Kansas GOP candidates for governor attack ‘paper shufflers,’ denounce fraud, argue about Chiefs

Four of the seven Republican candidates for Kansas governor take part in a Wichita forum to talk about their political priorities if elected in November.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 1,143

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlotte O’Hara wants nothing to do with employees at the Kansas State Department of Education or the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding flowing each year into the state for education of K-12 students.

O’Hara, participating in a GOP candidate forum Thursday in Wichita, said one of her priorities after being sworn into office in January would be to terminate all Department of Education staff.

“They are nothing …

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