Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop, R-Wichita, announced Wednesday that he will relinquish some of his leadership duties a day after his booking, and eventual release, in connection with driving under the influence and fleeing law enforcement after he was found driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 in downtown Topeka.
The move was made out of respect for Senate leadership, my Republican colleagues, and the entire Kansas Senate, Suellentrop said in a statement. He will step aside from the day-to-day functions of his job until matters that I am currently dealing with are resolved. I regret that this incident has caused a distraction for my colleagues and the Senate staff and, most importantly, from the important issues we are debating on behalf of the people of Kansas, the release said. It is essential that Senate leadership, our caucus, and the entire Senate be able to successfully complete the serious work that remains over the next few weeks.
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Judge orders release of Kansas Senate leader after arrest
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This photo provided by the Shawnee County Jail in Topeka, Kan., shows Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop, R-Wichita, after being booked for an arrest, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. Suellentrop was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence and attempting to flee a law enforcement officer. (Shawnee County Jail via AP).AP
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a Kansas Senate leader from jail in Topeka, finding there was not enough evidence to support his arrest hours earlier on suspicion of driving under the influence and attempting to flee from a law enforcement officer.
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Kansas’ Attorney General and six lawmakers are proposing an amendment to the Kansas Constitution.
Their goal is make sure there is enough legislative oversight of unelected officials. As it stands now, rules and regulations with the force of law can be put in place, and elected officials have no way of repealing or suspending the rules.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined with Senate President Ty Masterson (R–Andover), House Speaker Ron Ryckman (R–Olathe), Senate Vice President Rick Wilborn (R–McPherson), House Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch (R–Ottawa), Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop (R–Wichita) and House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins (R–Wichita) in proposing the measure.
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