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Objections board rejects residency complaint against GOP candidate for Kansas House • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A state panel agreed Friday to allow Republican Kyler Sweely to remain on the ballot as a candidate for a Kansas House seat in a Hutchinson district, despite concerns that he appears not to be living at the house he leased shortly before filing.
Reno County Republicans Robin Jackson and Dawn Varney objected to Sweely’s candidacy after compiling evidence that he doesn’t live at the residence where he signed a lease shortly before filing for office. But the Kansas State Objections Board — composed of Secretary of State Scott Schwab, Dwight Carswell from the attorney general’s office and Ashley Stites-Hubbard from the governor’s office — rejected the complaint.
The board members unanimously agreed with Sweely’s attorney, Ryan Kriegshauser, who argued the standard is low for establishing residency under state law. Because Sweely intends to renovate and eventually live at the house in Hutchinson, Kriegshauser said, he must be allowed to remain on the ballot.
Sweely, who is endorsed by the Kansas Chamber, faces Tyson Thrall in the GOP primary. The winner will take on incumbent Democratic Rep. Jason Probst.
Probst said in an interview earlier this month that Republicans engaged in “district shopping” to bring Sweely into the race, even though he had “no connection to our community.”
Sweely is a 26-year-old U.S. Army veteran who moved from Harvey County to Reno County on May 29, shortly before the June 3 filing deadline.
In a presentation before the objections board, Jackson and Varney presented evidence they collected by walking around Sweely’s residence in Hutchinson. They described an overgrown yard, rooms with no furniture, uncollected mail, the absence of trash service and a real estate lockbox on the door.
“I believe what we’re really seeing is an attempt to deceive,” Varney said.
Sweely told the objections board that he grew up in Kansas, joined the military out of high school, was deployed to the Middle East and eastern Europe, and had lived in five or six states before working as a legislative staffer this past session. Sweely was an administrative assistant to the House Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Avery Anderson, R-Newton.
Sweely provided a copy of the lease agreement he signed for the house in Hutchinson. He said he was working to improve the condition of the house while paying rent there.
Kriegshauser said the law is clear that candidates can move where they want before filing for office, voters should get to decide who wins the race, and the board for 30 years has consistently rejected residency-based objections.
The panel members, in brief discussion, agreed with Krieghauser’s interpretation of the law.
“My personal opinion would be that it’s on the Legislature to change it,” Schwab said.
SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a domestic incident in rural Shawnee County.
Just after 11a.m. December 2, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a domestic disturbance that occurred in northwest Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. A 44-year-old female victim walked into the Silver Lake Police Department with a gunshot wound to her hand.
She was transported to a local hospital by American Medical Response with non-life-threatening injuries.
Multiple law enforcement officers arrived in the 10000 block of NW 54th Street and began searching for the male suspect. At 12:38pm, the suspect was taken into custody.
James I. Morehead, 65, of Silver Lake, Kan., was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Attempted Murder in the 1st degree; intentional and premeditated, Aggravated battery; knowingly use weapon cause great body harm/disfigure/death, Criminal threat, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, and Intimidation of witness or victim; prevent reporting of victimization
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01-14-20-46-51, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Dec. 3 drawing
Midday: 1-0-0
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Red Balls: 20-21, White Balls: 16-23
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20-21-22-41-43, Lucky Ball: 17
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14-19-27-30-41, Star Ball: 10, ASB: 03
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02-05-08-22-30, Cash Ball: 12
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- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT Tuesday and Friday.
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- 2 By 2: 9:30 p.m. CT daily.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Super Kansas Cash: 9:10 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Overland Park man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Riley County, Kansas, on Tuesday
The Kansas Highway Patrol says just after 11 a.m., Tuesday, the driver of a 2005 Ford Super Duty truck was traveling northbound on Kansas Highway 177 about a mile south of Deep Creek Road south of Manhattan when it struck the rear end of a 2012 Hyundai Accent.
The force of the collision sent the Hyundai into a ditch off the roadway. The Ford wound up on the shoulder of the highway.
The driver of the Hyundai, later identified as James E. Echols, 54, of Overland Park, died from injuries sustained in the crash.
A 52-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the Ford, a 17-year-old female, was not significantly injured.
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