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Kansas politics in 1995 set stage for 1996 battles
In Kansas 1995 shifts included Dole’s renewed presidential bid gaining edge over rivals, Kassebaum announcing retirement in 1997, and a GOP realignment with religious conservatives seizing key leadership posts. The Legislature races loom as all 165 seats up for election with contests shaping control of the Senate and House.
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Toreha Ary
Kansas
Bob Dole
United States
Nancy Kassebaum
U.S. Senate
Republican Party
Bill Graves
Joan Finney
Sam Brownback
Todd Tiahirt
U.S. House
Jan Meyers
Congress
Dole
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Kassebaum
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Arthur Capper
Andy Schoeppel
Jim Pearson
Senate
Shallenburger
Kansas House
Miller
GOP
Kathleen Sebelius
Sally Thompson
Right To Life of
Sheila Frahm
Brownback
Thompson
Meyers
Overland Park
Lol Ellert
Vince Snowbarger
Judy Hancock
House