Republican candidate for Kansas governor offering voters a prescription for change

Former Gov. Jeff Colyer, a GOP candidate for governor, offers a vision for transforming state government and praise for President Donald Trump.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 1,214

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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TOPEKA — Republican Jeff Colyer says a blend of Kansas legislative and executive branch experience and a career in medicine prepared him to once again deliver common sense leadership as governor.

“I’m running to make Kansas great again, to steal that phrase,” Colyer said on the Kansas Reflector podcast. “I’m running so that we can actually grow our state.”

Colyer, who served two years in the Kansas House and two years in …

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