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State Government November 11, 2022 - 11:43 am

Mann surrenders quest to overtake Kobach in Kansas race for attorney general

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann conceded the close race to Republican Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach despite incomplete results from mail and provisional ballots.

State Government November 9, 2022 - 12:40 pm

Kobach claims victory in Kansas AG race, vows to fight Biden administration

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kris Kobach is set to take the Kansas attorney general seat, becoming the state’s top law enforcement officer and chief legal adviser after a series of political failures. Kobach said he will use the position to sue President Joe Biden’s administration. 

State Government November 2, 2022 - 5:53 pm

Polling in Kansas race for attorney general: Mann up by slim 1.1% over Kobach

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann held a wispy advantage Wednesday in polling that showed Republican nominee Kris Kobach trailing in a contest with nearly 11% of likely voters still undecided.

State Government October 26, 2022 - 10:31 am

Kansas AG candidates Kris Kobach, Chris Mann make pitch to voters in TV debate

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Republican Kris Kobach and Democrat Chris Mann made their end-of-campaign pitch Tuesday night for voters trying to determine who should be the state’s next attorney general.

State Government October 17, 2022 - 12:10 pm

Chris Mann promises to fight dark money if elected Kansas attorney general

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Chris Mann, Democratic attorney general candidate, said he would work to end the use of dark money in elections if elected, saying many Kansan elections were clouded by funding from unknown sources.

Crime & Courts September 23, 2022 - 12:27 pm

Kansas attorney general candidates split on voter fraud, abortion rights, immigration

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Republican and Democratic candidates for Kansas attorney general clashed on immigration issues, abortion rights and voting laws during their first debate Thursday, held at the Wichita Crime Commission Forum. 

State Government September 6, 2022 - 11:37 am

Kansas attorney general candidate emerges from tragedy with refined sense of public service

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democrat Chris Mann looks at the job of Kansas attorney general through the lens of personal experience as a law enforcement officer, crime victim, prosecutor and defense lawyer.

State Government August 4, 2022 - 5:13 pm

Democratic AG candidate Mann declares Kansas GOP rival Kobach a ‘threat to democracy’

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Mann alleged Thursday that Republican opponent Kris Kobach presented a threat to democracy and was fixated on initiating long-distance ideological and legal conflict with President Joe Biden.

State Government September 22, 2021 - 1:03 am

Former prosecutor, cop Chris Mann, of Lawrence, launches campaign for Kansas attorney general

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Lawrence attorney and former police officer Chris Mann is the first Democrat to launch a campaign for the party’s nomination for Kansas attorney general.

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