Schmidt’s attorney general campaign committee had about $176,000, but campaign funds can generally only be used for the race they were raised for. At the end of 2020, the committee had just $85 cash on hand. The PAC was organized in October 2019, but hasn’t raised or spent any funds, records show.Ĭolyer never dissolved his campaign committee after his 2018 run. Energy PAC, according to records from the Federal Election Commission. The PAC’s treasurer, Kayla Glaze, is a certified public accountant in Alabama and is also the treasurer of U.S. A website soliciting donations listed a Birmingham, Ala., mailing address. Our Way of Life said it will independently support Schmidt’s campaign if he runs and released polling from Republican pollster Cygnal this week indicating Schmidt ahead of Colyer among likely primary voters. Attorney General Derek Schmidt has an unblemished record of success in Kansas elections, and he is a proven conservative and a champion of our Constitution,” Gary Harshberger, a Dodge City businessman who chaired the Kansas Water Office under Brownback, said in a statement. “It’s time to restore strong, Republican leadership to Kansas. “Kansas made a mistake in 2018, and it’s time to fix that mistake,” Eisenhower said.īut the Our Way of Life PAC, which describes itself as a network of conservative Republican leaders and entrepreneurs, urged candidates besides Schmidt to stay out of the race. Colyer is now offering voters with regrets a re-do in the GOP quest to deny Kelly a second term. Kobach won the nomination powered in part by a last-minute endorsement from then-President Donald Trump.
Some Republicans believe Colyer could have won in 2018 if he had been the nominee. It’s time to get Kansas back to work.”Įisenhower said in a statement that Colyer can unite the Republican Party and called him the “ideal candidate to lead us past this pandemic and into a new era of prosperity and Kansas Excellence.” “Kansas has lost over 35,000 private sector jobs since I left office. “I am thrilled Mary has joined our campaign for governor and humbled to be associated with such a great example of principled, successful Republican leadership,” Colyer said in an email to supporters.
The former governor on Friday stopped short of formally declaring that he is running, but the announcement made plain his intentions.
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