Kansas Democrats taking aim -- once again -- at Republican's legislative supermajority

TOPEKA — House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard says there’s no way to sugarcoat results of the November 2024 election that deepened the Republican supermajority in the Kansas House.

The idea, from the perspective of Democrats, was to recruit viable candidates to compete in winnable districts so the 85-40 GOP advantage would be reduced by at least two. That would have made it more difficult for House GOP leadership to secure 84 votes to override vetoes by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly or to place constitutional amendments on statewide ballots.

The opposite occurred in the 2024 general election as Republicans expanded their grip on the House by winning an 88-37 majority. Likewise, Republicans expanded the partisan edge in the Senate to 31-9 by picking up two seats.

“Let’s be honest. Last November was tough. We lost seats. We lost ground,” said Woodard, a Lenexa Democrat.




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