While the GOP side of the U.S. Senate race has been garning headlines of late, the Democrat side is starting to generate some news.
On Monday, Lisa Johnston, Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sam Brownback, received the endorsement of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC).
“Ms. Johnston’s dedication to women’s rights and reproductive rights, as well as her extensive leadership experience in education, earned her the Caucus’s enthusiastic support,” said NWPC President Lulu Flores in a statement. “If elected, she will champion the NWPC’s values of female empowerment, choice, and equality as well as act as an important voice for change on crucial social issues such as the importance of education and economic growth and job creation for Kansas.”
The National Women’s Political Caucus, according to a release, is a multipartisan, multicultural grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political field and creating a political power base designed to achieve equality for all women.
Founded in 1971, the NWPC prides itself in increasing the number of pro-choice women elected and appointed into office every year. The NWPC provides support to women candidates running for all levels of office regardless of political affiliation.
Johnston, an education dean at Baker University, has taken a leave of absence from her post to run for U.S. Senate.
“I am honored to have received the endorsement of the NWPC” Johnston said. “I will continue to work with the NWPC to improve the quality of life for women and their families throughout Kansas.”
Johnston is running against state Sen. David Haley, of Kansas City, former newspaper publisher Charles Schollenberger and Robert Conroy in the Aug. 3 Democrat primary.
Current U.S. Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiarht are the frontrunners for the GOP nomination.
In a recent Rasmussen Reports poll, 6 percent of Kansas voters regard Johnston “very favorably” while 11 percent were “very unfavorably.” The poll showed Johnston’s favorable rating was higher than that of Haley (4 percent), Shollenberger (5 percent) and Conroy (2 percent).
On the Web:
Lisa Johnston website: http://www.lisaforkansas.com
David Haley website: http://www.haleyforsenate.com
Charles Schollenberger website: http://www.schollenberger2010.com
Matthew Clark can be reached at matthew.clark@morningsun.net or at 620-231-2600, Ext. 140.
