The executive director of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission said Monday she's running for the state Senate seat now held by Republican Rob Olson of Olathe.
Stacey Knoell of Olathe on Monday appointed a treasurer to run for the Senate District 23 seat that Olson has represented the since 2011.
"Polls and election results show that a majority of Kansans support issues and ideas that the Kansas Legislature continues to reject," Knoell said in an email.
"From women's reproductive rights to Medicaid expansion to public schools, it is time for Legislature to reflect the will of people . . .
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