Setback for Kansas Republicans as Rep. Lynn Jenkins won’t run for governor in 2018

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Iowa Democrats got a tough break recently when their best prospect announced she would not run for governor. Now, Republicans in nearby Kansas have suffered an early recruiting setback of their own.

Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R, often described one of the few Republican officeholders capable of uniting a state party in the midst of a long-running and increasingly bitter civil war between conservatives and moderates, has decided she will not run for governor. She had been perceived as a top prospect for the job.

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