Yoder auction is for the birds
Roy Hosie of Hesston, Kansas, demonstrates woodcarving at the 2016 Wichita Mini Maker Faire at Exploration Place. Video by Amy Renee Leiker.
Category Archives: Senator Jerry Moran
Kansas tea party congressman loses Republican primary battle
Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been a thorn in the side of the Republican establishment since his election to Congress amid the tea party wave of 2010, and his clashes with former House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leaders helped get him booted from the House Agriculture Committee. That proved costly for the third-term congressman on Tuesday, as he lost the GOP nomination to continue representing Kansas' largely rural 1st District to Roger Marshall, a political newcomer who had the backing of powerful farming and business groups.
Sen. Jerry Moran won’t say whether he still supports Donald Trump
Moran, a Republican, was asked if he backs the Republican nominee after he toured a dementia ward at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka. His response instead focused on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
U.S. Chamber spends big to defeat Kansas Rep. Huelskamp
Less than a week before the Republican primary in Kansas' 1st Congressional District, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has thrown its support behind physician Roger Marshall in his bid to defeat Rep. Tim Huelskamp. The chamber's political arm is spending $200,000 on ads to support Marshall and another $200,000 on ads to oppose Huelskamp.
Democrats working to expand Senate map into red states
Following a recruiting success in Indiana, Democrats are eyeing Kansas as they try to expand their playing field into red states and take back the Senate. GOP Sen. Jerry Moran is up for re-election in Kansas, Republican-friendly territory that's on few lists of competitive races this year.