Kansas Senate president the latest to announce a run for governor

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A top GOP leader is the latest to throw his name into the race for the next Kansas governor.

On the latest episode of Inside Kansas Politics, co-host Rebekah Chung sat down with Kansas Republican Senate President Ty Masterson, after he announced his run for Kansas governor.

He’s weighing in on everything from public education, medicaid expansion, abortion and marijuana.

Inside Kansas Politics also spoke with the following gubernatorial candidates for the 2026 race:

• Martin Tuley
• Charlotte O’Hara
• Cindy Holscher
• Stacy Rogers
• Jeff Colyer and Doug Billings
• Scott Schwab

Also in the show, political science professor, Bill Fiander, sat down with Rebekah Chung and Rob Hughes. He weighs in on a new state audit, stating that state agencies are failing to properly report abuse, as well as the new EV battery plant in De Soto.

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