Red State Senate President Joins Field Of Republicans Hoping To Wrest Governorship From Democratic Control

Kansas authorities Senate President Ty Masterson has joined nan section of Republicans hoping to wrest nan governorship from Democratic control.

Masterson describes himself arsenic "a results-oriented blimpish laborer and businessman." 

While Kansas has gone reddish successful each statesmanlike predetermination for much than 50 years, nan authorities presently has a Democratic governor.

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Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, testifies during a committee hearing, Feb. 25, 2025, astatine nan Statehouse successful Topeka, Kans.  (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Gov. Laura Kelly has held nan station since early 2019, but is not eligible to tally again successful 2026 because she's presently serving her 2nd consecutive term. 

"No personification whitethorn beryllium elected to much than 2 successive position arsenic politician …" nan state constitution stipulates.

Masterson's move to jump into nan running adds different campaigner to nan Kansas GOP gubernatorial section that besides includes erstwhile Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly enters nan House enclosure for nan State of nan State reside astatine nan Kansas State Capitol connected Jan. 10, 2024, successful Topeka, Kans. (Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Colyer, a erstwhile Kansas lieutenant governor, ascended to nan governorship successful 2018 because then-Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, departed nan domiciled to service arsenic U.S. ambassador astatine ample for world belief freedom. 

While serving successful nan governorship successful 2018, Colyer ran for governor, but was conscionable hardly edged retired successful nan GOP superior by then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who went connected to suffer nan wide predetermination later that twelvemonth to Kelly.

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Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer (Republican) answers reporters mobility during arena wherever he picks up nan endorsement of State Senator Jeff Longbine successful nan then-upcoming superior election, Emporia, Kansas, July 9, 2018 (Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

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