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Kansas GOP won’t punish officials straying in 2022 elections

Published February 17, 2023 4:59 PM

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Republican Party’s new leader says it has ended efforts to punish party officials who backed non-GOP candidates in last year’s elections and reversed any sanctions already imposed. State Chair Mike Brown said in a statement Friday that he and members of the Kansas party’s Loyalty Committee agreed on the actions. They dropped or reversed about 40 cases initiated under Brown’s predecessor. Former Chair Mike Kuckelman retired and the party’s state committee on Saturday narrowly elected Brown to lead the Kansas GOP through the 2024 elections. Top party officials pursued the sanctions following Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s narrow reelection in November.

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