Kayden Bennett - Kansas House District 81 - Vote No August 4

Ed Young - Kansas House District 27 - Legislative Tinkering

Ed Young is running for Kansas House District 27 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Young discusses his experience as state director of aviation and how programs sometimes had to be designed around the risk of funding being swept or changed at the end of the year. He explains that even established programs with bids ready could be affected by legislative tinkering, especially when state projects were paired with federal money or delayed by federal funding uncertainty. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 27 Democratic primary here: www.kansashelen.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #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]

Kayden Bennett - Kansas House District 81 - Guns and Police Trust

Kayden Bennett is running for Kansas House District 81 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Kayden Bennett here: www.kaydenforkansas.com Bennett talks about firearm safety in his own home, including keeping guns locked up, teaching children that firearms are serious, and asking other parents how guns are stored before his children visit. He says he supports secured storage laws such as the Royalle law. The section also covers police accountability, transparency, citizen review boards, the need to rebuild public trust, and the idea that law enforcement agencies should release either a full account after an investigation or only basic facts while the investigation is ongoing. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 81 Democratic primary here: www.kansashelen.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #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]

Ed Young - Kansas House District 27 - Why He’s Running

Ed Young is running for Kansas House District 27 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Young explains that he decided to run after seeing that no one else had filed in the district and after becoming frustrated with his current representative’s approach to schools and local government. He discusses House Bill 2299, the statewide cellphone policy issue, Blue Valley’s estimated implementation cost, and why he believes schools need local plans rather than one-size-fits-all mandates from the Legislature. He also draws on his background as a first responder, police officer, firefighter, and workforce development center director to explain why school safety and communication policies should be handled carefully at the local level. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 27 Democratic primary here: www.kansashelen.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #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]

Kayden Bennett - Kansas House District 81 - Vote No August 4

Kayden Bennett is running for Kansas House District 81 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Kayden Bennett here: www.kaydenforkansas.com Bennett and Helen discuss the August 4 vote on a constitutional amendment related to Kansas Supreme Court justices. Bennett describes the current selection process as one involving legal professionals identifying qualified candidates before the governor chooses from that list. The section raises concerns about judicial elections being influenced by large donors and urges voters, including unaffiliated voters, to show up and vote no. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 81 Democratic primary here: You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #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]

Ed Young - Kansas House District 27 - Kansas Roots

Ed Young is running for Kansas House District 27 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Young discusses being born in Ohio and moving to Kansas when he was 10 years old. He talks about growing up around 127th and Black Bob in Olathe, how the neighborhood has changed around the edges, and why returning to that area still feels nostalgic. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 27 Democratic primary here: www.kansashelen.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #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]