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Summertime Fun: State Sen and November Orman

summertime fun: Orman's entry into the race presents a major obstacle to Democrats, who had hoped to lure the same moderate Republicans away from Kobach, a favourite of President Donald Trump because of his fervent support for tough immigration and voter ID laws.article continues below Trending Stories Moving out Vancouver families leave city for better housing options Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Downtown Eastside crack kits working, says health chief Playland increases hours for summertime fun in Vancouver The secretary of state's office posted a short statement saying Orman had presented enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot in November, according to Vancouver Courier. Orman, a 49-year-old Kansas City-area businessman, will face Democratic State Sen. Kansas election officials certified independent Greg Orman as a candidate for Kansas governor on Friday, and the businessman immediately tried to appeal to disaffected Republicans, who he said view GOP hopeful Kris Kobach as incompetent and corrupt. Laura Kelly of Topeka and Kobach, whose nomination was only settled this week after Gov. I think there are lots of Kansas Republicans who view Kris Kobach as not only extreme but incompetent and corrupt and I think those Republicans ... will be very attracted to my background, Orman told The Associated Press in an interview after the announcement. Jeff Colyer conceded in a primary with a razor-thin margin of some 350 votes out of more than 316,000 cast. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.