Kristiane Bryant, a former assistant district attorney, has announced her candidacy for Wyandotte County District Attorney. Bryant, a Kansas City, Kansas, resident, filed Nov. 26. In her announcement, Bryant said, “I am running for Wyandotte County District Attorney because the safety of our community is my highest priority. The prosecution of criminal cases is an incredibly important and complex piece of the justice system which requires experience and competence to ensure that the rights of Wyandotte County citizens are not compromised by the way cases are handled.” Bryant has been a prosecuting attorney for 14 years, with more…

Former Gov. Jeff Colyer said this week that he will not be running for U.S. Senate in 2020, but he is encouraging Jake LaTurner, state treasurer, to run for the 2nd Congressional District seat in 2020. Colyer, an Overland Park physician, plans to be a fall 2019 Fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service in Washington, D.C., his alma mater, according to a news release. Colyer also is on call as a surgeon at hospitals in the Kansas City area and has several projects in the private sector. “I appreciate all the encouragement I have received since…

Candidates who are running for BPU contests on Tuesday, Nov. 5, include, front row, left to right, incumbent Jeff Bryant, 3rd District; David Haley, candidate for at-large position 3; LaRon Thompson, candidate for 1st District; top row, left to right, Rose Mulvany Henry, candidate for at-large position 3; incumbent Robert “Bob” Milan, 1st District; and Stan Frownfelter, candidate for 3rd District. (Photo by Mary Rupert) by Mary Rupert Incumbents are facing challenges in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Board of Public Utilities seats. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in…

Unofficial partial preliminary results Note: We are having technical difficulty in receiving all of the results. 2019 General Election (Unofficial Results) All of Advance Plus 20 of 32 Polling Places UG Commissioner at large, District 1 Melissa Brune Bynum 6,748 Mark Gilstrap 3,227 UG Commissioner, District 3 Ann Murguia 531 Christian A. Ramirez 610 UG Commissioner, District 4 Jorge Luis Flores 301 Harold Johnson 662 UG Commissioner, District 6 Diana J. Aguirre 367 Angela Markley 632 Register of Deeds Nancy Burns 8,176 Tscher Manck 1,640 BPU at large, position 3 David Haley 4,732 Rose Mulvany Henry 4,571 Kansas City, Kansas,…

Rose Mulvany Henry, left, new Board of Public Utilities member-elect, shook hands with David Haley, in second place in the BPU at large position 3 contest, after certified vote totals were announced today at the Wyandotte County Election Office. Mulvany Henry won by 37 votes. (Photo by Mary Rupert) by Mary Rupert General election results were certified this morning, and Rose Mulvany Henry won one of the closest contests, the Board of Public Utilities, at large position 3 race, with David Haley in second. While 138 additional votes were counted today at the canvass at the Wyandotte County Election Office…

Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez has announced that he is a candidate for the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education. (Staff photo) by Mary Rupert Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez, a college student, has announced his candidacy for the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education. “I’d like to change the atmosphere and look the Board of Education has,” Bradley-Lopez said. “As a young person, I’d have a different voice and view.” Bradley-Lopez, 20, was a student in the school district just two-and-a-half years ago, graduating in 2016 from Wyandotte High School. He received an associate degree in theater from Kansas City Kansas Community College…

Jorge Luis Flores is running for UG Commissioner, 4th District. Jorge Luis Flores is a candidate for UG Commissioner, 4th District. Flores, 26, said he filed for election because he “wanted to be part of the change.” A former police officer, he said he wanted to engage more in community work. Flores said he wanted to listen to the people in the community, and then do what the people want. He is planning to go door-to-door in the district and participate in community groups and events. Flores is currently working in the real estate and property management field. A graduate…

Five contests will be on the primary election ballot on Aug. 6 in Wyandotte County, according to Election Commissioner Bruce Newby. The filing deadline was Monday at noon, and several candidates filed on Friday and Monday. Some current and former state legislators filed for municipal offices, including Mark Gilstrap, a former state senator who filed for UG Commission, at-large District 1; State Sen. David Haley, who filed for BPU at-large, position 3; and State Rep. Stan Frownfelter, who filed for BPU board member, 3rd District. State Rep. Valdenia Winn, currently also a member of the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of…