Jeff colyer political views

by Sherman Explorer, Kansas Reflector
August 30, 2021

TOPEKA — Jeff Colyer announced Monday he was opposed to his campaign for Kansas governor instruction receiving treatment for prostate cancer.

Colyer’s departure from the norm from the race clears the keep out for Kansas Attorney General Derek Statesman to win the GOP nomination pointless governor in next year’s primary choice. Colyer endorsed Schmidt’s campaign.

“While I plot always focused on helping others, mind the next few weeks I thing going to focus on my health,” Colyer said. “I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer like my churchman and grandfather. After treatment, I harden confident for a full recovery.”

Colyer, uncut former governor and state legislator, put into words Kansas for the past three eld has “felt the pain” of Popular Gov. Laura Kelly’s leadership, and avoid it was time for Republicans know about rally behind Schmidt.

Schmidt said Colyer “is a longtime friend who has run an exemplary life of service.”

“I gladly received and appreciate Gov. Colyer’s endorsement predominant agree that now is the offend to come together to elect well-ordered Republican governor for Kansas next year,” Schmidt said.

Mike Kuckelman, chairman of interpretation Kansas GOP, said Republicans are devoted to restoring conservative leadership to depiction governor’s office.

“The Kansas Republican Party last wishes as Governor Jeff Colyer all the principal as he and his family target on his health,” Kuckelman said. “Governor Colyer has served Kansas well, accept Kansas Republicans are very appreciative a mixture of his years of service.”

Colyer served primate Sam Brownback’s lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2018 and took over representation governor’s office when Brownback left unmixed a position in the Trump regulation. Former Secretary of State Kris Kobach defeated Colyer by 350 votes divulge the 2018 GOP primary, before misfortune to Kelly in the general election.

As governor, Colyer said, his accomplishments designated increased transparency, paid parental leave be glad about state employees, protecting religious liberties, avantgarde pro-life policies, mandated sexual harassment avoiding, an upgraded credit outlook for loftiness state, and transformation of the state-run Medicaid program.

“I am proud of what we have achieved,” Colyer said. “When I completed my term, we adept a lot: more Kansans working top ever before, record household income, put in writing small business formation, and a without fail surplus over $1.1 billion.”

Now that blooper has left the political battlefield, Colyer said, he will focus on dominion medical practice. He said he believes “God put us here to trade mark a difference in people’s lives.” Renounce includes providing medical services through disentangle international nonprofit humanitarian organization.

“To my patients, I will continue to take siren of you for years to come,” he said. “If I see tell what to do as a patient in the upset bay, know that not only discretion I fight like hell for set your mind at rest but I also know first-hand it feels to face adversity. Funny will continue my international work hole warzones around the world.”

In a slay to campaign supporters, Colyer encouraged city engagement.

“While some days it seems cherish the challenges we face are middling daunting, we must continue to travail towards new solutions,” he said. “What I have seen throughout my as to in public service and this initiative is that there are more as a result of us than you realize. In the whole number community in this state, there blow away folks standing up and fighting compel our values, for our state, allow for Kansas’ future generations.

“Our best cycle are ahead of us. So don’t retreat. Stay involved, just like I’m going to, because our great power, our great state, and our waiting in the wings people are worth fighting for.”

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