Rep. Brett Parker of Overland Park will step down, plans to lead political organizing group Rep. Brett Parker, a Democrat from Overland Park, says he plans to step down some time this year after the end of the 2021 session. He is set to become the executive director of a new political organizing group being put together by former Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier of Mission Hills. File photo.
Brett Parker, a three-term Democratic state representative from Overland Park, says he plans to step down from his seat after the formal end of this year’s legislative session.
In an email to supporters Tuesday, and in a message repeated on Twitter and to the Shawnee Mission Post, Parker said he plans to “carve out more time for the most important people in my life and explore the next steps in my career.”
Rep. Brett Parker of Overland Park will step down to lead political organizing group chaired by Barbara Bollier Rep. Brett Parker, a Democrat from Overland Park, says he plans to step down some time this year after the end of the 2021 session. He is set to become the executive director of a new political organizing group being put together by former Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier of Mission Hills. File photo.
Brett Parker, a three-term Democratic state representative from Overland Park, says he plans to step down from his seat after the formal end of this year’s legislative session.
In an email to supporters Tuesday, and in a message repeated on Twitter and to the Shawnee Mission Post, Parker said he plans to “carve out more time for the most important people in my life and explore the next steps in my career.”
Johnson County Democrats passed a resolution on Sunday night supporting a shift to a presidential primary. Author: Shelby Kluver (WQAD) Updated: 7:18 PM CST March 8, 2021
IOWA CITY, Iowa Democrats in Johnson County, Iowa, have passed a resolution in support of switching from presidential caucusing to a primary system. The county, which includes Iowa City, is the fifth largest in the state.
Every odd-numbered year the local democratic party hosts their own caucus vote. Most of it goes to party building, where a number of committee positions are elected. But there s also time for resolutions to be brought up and discussed.
On Sunday, one of the resolutions brought up was to support a shift from presidential caucuses to a primary voting system. It passed on a 39-11 vote, but isn t likely to actually change primary voting in Johnson County, or across Iowa.
By Matt Smith
msmith@trcle.com Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021
Local residents spoken to concerning Wednesdayâs storming of the U.S. Capitol denounced the incident but otherwise offered different takes on the event.
Rioters, many wearing Trump shirts and/or displaying pro-Trump flags, breached the capitol as Vice President Mike Pence oversaw a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the Electoral College and affirm Democratic candidate Joe Bidenâs victory in Novemberâs presidential election. The breach occurred shortly after each chamber of Congress had begun separate debates on a proposed objection to accepting the certified results of the slate of electors from Arizona, proposals raised by U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The joint session resumed later Wednesday night, after rioters had been dispersed from the Capitol at which time the proposal to object to the Arizona results failed as did subsequent objections