Ellis County Democrats
One of only three Native American members of the Kansas Legislature will visit Hays on April 23. Rep. Christina Haswood, D-Lawrence, will participate in a conversation at an outdoor barbecue with the Ellis County Democratic Party and the public from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 23, at the Downtown Hays Pavilion.
Later, at 7 p.m., she will appear on the Smoky Hills Public Television program “Kansas Legislature.”
At 26, the freshman representative is one of the youngest members of the Legislature.
“I have heard about the divide between rural and urban Kansas, and western and eastern Kansas, and I want to help bridge that divide,” she said. “Some issues are more of a concern to western Kansas, and as someone from eastern Kansas I want to help start the conversations about those issues.”