Two Kansas State lawmakers who have faced legal troubles since they were elected, have lost their primary races. Freshman Representative Aaron Coleman, of Turner, who was reprimanded by his party over his legal problems, was defeated in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary by Melissa Oropeza. Coleman agreed in March to undergo mental health counseling after being accused of misdemeanor battery involving his brother. He also admitted to abusing girls and young women before he was elected.
Republican Representative, Mark Samsel, of Wellsville, who plead guilty to three misdemeanors involving his treatment of two students, was ousted by conservative Carrie Barth of Baldwin City.
