I come back to Shawnee and all kinds of things are going on. First, after many years of dedicated service to the people of Shawnee Mary Pilcher-Cook (R) has decided it was time to step down. Her voice will be missed in the state senate.
Mike Thompson (R) has entered the race to fill out the remainder of her term and has indicated that he would be running later in the year for the full term. State Rep Tom Cox (R) has indicated that he would not be pursuing the remainder of Mary's term, but would still be entering the contest for the full term.
As time goes on I will get into this situation in more depth. Suffice it to say that IMHO Mike Thompson would be an excellent choice to represent the people of Shawnee in the Kansas State Senate. A true social and fiscal conservative he would be a strong voice for us in the state senate.
On the other side of the aisle Lindsey Constance (D) has declared that she would be entering the race for that senate seat. What a joke. Right now I'll mention two of the many things that IMHO would disqualify her from representing us in the state senate. First, she was a proponent of the proposed community center and when confronted would never admit that the cost was really $54 million not $38 million. She wanted to ignore the interest payments on the bonds. Dummy. Next, she condoned the deception of the developer by approving the new Westbrooke Green project plan on 12/9/19. Someone who condones deception, lies, bait and switch does not deserve to be rewarded with advancement to higher elected office.
