Republican state Rep. Brad Barrett of Osage City on Wednesday became the 12th House member to decide against running for reelection this year.
Barrett on Wednesday morning withdrew his filing to run for the House District 76 seat, opening the door for Russel Stukey of Waverly to file for the seat. No details about Stukey were immediately available.
Barrett is now a special investigator for the Shawnee County district attorney and wants to spend more time focusing on developing his career in law enforcement.
"I'm too busy to do both and I want to focus on growing my law . . .
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