Kansas AG candidates draw $650K+ into race

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The state’s three Republican legal professional normal candidates mixed for greater than $650,000 in donations this reporting interval, with State Sen. Kellie Warren outpacing former Sec. of State Kris Kobach for the highest tally up to now in 2022.

Marketing campaign finance studies filed Monday evening present Warren with $272,870.01 in contributions from January 1 to July 21. She began the interval with $231,225.28 and spent $319,294.37 to have $184,800.92 nonetheless within the financial institution.

Warren instructed 13 NEWS the monetary help reveals she is a candidate who’s confirmed she will be able to win.

Kobach studies ending the interval with extra cash available than Warren, at $255,510.79. He began the yr with $387,588.60, and took in $218,337.52 since Jan. 1. Kobach studies spending $350,415.33 this yr.

Kobach was campaigning in western Kansas on Tuesday.

Former federal prosecutor Tony Mattivi studies $165,255.57 in contributions for this reporting the interval. He began with $76,755.90, and spent $228,445.40, to depart him with $13,566.07 money available.

Mattivi instructed 13 NEWS he isn’t involved with elevating lower than his rivals, saying his objective was to boost sufficient to get out his message, which he feels he has finished.

The winner of their race Tuesday will face Democrat Chris Mann in November.

Mann out-raised all the GOP candidates this yr, taking in practically $309,326.26 since Jan. 1. Mixed with the $172,578.22 he had Jan. 1 – and minus $169,607.37 spent – Mann has $312,297.11 money available heading into the overall election season.

Present legal professional normal Derek Schmidt is difficult incumbent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

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