FILE - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt answers questions from reporters during a news conference, Oct. 11, 2022, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)
FILE - Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., stands with her son Ben Thrutchley as she prepares to deliver her concession speech at a Democratic Party watch party in Topeka, Kan., Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)