WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats are making a push to flip the seat of Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle in the November general election.
Former Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston has announced that she’s running as a Democrat for the seat in the 30th Senate District in the Wichita area. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly was present for Foulston’s kickoff last week.
Wagle has held the seat since 2001 and has been Senate president since 2013. She is running for the Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat.
Wagle has endorsed Republican Rep. Renee Erickson of Wichita as her replacement. Erickson so far is the only GOP candidate to file.
Foulston began her career as a prosecutor as an assistant district attorney in 1977. She was elected district attorney in 1988 and won six four-year terms before deciding not to seek re-election in 2012. She is now an attorney in private practice.