Kansas House Republicans have promoted their number two leader into the top job of Speaker. Meanwhile, Democrats on Monday, picked a veteran of state and local politics to lead them over a much younger relative newcomer. State Representative, Dan Hawkins, of Wichita, faced no opposition among the 85 GOP House Members and Members-Elect to his promotion. He’s served four years as Majority Leader.
GOP unity contrasted with a divide among Democrats over who should lead them for the next two years. They voted 21-19 for 71-year-old State Representative Vic Miller of Topeka over 32-year-old Representative Brandon Woodard of Lenexa.
