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Amelia Wiederaenders - Kansas House District 30 - Political Journey

Amelia Wiederaenders is running for Kansas House District 30 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 30 includes parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Shawnee. This part of the interview follows Wiederaenders’ political journey through Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco. She tells the story of having repeated dreams about San Francisco, buying a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, and ending up in San Francisco after a stranger she had met online offered her a ride. She says San Francisco became a place where she found political work, mentors, organizations, and a deeper understanding of how complicated government can be. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 30 Democratic primary here: https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-house You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. Reminder: Vote NO on Amendment 1: Elections for Supreme Court Justices. For more information, visit: https://protectkansasrights.org/ #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #ksleg #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Amelia Wiederaenders - Kansas House District 30 - Political Experience

Amelia Wiederaenders is running for Kansas House District 30 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 30 includes parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Shawnee. Here, Wiederaenders walks through her political background. She talks about studying political science and international studies at Kansas State University, helping Barbara Bollier, spending time in Washington, D.C., and working in Claire McCaskill’s office. She says constituent services taught her how important it is to listen seriously to people, especially older residents in rural communities who were worried about jobs, the mail, medicine, and young people leaving. She also talks about campaign work and why she believes candidates should understand what they are getting into before running. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 30 Democratic primary here: https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-house You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. Reminder: Vote NO on Amendment 1: Elections for Supreme Court Justices. For more information, visit: https://protectkansasrights.org/ #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #ksleg #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Amelia Wiederaenders - Kansas House District 30 - Why She Is Running

Amelia Wiederaenders is running for Kansas House District 30 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 30 includes parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Shawnee. In this marker, Wiederaenders explains why she decided to run for Kansas House District 30. She says she thought about running two years ago but held back because she was caring for her grandmother, who is now 103. She says the same situation came up again, with people struggling to find a candidate for the district, and she realized it was time. Wiederaenders also talks about her frustration with the Kansas Legislature, the obsession with trans people, attacks on reproductive rights, underfunded schools, the environment, and families being ignored. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 30 Democratic primary here: https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-house You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. Reminder: Vote NO on Amendment 1: Elections for Supreme Court Justices. For more information, visit: https://protectkansasrights.org/ #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #ksleg #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Amelia Wiederaenders - Kansas House District 30 - Choosing Between Purpose and Profit

Amelia Wiederaenders is running for Kansas House District 30 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 30 includes parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Shawnee. This section focuses on the cost of doing work that helps people. Wiederaenders and Kansas Helen talk about nonprofit work, government work, early childhood education, childcare, and politics. The conversation also covers the way care-based work is undervalued, how work coded as women’s work is often expected to be done for free or very little pay, and how families have lost some of the support systems that used to help people raise children. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 30 Democratic primary here: https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-house You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. Reminder: Vote NO on Amendment 1: Elections for Supreme Court Justices. For more information, visit: https://protectkansasrights.org/ #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #ksleg #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]