Rep. Tom Kessler, a Wichita Republican, is running for a third term in office. He is challenged by social worker Dan Johnson.
Democrats have won this seat in three of the last five elections.
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Who are the candidates in Kansas House District 96?
Democrat Dan Johnson
Johnson has three decades of work in social services, including working for the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
He’s focused on youth offenders and drug and alcohol counseling. He’s also coordinated distribution of food at local pantries.
“I have worked with the most vulnerable populations in our society and I spent many years training groups across Kansas about the differences in the social classes, and more specifically, how to work with people stuck in generational poverty,” he said.
Johnson is endorsed by the Kansas branch of the AFL-CIO, Cannabis Justice Coalition-Kansas, the Kansas National Education Association and Game On for Kansas Schools.