WICHITA Kris Kobach announced Thursday his campaign for Kansas attorney general, as the controversial former secretary of state seeks to brush off failed bids for governor and U.S. Senate in another run at statewide office.
At a launch event outside the old Sedgwick County Courthouse, Kobach argued a stronger hand was needed to push back against President Joe Biden s administration on matters ranging from gun rights to abortion to environmental regulations.
Kobach lost handily to U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall by 14 points in his most recent run for statewide office in the 2020 U.S. Senate primary. He also fell short in his 2018 gubernatorial run, losing to Gov. Laura Kelly in the general election after narrowly besting former Gov. Jeff Colyer in the primary.