Democrat Chris Mann declares candidacy to become state’s top prosecutor
TOPEKA — Democrat Chris Mann said Wednesday the time had come to declare his candidacy for attorney general in a bid to unseat Republican incumbent Kris Kobach in 2026.
Mann, who had his law enforcement career cut short when struck by a DUI motorist, lost the 2022 campaign to Kobach by 1.6 percentage points with 1 million ballots cast. Kobach’s 15,000-vote victory was the closest margin for a Kansas statewide race in that election cycle.