Republican Jeff Colyer, who led Kansas as the state’s 47th Governor for about a year after serving as Sam Brownback’s Lieutenant Governor for seven years, has announced his intention to run for governor again. Colyer moved closer to solidifying his run by announcing Kansas Representative Kyle Hoffman, the state’s Assistant Majority Leader, as his pick for campaign treasurer. Colyer says he is grateful to Hoffman for agreeing to be his campaign treasurer, as he is a leading voice for rural Kansas and a great advocate for fiscal responsibility and conservative values and a huge asset as they carry their winning message to every county in Kansas.
Colyer is seeking his first full term as governor and looking to win the post in an election for the first time. He served as Brownback’s Lieutenant Governor from January 2011 to January 2018 and was Governor for about a year after Brownback stepped down to accept President Donald Trump’s appointment as the 5th United States Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom.
