Baumgardner defeats O’Hara to claim JoCo state Senate seat

A former member of the Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees, Molly Baumgardner, has won a seat in the state Senate representing southern Johnson County.

At a special election convention Monday night in Spring Hill, Baumgardner defeated former state Rep. Charlotte O’Hara 50-35, Hawver’s Capitol Report said.

The vote was of precinct committee members.

Baumgardner is anti-abortion and opposes Common Core standards.

She’ll replace Pat Apple who is now a member of the Kansas Corporation Commission.

This story was originally published April 22, 2014 at 7:51 AM with the headline "Baumgardner defeats O’Hara to claim JoCo state Senate seat."