US EditionClub for Growth launches new ad pushing Kansas GOP to support redistricting effort
Club for Growth plans to spend $1 million to push Kansas GOP lawmakers to redraw districts and weaken Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids' hold on her congressional seat.
- Club for Growth launched a new ad pressing Kansas Republican state legislators to support mid‑decade redistricting, airing statewide this Sunday on morning public affairs shows.
- As part of a nationwide effort, Club for Growth has acted in multiple states including Kansas, the fourth after Texas and Missouri, and plans to spend $1,000,000 while coordinating with legislators.
- Club for Growth has also run phone campaigns telling constituents to contact representatives, and the 30-second ad says `We can't let big state Democrats silence the voices of Kansas voters,` the narrator says.
- The Kansas Legislature holds GOP supermajorities that could reach petition thresholds for a special session, but Laura Kelly, Governor of Kansas, refuses to call one and demands public hearings.
- Legal analysts expect a new map to prompt court challenges in Kansas as the GOP aims to make the 3rd Congressional District more favorable amid White House pressure and prior calls from former President Donald Trump.
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Kansas Prepares to Move on Redistricting
“Republicans in the Kansas legislature are planning to petition to call themselves into a special session on redistricting, circumventing Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly,” Punchbowl News reports. “This special session would be the beginning of a lengthy process to try and draw Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids out of her Kansas City-based district. This push, which comes amid White House pressure, is the newest front in the nationwide redistricting war…
What would redistricting look like in Kansas? - The Leavenworth Times
When Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids took office in 2019, her Missouri counterpart, Emanuel Cleaver II, offered to show her around. Apparently wanting to check any… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close The post What would redistricting look like in Kansas? appeared first on The Leavenworth Times.
Club for Growth launches new ad pushing Kansas GOP to support redistricting effort
The influential conservative group Club for Growth is airing a new ad starting Sunday pressing Republican state legislators in Kansas to support redistricting efforts that could weaken the chances of Rep. Sharice Davids (D) holding her congressional seat in Kansas. “We’ve seen this movie before: Liberals trying to rig elections. California Democrats rewriting district lines,…
Conservative GOP Adverts Target Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids For Redistricting
Notice the turnaround that is, in fact, fair play . . .GOP accuses Democratic Party denizens of redistricting unfairness in hopes of supporting and effort that Republicans are pushing this time around . . . Punchline: It didn't work last time.In fairness, take a peek at the argument . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com
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