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==Politics==
==Politics==
Kansas is reliable example of a conservative state, having voted for the Republican candidate in every Presidential election since 1968. Both of its senators (Pat Roberts and [[Sam Brownback]] are Republicans. However, this may be changing. [[Kathleen Sebelius]], the current governor who won re-election by a wide margin in 2006, is a Democrat. Former Rep. [[Jim Ryun]]'s loss to [[Nancy Boyda]] in 2006 has created a situation in which two out of the four U.S. Representatives (Boyda and Dennis Moore, who represents the affluent suburban area near Kansas City) are Democrats. (The two Republicans are Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran).
Kansas is reliable example of a conservative state, having voted for the Republican candidate in every Presidential election since 1968. Both of its senators, Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback are Republicans. Pat Roberts current term of office is up in 2008. However, this may be changing. Kathleen Sebelius, the current governor who won re-election by a wide margin in 2006, is a Democrat. Former Rep. Jim Ryun's loss to Nancy Boyda in 2006 has evenly split the four U.S. Representatives from Kansas. Boyda and Dennis Moore, who represents the suburban area near Kansas City, are Democrats. The two Republican Representatives are Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran.
The past ten Governors have alternated between Republican and Democrats. Which shows the independent nature of Kansans in politics going back to pre-statehood. In the 2006 attorney general race, Democrat Paul Morrison defeated incumbent Phill Kline, who had strenuously pushed a conservative agenda. Kansas has a rich history of influence on the Republican party going back to [http://www.journalism.ku.edu/school/waw/bio/waw/WAWhitebio.html William Allen White] to [http://www.doleinstitute.org/ Bob Dole].
The past ten Governors have alternated between Republican and Democrats. Which shows the independent nature of Kansans in politics going back to pre-statehood. In the 2006 attorney general race, Democrat Paul Morrison defeated incumbent Phill Kline, who had strenuously pushed a conservative agenda. Kansas has a rich history of influence on the Republican party going back to [http://www.journalism.ku.edu/school/waw/bio/waw/WAWhitebio.html William Allen White] to [http://www.doleinstitute.org/ Bob Dole].