Politics● LowOct 1 · Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM
Republican-turned-Democrat aims to flip Kansas Senate seat blue
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932 — but this year, the party hopes Adam Hamilton, former Republican who serves as pastor of a massive church, could flip the seat.
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