TOPEKA – Today, Republican Kansas Governor Mike Hayden endorsed Governor Laura Kelly for re-election. Governor Hayden served as the 41st Governor of Kansas from 1987 to 1991. Prior to being governor, he served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1987. His endorsement follows three other Kansas governors supporting Kelly: Governor Bill Graves, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, and Governor John Carlin.
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“I’m former Governor Mike Hayden, a life long Republican.
In 50 years in Kansas politics I’ve seen the good times and the bad.
The affairs of Kansas are in good shape right now, and I credit the bipartisan approach of Governor Kelly.
Highways are being repaired, school funding is a record levels, jobs are being created and the sales tax is finally being removed on groceries!
That’s why on Nov 8th, Governor Kelly got my vote!”
“I’m honored to welcome Kansas Republican Governor Mike Hayden to the team,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Governing from the middle to bring both sides together is how I’ve always operated and it’s how we’ve been able to accomplish so much these past few years. I’m proud to have the support of Governor Hayden and other Kansas Republicans who know that I will always fight for what’s right for Kansas. Not for any one political party.”
Governor Hayden joins several Republican lawmakers across Kansas who have endorsed Governor Kelly including former Governor Bill Graves, Republican United States Senator from Kansas Sheila Frahm, former RNC Committeewoman Alicia Salisbury, former Republican Attorney General Robert Stephan, former Republican Representative Jan Kessinger, former Republican Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, and over 160 other Kansas Republicans.
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