Gen Z politicians who want to make a change grapple with parties that aren’t always ready for them

By: Baya Burgess

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 1,995

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th.

TOPEKA, Kan. — After state Rep. Angel Roeser defied her fellow Republicans and voted against their plan to ask voters to change the way Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected, members of her own party shared a graphic calling her and three other dissenters “obstructionists.”

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