Kansas Democratic Governor Laura Kelly speaks to volunteers at her campaign office before the start of operations on November 6, in Olathe, Kan.
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Kansas Democratic Governor Laura Kelly speaks to volunteers at her campaign office before the start of operations on November 6, in Olathe, Kan.
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A Democrat will continue to lead dark red Kansas as Governor Laura Kelly wins re-election, according to an Associated Press run, keeping the state on a moderate political trajectory despite its conservative leanings. its.
Kelly defeated the Republican challenger Derek Schmidtstate attorney general.
Kelly’s victory means Democrats can block some of the more conservative bills from being passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature – particularly efforts to further limit abortion. . Voters of the state reject a constitutional amendment in August that could introduce a ban, but conservative lawmakers could still test how much state courts will allow regulations that make abortion difficult to achieve in the state.
Kelly argued that she led the state out of a budget crisis following the tax cuts and government service recalls spurred by her Republican predecessors, Sam Brownback and Jeff Colyer.
She presents herself as a middle-of-the-road moderate and a business-friendly leader who raised $4 billion from Panasonic. electric vehicle battery factory to state.
But Schmidt has blamed her for inflation and thinks she’s a liberal when it comes to President Joe Biden. He thinks Kelly should do more to make Kansas lives more affordable, such as cutting more taxes.
He also promised to sign conservative bills passed by the Legislature that Kelly vetoed, including a Prohibit transgender girls from girls’ sports.
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