Sam Brownback in 2018 KS Governor's race

On Civil Rights: 2015: Repeal ban on gender identity discrimination

Kansas has no such protections now but did for a while with the 2007 executive order issued by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius that prohibited discrimination and harassment of state workers on the basis of sexual origin and gender identity.

This became a hot-button issue when former Gov. Sam Brownback issued his executive order in 2015 repealing Sebelius'. It is now OK to discriminate against LGBT state workers in Kansas.

The Kansas Republican Party, at its recent state convention, adopted a resolution to "oppose all efforts to validate transgender identification."

On Tax Reform: 2012 "march to zero" income tax cuts overturned

Income taxes will rise across the board but most tax rates will remain lower than they were before the 2012 tax cuts. The increases are expected to generate more than $1.2 billion for the state over the next two years.

The Senate and House voted 27-13 and 88-31, respectively, to override Brownback's veto. Brownback did not respond immediately to the override votes. The night before, he had said he would veto and issued a statement: "Senate Bill 30 is a $1.2 billion tax hike, making it the largest in state history. This is bad for Kansas and bad for the many Kansans who would have more of their hard-earned money taken from them."