Plan aimed at keeping GOP supermajority clears Kansas Senate

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A redistricting plan aimed at preserving the Republican supermajority in the Kansas Senate has cleared the chamber on a bipartisan vote. The bill was approved on a 28-8 vote Thursday and would create two districts with a pair of incumbents each. It could force Republican Sens. Michael Fagg, of El Dorado, and Rick Wilborn, of McPherson, to face off in 2024, while Republican Sen. Beverly Gossage, of Eudora, has a potential race against Democratic Sen. Tom Holland, of Baldwin City. Two new Senate districts would have no incumbent, one in Johnson County and another linking eastern Topeka and northwestern Lawrence. The bill goes next to the House.