states former secretary of state, chris kobach, a man who was promised to quote, make kansas the most pro-life state in america. joining me now is chris man, the democratic candidate for attorney general in kansas, facing off against kris kobach and the general election this november. thank you for joining us, we appreciate, chris. i wanted to outline for the audience, for people breathing a sigh of relief they saw kansas go out last week and vote against this reversal of rights, that is not the end of the game by any shot for people in kansas as it relates to abortion rights. well, thank you for having me, ali. like you said. we seem to have an audio issue with chris man. i will ask my control room to check in with that.
about me. they re probably not true, but they were nice. respect earned through his years of public service and capped with a congressional gold medal in 2018. but dole s storied career brought congress together in a rare unanimous vote to pay tribute to this world war ii veteran and son of kansas who achieved so much. impaired by war, but never deterred. longevity was among his gifts. in his 90s, dole returned to kansas to visit every county wus last time. from his roots in russell, kansas, dole joined the army during world war ii. injured in italy, dole gave credit to the people of cancance for putting their faith in him. in 1960, then to the senate in 1968. rising to republican leader for
native kansas. he was from russell, kansas, as you have been noting. a small town in kansas. there s one coincidence that another senator not from kansas but was born and raised in russell, kansas, the great arlen specter of pennsylvania. so they were two senators, two republicans who actually were from the same small town, but bob dole was the hero of russell, kansas, and the native son, so i m sure there will be ceremonies back there as well, and so much respect for elizabeth dole. carrying on the legacy that she has independently, and at some points considered to be a potential presidential candidate herself. i have gotten to know her over the years and certainly our sympathies, our condolences to her because they have had a remarkable marriage. and she has been at his side every step of the way.
he used to go out and visit with the returning veterans himself, very often you would see him there on the weekends in his wheelchair, greeting them. and he was a hero to all. how do you imagine, we don t know yet what the services will look like in the coming days for him, but how do you think he s going to be remembered? how big of a deal is this going to be in washington, in kansas, and beyond? what are these services going to look like, do you think? i think it s going to be a very big deal because there is hope that perhaps the lessons of bob dole in victory and in defeat could animate some better spirits. and we all remember him struggling and standing and saluting president bush 41 s coffin in the rotunda. that was such a touching moment in so many ways. former political enemies but fellow veterans of world war ii.
passed. as partisan as bob dole and as george mitchell was on the democratic side, they got things done. they got things done every day. he compromised. he compromised on the americans with disabilities act with tom harkin. it was near to tom harkin s heart because his brother, his brother was deaf, and so he cared about it, and dole obviously cared about the rights of the disabled. that was something that motivated him, of course, all of his life. he was bitter initially in his injuries after world war ii. he had been a young man, an athlete, he was home in russell, kansas, he was in the hospital for some 38 months, i think, maybe longer than that, in rehabilitation, but the fact that he created this public life for himself after all those injuries just speaked to the brilliance and persistence of the man, and his public service. i interviewed him, i think, my last interview with him was in 2016, at a republican convention