Kansas City News Blog

By JUSTIN KENDALL

The Kansas Republican Party stripped 17 Johnson County precinct committee people of their voting rights for contributing to Democratic candidates. The Kansas City Star quoted state GOP executive director Christian Morgan saying the Kansas GOP's executive committee will determine whether the precinct committee people will get their voting rights back. Morgan said some would. Some wouldn't. But who gets to decide? The Kansas Republican Party's Web site offers the following list of 35 Republicans who will decide the fate of the JoCo 17.

Kris Kobach, Chairman

Sharon Meissner, Vice Chairman

Beverly Caley, Secretary

David Thorne, Treasurer

Mike Pompeo, National Committeeman

Helen VanEtten, National Committeewoman

Randy Duncan, 1st District Chair

Robin Jackson, 1st District Vice Chair

Caryn Tyson, 2nd District Chair

Jared Suhn, 2nd District Vice Chair

Ernie Straub, 3rd District Chair

Corrie Kangas, 3rd District Vice Chair

Jamie Woodworth, 4th District Chair

Dennis Marten, 4th District Vice Chair

George Stafford, Senator Brownback, Designee

Tom Hemmer, Senator Roberts, Designee

Daron Jamison, Congressman

Travis Murphy, Congressman

Mark Kahrs, Congressman Tiahrt, Designee

Ron Thornburgh, Secretary of State

Lynn Jenkins, Kansas State Treasurer

Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner

Steve Morris, Senate President

Derek Schmidt, Senate Majority Leader

Melvin Neufeld, Speaker of the House

Ray Merrick, House Majority Leader

Kelli Sparks, College Republican Chairman

Chad Lawton, Kansas Young Republican Chairman

Treatha Brown Foster, Black Republican Chairman

Richard Macias, Hispanic Republican Council Chairman

Brenda Smith, Kansas Republican Women Chairman

Keith Esau, State Committeee Designee

Ray LaBoeuf, State Committee Designee

Vonda Wiedmer, State Committee Designee

Tim Huelskamp, Chairman Designee