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Jeff Colyer has cancer, drops out of Kansas governor’s race

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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Associated Press

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer is dropping out of the 2022 race for governor after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. In his announcement Monday, Colyer said he’s endorsing Attorney General Derek Schmidt in the governor’s race. Colyer had been Schmidt’s main rival for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s reelection. He was governor for a little less than a year. He was elevated from lieutenant governor in January 2018 when Republican Gov. Sam Brownback resigned to become U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom. Colyer then narrowly lost the GOP primary.

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