Candidates

GOVERNOR

Cindy Holscher,

Ty Masterson,​​

Dr. Sharilyn Ray Independent​.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL

Chris Mann  Ex cop, well qualified.

Kris Kobach  Spiritual granddaddy of the SAVE Act​

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SECRETARY OF STATE

Jennifer Day​​​,

Pat Proctor the controversy magnet​​

Scott Morgan United Kansas Party, a new political party

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The case against Pat Proctor

I was running for Secretary of State, so I have opinions about this race in particular.

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Pat Proctor launched his campaign in April last year with a video in which he started by expressing sympathy for the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.  If you think he can’t get any lower than talking nice to treason, you don’t know Pat Proctor.

 

He’s currently chair of the Kansas House Election Committee, so if you want a feel for his agenda, look at the election bills we’ve had recently, like the creepy data-sharing SAVE Kansas Act (HB2437) that also gives the Secretary of State tools to sideline third party voter registration websites such as KSvotes.org, and is now law.  Or look at the vetoed HB2569 that would have put more limitations on mail-in ballots, and redirected court cases to Topeka courts specifically.  He’s preparing to be Secretary of State by giving the office the powers he wants to have.

 

If you’re familiar with the Leftist youth political group Loud Light, you know they have a rivalry.  And since Proctor is a notorious hothead, they’ve collected some very interesting video of him telling you how he really feels.  Here he is voicing his grudge against mail-in balloting.  And him being a sore loser over the 2022 abortion rights referendum.

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He's also known as a shady businessman, not ideal for the job of top business tax administrator.

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Based on all available evidence, I believe a term of Pat Proctor being Secretary of State will be just as bad for Kansas as back when Kris Kobach had the job.  And this is the guy currently representing my old hometown.

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To address the elephant in the room
If I thought Jennifer Day was perfect, I would have withdrawn from the primary.  That said, any disagreements I have with her amount to minor annoyances compared to the train wreck that is Pat Proctor.  I've compared us in the past to Hillary and Bernie, and I think it's fair to say either one would have been far better than Donald.

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To address the other, slightly smaller elephant in the room

I've never met Scott Morgan, nor heard him speak.  I've heard second-hand that he's a decent person.  Why not vote for him?

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Under other circumstances, I'd be alright with that.  Right now, however, there's too much at stake.  Our current voting system is structured so that third parties do more harm than good.  A vote for Morgan is one less vote against Proctor.  If we were facing a more moderate Republican candidate, such as Ken Rahjes for example (who always made a positive impression when I met him on the campaign trail), then it might be worth the risk.  But in this moment, we have to be united to head off a possible Proctor term, and Day is our one real chance to do that.