Kansas House Democrats exit election committee meeting after accusing chair of antisemitism [View all]

TOPEKA — Three Democrats walked out of a Kansas House committee last week, adding physical emphasis to vocal objections against Rep. Pat Proctor’s commentary, including alleged antisemitic statements about a philanthropist whose family survived the Nazi occupation of Hungary.

Proctor, a Leavenworth Republican seeking the GOP nomination for Kansas secretary of state, defended his critique of businessman George Soros and rejected assertions by Democratic Reps. Heather Meyer of Overland Park and Alexis Simmons of Topeka that his statements were prejudicial against Jewish people.

The icy exchange came during consideration of bills that could terminate mail-in advance voting statewide, move all elections to even years, require new reporting by candidates of small donations and block use of public funds to promote state constitutional amendments or local ballot measures.

It culminated with Meyer, Simmons and Rep. Brooklynne Mosley of Lawrence packing up their belongings and exiting the committee room at the Capitol.



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