FORT SCOTT — Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins and her challenger, Margie Wakefield, sounded off on a number of topics Monday, from illegal immigration to the perceived dysfunction of Congress, at a local candidates’ forum.
The candidates spoke in front of a crowd of more than 100 at Fort Scott High School as part of an event sponsored by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.
Jenkins, 51, is a former state treasurer and state senator. She is seeking her fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Wakefield, 47, owns and operates a law…
Jenkins, Wakefield talk on ‘dysfunction’
