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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2026 Kansas Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2026 KS Governor's race (number of quotes indicated):
- Cindy Holscher (12)
- Jeff Colyer (7) Kansas Candidate for Governor
- Laura Kelly (6) Kansas Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas
- Ty Masterson (13)
- Vicki Schmidt (3)
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Kansas 2026 Gubernatorial debates and race coverage:
- The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Revenue or spending woes? What Kansas GOP candidates say about budget," by Jason Alatidd, Nov. 5, 2025, Link
- The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Some Kansas governor candidates want to change K-12 school funding," by Jason Alatidd, Nov. 4, 2025, Link
- Combat Antisemitism Movement, "'It's Important to Understand the Truth and Spread It': Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson Reflects on CAM State Lawmakers Delegation Visit to Israel," October 30, 2025, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Kansas Republican Vicki Schmidt anchors 2026 campaign for governor on record of service," by Tim Carpenter, July 21, 2025, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Kansans lament passage of Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'," by Morgan Chilson, July 3, 2025, Link
- KSHB 41-Kansas City News, "State Senator Cindy Holscher announces run for Kansas Governor," by Jamie Peters, Jun 12, 2025, Link
- Topeka Capital-Journal, "Cindy Holscher is first major Kansas Democrat to declare for 2026 governor race," by Jason Alatidd, June 12, 2025, Link
- KAKE (ABC News), "Jeff Colyer discusses third bid for Kansas governor," by Pilar Pedraza, May 22, 2025, Link
- KSNT (NBC News), "Dr. Jeff Colyer announces bid for Kansas governor," by Colter Robinson, May 14, 2025, Link
- Parsons Sun, "Holscher speaks at local town hall," 4/8/25, Link
- WIBW TV-13, “Gov. Kelly vetoes bill related to religious beliefs and children's welfare,” by Shayndel Jones, Apr. 7, 2025, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Kansas Senate whittles down legislative budget, sends it back to House," by Anna Kaminski, March 19, 2025, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Kansas Democrat attempts to insert narrow medical marijuana legalization into treatment bill," by Anna Kaminski, February 20, 2025, Link
- The Hill, "Kansas GOP overrides governor's veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors," by Brooke Migdon, 02/19/25, Link
- Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas governor celebrates Black History Month 'loud and clear' amid pushback," by Jason Alatidd and Evert Nelson, Feb.18, 2025, Link
- The Topeka Capital-Journal, "'It is not settled': Anti-abortion lawmakers rally at Kansas march for life," by Jason Alatidd, Jan. 29, 2025, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Kansas Senate president promises bipartisanship--while 'drawing the line' on 'radical policies'," by Anna Kaminski, January 15, 2025, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Kansas governor orders federal benefits go to foster kids savings accounts instead of state agency," by Anna Kaminski, January 10, 2025, Link
- Kansas City Star, "What a former Kansas governor saw in Ukraine: 'More complex … more lethal' war wounds," by Jonathan Shorman and Daniel Desrochers, June 5, 2024, Link
- Associated Press, "Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership," by John Hanna, May 10, 2024, Link
- Johnson County Post, "Capitol Update: Sen. Cindy Holscher says gun law reform will have to come at the ballot box," by Kyle Palmer, February 19, 2024, Link
- KSNT, "Will 2024 be the year Kansas legalizes weed? Here's where Top GOP senator stands," by Rebekah Chung, Jan 29, 2024, Link
- Newsweek, "For Better Health Care, Vote for Donald Trump--Now More than Ever | Opinion," by Governor Jeff Colyer, Nov 21, 2023, Link
- The Lawrence Times, "Gov. Laura Kelly, legislators honor bipartisan reform of Kansas law on sexual abuse claims," by Tim Carpenter, May 26, 2023, Link
- The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Bill restricting public health authority in Kansas passes Senate, but it's not veto-proof," by Jason Alatidd, Feb 23, 2023, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Topeka site selected for construction of $49 million residential home for veterans," by Tim Carpenter, January 4, 2023, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Former Gov. Colyer claims Kansas media biased against Republicans: 'We don't get a fair hearing'," by Tim Carpenter, October 4, 2022, Link
- Kansas Reflector, "Parental rights fight in Kansas schools spawns book bans, scrutiny of LGBTQ students," by Rachel Mipro, September 30, 2022, Link
- Kansas City Star, "Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion is a bailout for the Catholic Church," by Cindy Holscher, July 29, 2022, Link
- Johnson County Post, "Kansas Senate candidates on the issues: Climate Change," by Holly Cook, October 16, 2020, Link
- The74million.org, "Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer Supports President Trump's Bid to Arm School Teachers: 'That's Where the Students Are, That's Where the Security Issue Is Immediately'," by Steve Snyder, February 23, 2018, Link
- Topeka Capital-Journal , "Kansas Democrat shares ideas after spurning run for governor," by Tim Carpenter, Aug 10, 2017, Link
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Ty Masterson: Pro-abortion crowd wants to tell you it's settled, it is not.
Vicki Schmidt: No to abortion on demand; allow reasonable exceptions.
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Budget & Economy
Cindy Holscher: Voters expressing fear over federal budget cuts.
Ty Masterson: Under GOP we controlled spending, we cut positions.
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Civil Rights
Laura Kelly: Action has meant building an inclusive government.
Ty Masterson: We've stopped DEI policies in our higher education system.
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Crime
Laura Kelly: End statute of limitations for cases of child sexual abuse.
Ty Masterson: Back tough on crime policies; ensure we fund our police.
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Drugs
Cindy Holscher: Include "medicinal cannabis" as experimental treatment.
Ty Masterson: Cannabis legalization bill is a non-starter.
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Education
Cindy Holscher: Expand Medicaid to help fund special education.
Cindy Holscher: Cannot support school choice or vouchers for private schools.
Cindy Holscher: Opposed bill targeting books, transgender students.
Ty Masterson: Make sure parents have a say in their kids' education.
Vicki Schmidt: Won't support vouchers, lack of accountability to taxpayers.
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Energy & Oil
Cindy Holscher: Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel production, consumption.
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Families & Children
Laura Kelly: Vetoed adoption bill relating to religious beliefs.
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Foreign Policy
Jeff Colyer: Went to Ukraine with non-profit to help advise doctors.
Laura Kelly: Vetoed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas.
Ty Masterson: In Israel, stunned by gap between reality and propaganda.
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Free Trade
Cindy Holscher: Trump bill and tariffs will stoke inflation & raise interest.
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Government Reform
Cindy Holscher: Opposed stripping health, environmental officials of powers.
Ty Masterson: We need pro-growth policies & fewer regulations.
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Gun Control
Cindy Holscher: No other area where we leave safety standards to chance.
Jeff Colyer: Supports arming teachers, that's where the students are.
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Health Care
Jeff Colyer: Some want to cut Medicare benefits, which is wrong.
Ty Masterson: Opposes Medicaid expansion to "able-bodied adults".
Ty Masterson: Gender-affirming care is harmful, irreversible, experimental.
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Homeland Security
Laura Kelly: I am committed to honoring the service of Kansas' veterans.
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Immigration
Ty Masterson: Offers strong support for border security, deportations.
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Jobs
Jeff Colyer: Education.
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Principles & Values
Cindy Holscher: Object to Church forcing views on everyone with public money.
Jeff Colyer: Kansas is the Heart of America; make Kansas great again.
Jeff Colyer: We do a disservice when we say our democracy at risk.
Ty Masterson: Satan is our real enemy, not flesh and blood.
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Social Security
Cindy Holscher: Will work on protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.
Laura Kelly: Federal benefits should go to foster kids, not state agency.
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Tax Reform
Cindy Holscher: Repeal business exemption, increase personal income tax.
Jeff Colyer: Wants to cut taxes, bring high-paying jobs to Kansas.
Ty Masterson: Keep cutting taxes until Kansas is most affordable.
Vicki Schmidt: Regrets 2012 vote cutting taxes on wealthy individuals.
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The above quotations are from 2026 Kansas Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage.
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