Kent Thompson, incumbent for the District 9 House race, defended his voting record in his first stint as a Kansas legislator, and accused the media of overblowing the state’s fiscal state of affairs.
“Things are not as dire as the media presents,” Thompson said. “Collections were strong the first part of the year. Admittedly, they have fallen off since.”
Thompson was one of a slew of candidates who addressed a small crowd Saturday morning as part of a candidate forum sponsored by Allen County’s Farm Bureau association.