TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner is not running for reelection this year in his GOP-leaning eastern Kansas district so that he can spend more time with his four young children, he announced Thursday.
FILE - U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., speaks to Republican volunteers during a campaign stop with other GOP candidates, Nov. 7. 2022, in Topeka , Kan. LaTurner announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, that he is not running for reelection this year in his GOP-leaning eastern Kansas district so that he can spend more time with his four young children. TOPEKA , Kan. — Two-term Republican U.S. Rep.
“The unrepeatable season of life we are in, where our kids are still young and at home, is something I want to be more present for,” LaTurner said. LaTurner, 36, has put on hold what seemed a promising long-term political career, saying also that he wouldn’t seek any office in 2026. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is term-limited and Republicans had mentioned LaTurner as a possible candidate for the job that year.Bond denied for 4 ‘God’s Misfits’ defendants in the killing of 2 Kansas womenHe worked for U.S. Rep.
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