Topeka — (May 18, 2026) — The Kansas Republican Party is calling on all Kansas students in grades K-8 and their families to participate in Second Lady Usha Vance’s Summer Reading Challenge, running June 1 through September 4, 2026. The nationwide effort aims to transform summer vacation into a season of discovery, helping children explore new worlds, meet favorite authors, and develop a lifelong love of reading alongside their families, schools, and local libraries. As part of the Summer Reading Challenge, Second Lady Usha Vance is urging all children in grades K-8 to read at least 12 books. Once complete,

The idea that people should rule themselves was central to America’s founding. It’s something the Declaration of Independence makes clear, noting how governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” But although our Founding Fathers had no use for King George III, they understood that pure democracy is nothing more than mob rule, and mobs can be just as tyrannical as any foreign despot. James Madison highlighted this danger, writing, “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control

Topeka — (May 11, 2026) — The Kansas Republican Party issued a sharply critical response today following Congresswoman Sharice Davids’ filing for re-election in Kansas’ Third Congressional District. “Sharice Davids has had multiple terms in Congress, and Kansans are still paying the price for her unwavering support of the Biden-Democrat agenda that has driven up inflation, weakened border security, and left working families behind,” said Rob Fillion, executive director of the Kansas Republican Party. “Her record is not one of independence or moderation. It is one of consistent alignment with the most out-of-touch priorities coming out of Washington.” Sharice Davids