Kansas politics round-up with Clay Wirestone and Sherman Smith
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What is the June 1 filing deadline and why does it matter for Kansas candidates?
Welcome everyone to a special crossover edition of the Kansas Reflector Podcast. and the Kansas Reflector weekly video update. My name is Clay Wirestone. I'm the Reflector's Opinion Editor. I am editor in chief Sherman Smith, and welcome one and all. Well, we're here today to talk about election season. And we're reaching a really big date today, June 1st. Sherman, tell us what June first means.
Uh well this is the filing deadline for any candidate who wants to participate in this election season uh and get their name on the the August fourth primary ballot. And it is also
the deadline for folks who are previously registered as a Democrat or Republican. If you want to change your party affiliation, today's
the day. Today's the day, but there's a a little bit of a hang up. Over the weekend, the the state's voter registration platform, online platform, went down and so people were unable to make this change online. The Secretary of State's office was instructing people to print off a paper registration form, fill it out, and take it down to their local election office by noon Monday if they wanted to change their party affiliation for the the August primary.
Now let's uh let's start Sherman by just going over some of the election season stories that have been percolating here for the past few days. Uh I think probably one of the biggest and it had a lot of other implic implications was uh the filing on Friday of Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab to run for governor.
Yeah, you know, we we've known, of course, about a lot of people who've been running for governor for a a long time. Um, but Scott Schwab is the first, uh or at least the most prominent um Republican to officially file. And he chose a state representative named Ken Rajesh, uh out in a Republican from out in Agra, uh rural part of kind of western air Kansas. And what's significant about this is that Ken Rajesh was planning to run for Secretary of State. This kind of clears the runway now for Pat Proctor, a Republican from Leavenworth who chaired the House Elections Committee. Uh he may not be the only Republican on the ballot, but he's certainly the most prominent now that Rajesh is going to run Rwab.
Well
and uh we have at Kansas Reflector uh written quite a few stories about Pat Proctor. It's easy to say uh at a minimum that he is not soft spoken. About his beliefs or stances.
Yeah, I think uh he's dialed up the rhetoric over the past couple of years as he anticipated this run, and that's gotten him uh we'll say a lot of attention. Um and of course for Scott Schwab, um, you know, this is interesting because bowling, I think, has consistently showed that he's pretty far down the list among the five most prominent Republicans who plan to run for governor. Um, but
How did Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s gubernatorial filing reshape the Republican field?
Uh you know, there's some speculation as to whether Scott Schwab would decide to stay as Secretary of State or just drop out altogether, but of course, um he he's choosing to to see it through and continue his election for governor.
You know, the other thing that's happening here, Sherman, is we're we're talking, of course, about people signing, you know, making the deadline to sign up to run for governor, but everyone also has to sign up if they're going to be a state le if they're going to run for the state legislature.
That's right. It's the deadline for any race. So um, you know, state board of education, um, some others as well, uh, congressional races, state legislators. One of the things we're we're keeping an eye on here ahead of the Monday deadline is how many uncontested races are there gonna be? You know, Democrats have made it a push this year to actually try to put somebody on the ballots in every district or as many districts as possible. Um, but uh in a lot of years, by the time you get to November, half the races are more are already decided.
And you know, this is something that, you know, Sherman has written about, I've written about, you know, I've I've kept track of some social media chatter on this. And uh I think it's safe to say that at least right now.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the June 1 filing deadline and why does it matter for Kansas candidates?
0:00–3:09
2
How did Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s gubernatorial filing reshape the Republican field?
3:09–7:12
3
Why is Pat Proctor’s House seat in Leavenworth considered a key contested race?
7:12–11:45
4
What controversy surrounds State Senator Patrick Schmidt’s accusations against Adam Hamilton?
11:45–15:13
5
How many Democrats are filing for the U.S. Senate primary and what does that mean for the race?
15:13–20:02
6
What impact does the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ have on SNAP benefits and voter turnout?
20:02–23:59
7
Which high‑profile candidates have not yet filed and what surprises might emerge on filing day?
23:59–24:45
8
How can listeners stay updated with Kansas Reflector’s election coverage and support the podcast?
24:45–24:47
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