Topeka Democrat running for attorney general

A.J. Kotich, a Topeka attorney who worked for years in state government, filed paperwork Thursday to run for state attorney general. He is a Democrat.

If he wins his party’s nomination, he’ll likely face incumbent Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Kotich worked as legal counsel and administrator in various state agencies and was a special assistant attorney general under several former Kansas attorneys general.

In a press release announcing that he’d filed for office, his campaign noted that he is a former Marine Corps judge advocate general officer.

The release said Kotich will focus the campaign on “efficiency and operations” in the attorney general’s office.

This story was originally published April 24, 2014 at 12:04 PM with the headline "Topeka Democrat running for attorney general."