TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican primary for Kansas attorney general this year is focused on fighting Democratic President Joe Biden’s agenda.
The attorney general is often described as the state’s top law enforcement official, but in recent years state attorneys general have built political brands on filing lawsuits against the other party’s administration in Washington.
Former Secretary of State Kris Kobach is attempting a comeback after losing the general election for governor in 2018 and a U.S. Senate primary in 2020.
Kansas state Sen. Kellie Warren, R-Leawood, presides as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a meeting at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Jan. 13, 2022. Warren is running for Kansas attorney general, and the primary race is focusing on fighting Democratic President Joe Biden’s policies in court. (AP Photo/John Hanna) 
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, right, follows a rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandates with his oldest daughter, 15-year-old Reagan, left, outside the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Oct. 30, 2021. Kobach is running for Kansas attorney general and the Republican primary race is focusing on resisting Democratic President Joe Biden’s policies in court. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
He faces Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Kellie Warren and retired veteran federal prosecutor Tony Mattivi. All say they’re best positioned to fight Biden.
