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Dave Helling

Kansas elections are getting organized, one year ahead of crucial primaries

In August 2022, the primary races for Kansas congressional seats, and the governor’s office, will be nearing their conclusion.

With a year to go, however, the campaigns are jostling for position, raising money, taking surveys, issuing press releases. The work done now will have an impact in 2022.

Kansas City Star reporters Jonathan Shorman and Katie Bernard join hosts Dave Helling and John Holt to discuss the Kansas political picture, headed in 2022 — including a discussion of redistricting and tax cuts in the Kansas Legislature.

It’s all on “4Star Politics,” a joint production of The Star and WDAF-TV/Fox 4 Kansas City.

This story was originally published July 14, 2021 at 5:00 PM.

Dave Helling
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.
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