Rift in Kansas GOP boils over after loss in governor’s race

Kansas state Sen. Mark Steffen, R-Hutchinson, follows a Senate committee meeting, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Steffen is among five GOP lawmakers who signed a Facebook statement denouncing the Kansas Republican Party's chairman over efforts to punish party officials who backed an independent candidate for governor. (AP Photo/John Hanna)