U.S. House candidate who lost job to DOGE campaigns on grassroots fundraising, rural Kansas issues

By: Baya Burgess

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 1,028

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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LAWRENCE — Democratic candidate Lauren Reinhold decided to run for Congress in Kansas after the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency — better known as DOGE — eliminated her federal position.

“It wasn’t about me losing my job,” she said. “It was about my commitment and faith in federal government, and watching what they did to break it.”

Reinhold and Colin McRoberts, both Lawrence attorneys, are challenging each other for the Democratic nomination in …

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