Thompson: Politics isn’t always pretty

Allen County's representative talks about the good, the bad and the ugly at the end of the legislative session. The good news: Education is funded. The bad news: The state's budget process is not very transparent. What's ugly: Politics.

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May 28, 2021 - 3:20 PM

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These days, three factions make up the Kansas Republican Party: Conservatives, far right conservatives, and those who are so conservative “they’re borderline libertarians.”

At least, that’s the opinion of Rep. Kent Thompson, who represents the 9th District in Topeka.

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Thompson considers himself a “common-sense conservative,” which, he said, “these days is considered a moderate, because I’m not far right crazy enough to be considered a conservative,” the politics have become so extreme.

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