Kansas’ leading anti-gay Democrat — who now lives in a church — is facing a competitive reelection campaign against both an openly gay son of a former Ku Klux Klan member and a Republican who headed a statewide progressive Democratic group until recently.
Rep. Jan Pauls (D-Hutchison) — who was granted permission this week to move into an abandoned church she owns in order to run for reelection — is facing a Democratic primary challenge from 28-year-old nursing assistant Erich Bishop. The winner will face Republican Dakota Bass in November.
Both Bishop and Bass are affiliated with the Kansas Equality Coalition, the state’s LGBT advocacy organization.
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