NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Republican candidate in the 102nd House district John Whitesel apologized to incumbent Jason Probst for mailers being sent to voters in the district.
"There are some mailers going out that were not approved by myself or my campaign that are attacking Jason that Jason says are untrue," Whitesel said. "I do want to apologize to Jason for that. I have no idea who these people are, or even how to stop them."
That doesn't mean that Whitesel agrees with some of Probst's policy positions, though.
"He voted twice to allow boys to compete in girls sports," Whitesel said. "I just think that's unacceptable. We need to protect our girls sports. From what I read, depending on the news source, there's five or six in Kansas now. That's unfair to these girls that are competing."
Whitesel also believes one place where money could be saved in the state budget is simple drug possession related incarceration.
"This is not a very popular topic with Republicans, but there are a lot of people that are in prison that really shouldn't be there," Whitesel said. "Joe Biden just pardoned simple possession at the federal level and I would encourage Governor Kelly to do the same here locally."
To find out more about Whitesel's campaign, go to his website at JohnForKansas.com.
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