Chuck Schmidt and Veronica Gillette both want to flip a Republican seat for Democrats in the Kansas House.
The two face off in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary in hopes of challenging Republican Rep. Sandy Pickert in the general election for the seat from the 88th District in southeast Wichita. You can find your polling place here .
Both candidates were asked the same questions about their priorities for office and how they would vote on certain issues.
Here are their answers:
Who are the candidates in Kansas House District 88?
Veronica Gillette
Veronica Gillette was born and raised in Wichita. She’s a Realtor and spent the last decade working in the Native American education program with Wichita Public Schools.
She’s volunteered with the Native American Community Resource Coalition and the W/ (a young professionals service group) through the Wichita Chamber of Commerce. Gillette serves on the diversity, equity and inclusion committee with the Realtors of South Central Kansas and Wichita’s Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Advisory Board. She was the chair of that advisory board until stepping down to run for office.