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Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly urges civility; Kobach is AG

Republican Kris Kobach, center, walks down the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., with his wife, Heather, on his arm and his daughters behind him ahead of his swearing in as the new Kansas attorney general Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Kobach has built a national reputation for advocating tough immigration and election laws and is promising to challenge policies of President Joe Biden's administration in court. (AP Photo/John Hanna) Republican Kris Kobach takes the oath of office as Kansas' new attorney general from Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert as his wife and daughters watch around him Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, on the south steps of the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The swearing in caps a political comeback for Kobach after he lost the November 2018 governor's race and an August 2020 primary for an open U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/John Hanna) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly makes her way down the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, during the inaugural ceremony. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) The 35th Infantry Division Band performs during a 19-gun salute at the inaugural ceremony on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is applauded as she makes her way down the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, during the inaugural ceremony. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) A crowd applauds Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly as she gives remarks at the inaugural ceremony on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) Gov. Laura Kelly gives remarks after taking the Oath of Office during the inauguration Monday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) Gov. Laura Kelly gives remarks after taking the Oath of Office during the inauguration Monday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Democratic Kansas Gov. Kelly urges civility; Kobach is AG