FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2022 For more information contact: Shannon Pahls Executive Director, KSGOP shannon@kansasgop.kinsta.cloud Laura Kelly’s Mistakes are Piling Up This Week (TOPEKA, Kan.) – When Kansas voters send Governor Laura Kelly packing this November it will be because of some of the very big mistakes she has made this week. From refusing to condemn violence from a pro-abortion activist in Winfield last week to cheering on the Joe Biden recession saying “bring it on,” to opening the door to gun control and even more abortions than the 13.5% increase seen since the start of her term, to losing a key endorsement due to ongoing scandal and turmoil caused
As inflation rips into family budgets, Governor Laura Kelly welcomes an economic recession. This week when talking about Joe Biden’s recession, Laura Kelly said “bring it on.” Gov. Laura Kelly: “You hear people talking about, you know, a recession coming. Bring it on!” So what is Laura Kelly’s response to a recession, $5 gas, decimated retirements, and inflation at a 40-year high due to Joe Biden and her own big-government agenda? “Bring it on.” Kansans deserve better and they will hold Laura Kelly and the Democrats accountable at the ballot box this November.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2022 For more information contact: Shannon Pahls Executive Director, KSGOP Gov. Kelly Must Condemn Pro-Abortion Violence, Intimidation in Kansas (TOPEKA, Kan.) – Following an attack on the Cowley County GOP office in Winfield last week, the Kansas Republican Party is calling on Governor Laura Kelly to condemn violence and intimidation from pro-abortion activists: “As Kansas prepares for our primary and general elections this year, voters need to feel safe and confident knowing we are still a state that resolves its differences at the ballot box,” said Mike Kuckelman, KSGOP Chairman. “Kansans want and deserve an
(TOPEKA, Kan.) – For the second day in a row, Laura Kelly is flip-flopping to take credit for a popular Republican-led initiative after years of previously opposing it. “Laura Kelly is attempting to claim full credit for a measure that was proposed by Derek Schmidt and brought across the finish line by Republicans in the Kansas Legislature to reduce our KPERS debt,” said Shannon Pahls, KSGOP Executive Director. “In fact, on multiple occasions, she has proposed to add billions of dollars in debt for taxpayers and vetoed a previous bill to make an additional KPERS payment in 2019. Laura Kelly’s election-year conversion continues, but
(TOPEKA, Kan.) – A new Politico report out this morning announced the abortion lobby plans to show up big for Democrat Laura Kelly this year: “A trio of pro-abortion rights groups is rolling out a $150 million spending plan ahead of the 2022 midterms. The groups — Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and EMILY’s List — will spend the nine-figure investment on paid ads, field programs, messaging research, and polling in nine states, all of which feature top congressional and gubernatorial races this fall. The spending will be spread across offices up and down the ballot, from state legislative races to
(TOPEKA, Kan.) – Abortions in Kansas increased again last year under Democrat Governor Laura Kelly, according to new data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Kansas has seen an increase of nearly 13.5% in just three years as a result of Kelly’s policies making Kansas the abortion “sanctuary” of the Midwest. Nine hundred thirty-three more abortions were performed last year than in 2019, Laura Kelly’s first year in office. “The drastic rise of abortions in Kansas under Laura Kelly is a direct result of her efforts to make the state a ‘sanctuary’ for late-term abortion,” said Shannon Pahls, Kansas GOP Executive Director. “Kelly
(TOPEKA, Kan.) – Governor Laura Kelly spent Good Friday vetoing critical legislation on fairness in women’s sports, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, and work requirements for able-bodied Kansans receiving food stamps. The Kansas Republican Party released the following statement in response: “Today, Governor Laura Kelly put her liberal politics ahead of Kansas parents, students, and taxpayers,” said Shannon Pahls, KSGOP Executive Director. “Laura Kelly’s veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act is a slap in the face to the female athletes who fought for their right to compete simply because the Governor refuses to acknowledge biological science. Her
(TOPEKA, Kan.) – Today, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would prohibit sanctuary cities in the state. The legislation which received bipartisan support has been spearheaded by Attorney General Derek Schmidt and comes after Wyandotte County passed an ordinance creating a sanctuary city that would block police from cooperating or reporting to Immigration and Customs enforcement. “Sanctuary cities and their policies go against the rule of law and only exacerbate the crisis at our border,” said Shannon Pahls, KSGOP Executive Director. “While Laura Kelly has refused to speak out against Joe Biden’s border crisis, deadly drugs like fentanyl are flowing over our border and into
(TOPEKA, Kan.) – Democrat Governor Laura Kelly ranks 27th out of all 50 U.S. governors, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. Governors in neighboring states all ranked in the top half with fellow Democrat Governor Jared Polis of Colorado ranking fourth overall, and Republican governors in Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma ranking 11th, 12th, and 16th, respectively. The rankings are based on three measurable performance categories — executive policy, economic performance, and fiscal policy. Kelly ranked in the bottom half for two of the three metrics. “Kansas is continuously outperformed by our neighbors because of Laura Kelly’s failed leadership,” said
The facts don’t back up her self-congratulating speech TOPEKA, KS – Governor Laura Kelly made a lot of bold and inaccurate claims during her State of the State address, but this particular excerpt was jarring: “I also welcome and thank my Cabinet Secretaries who are seated behind me in the west gallery. The COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges for every agency – and I could not have asked for a better, more prepared team. They have not only faced those challenges head-on, but each of them has steered their agency to be more fiscally responsible, more nimble, more efficient, and more
