Kansas Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in KS
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Kansas Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
Kansas Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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Arlyn BriggsFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-KS]
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6/27/22
Called the local police department to warn that he "may shoot" police officers if they attempted to enter his home and arrest a wanted man he was harboring
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According to charging documents filed by local officials
Kansas Republican Judge Scandals
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Laura ViarState Judge [R-KS]
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8/17/23
Ran off the road and crashed into a school building while driving under the influence of alcohol and on a suspended license and refused to take a breathalyzer when police arrived while also being a member of her local county's Anti-Drug Task Force
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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8/16/23
Drove under the influence of alcohol and was arrested by police after getting pulled over and later had her diversion agreement extended by six months because she failed to undergo mandatory drug and alcohol evaluations
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According to an exclusive report by the Wichita Eagle
Kansas Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Gene SuellentropState Senator [R-KS]
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3/16/21
Led police on a high-speed chase going upwards of 90 miles per hour while driving the wrong direction on an interstate highway around 1am and only stopped after he drove over tire-deflating spikes, threatened to physically "take" on arresting officers, slurred his speech so badly that police had a hard time understanding him and forced officials to get a warrant to conduct a BAC test which was still over twice the legal limit three hours after his arrest
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Phil HermansonFmr. State Representative [R-KS]
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7/09/10
Crashed into a car stopped at a red light so forcefully that it totaled the car and required both occupants to go to the hospital while under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs and refused a breathalyzer test which resulted in his arrest
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Adam ThomasState Representative [R-KS]
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9/06/18
Lied on an official document by attesting that a campaign donor's home he and his family were temporarily residing in was his official address which allowed him to run for a state congressional district that he otherwise wouldn't have been able to since his permanent address was outside district lines
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According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Mark SamselState Representative [R-KS]
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5/02/21
Forcefully pushed and kneed a teenage high school student in the testicles after telling the boy he's about to "get the wrath of God" and then instructed another student to "check his nuts" as he laid on the ground in pain while he was working as a substitute teacher at a local public high school
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According to charging documents filed by local police
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Suzi CarlsonState Representative [R-KS]
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3/02/22
Weaved through traffic lanes before being pulled over and cited for driving under the influence of alcohol
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According to arresting documents filed by local police
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Michael CappsFmr. State Representative [R-KS]
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2021 09
Illegally took $355,550 in state and federal COVID relief by falsely claiming the money would go to pay nonexistent employee's salaries
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According to charging documents by federal prosecutors
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