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Meagan Rico - Kansas House District 69 - Why Vote for Meagan

Meagan Rico is running for Kansas House District 69 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 69 is in Saline County. It includes the southern portion of Salina and runs from Brookville to Gypsum. To close the interview, Rico explains why she believes voters should choose her in the August Democratic primary. She says people should vote for her because she is authentic and not trying to become a career politician. Rico says her personal experiences and her work as a nurse pushed her to ask what she was willing to do to help people in her community. She says she wants to work across the aisle, bring in nontraditional voices, and help build a path forward if people are willing to do the work. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 69 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]

Meagan Rico - Kansas House District 69 - Property Taxes & Amendment Vote

Meagan Rico is running for Kansas House District 69 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 69 is in Saline County. It includes the southern portion of Salina and runs from Brookville to Gypsum.Property taxes and Amendment 1 are major parts of this section of the conversation. Rico says voters are concerned about property taxes, privacy, and the August 4th vote over whether Kansas Supreme Court justices should be elected.The conversation connects the amendment to abortion rights, school funding, and long-term control over the courts. Rico says it is concerning to see people who usually argue against big government support a change that would give politicians more power over the judiciary.See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 69 Democratic primary here:https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-houseYou 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]

Meagan Rico - Kansas House District 69 - Data Centers

Meagan Rico is running for Kansas House District 69 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 69 is in Saline County. It includes the southern portion of Salina and runs from Brookville to Gypsum.At the doors, Rico says AI data centers are one of the biggest issues she is hearing about from voters. She connects data centers to privacy concerns, Flock cameras, AI, and the water demands that could affect Kansas communities.Rico says her first reaction is to oppose the data centers being proposed in her area because Kansas water is limited, drought is real, and leaders have not fully thought through the long-term consequences. She also talks about being pro-union while still questioning whether data centers create enough long-term jobs to justify the strain on resources.See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 69 Democratic primary here:https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-houseYou 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]

Meagan Rico - Kansas House District 69 - One More Penny

Meagan Rico is running for Kansas House District 69 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 69 is in Saline County. It includes the southern portion of Salina and runs from Brookville to Gypsum. When asked whether she knows what it is like to not have one more penny, Rico says she absolutely does. She talks about experiencing financial struggle as a child, as a nursing student, and later as a single mother trying to reenter the workforce. The conversation also turns to local tax decisions and fixed-income seniors. Rico says even a small increase, like $20 more a year, matters to someone who may only have $50 left at the end of the month for toiletries and basic needs. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 69 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]

Meagan Rico - Kansas House District 69 - Not Establishment

Meagan Rico is running for Kansas House District 69 in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Kansas House District 69 is in Saline County. It includes the southern portion of Salina and runs from Brookville to Gypsum.Here, Rico explains what it means to her to not be an establishment candidate while still having to work with people inside both parties. She talks about being biracial, Mexican, Native American, and white, and how that shaped her ability to walk between different worlds.Rico connects that experience to her work in nursing and public health. She says she has often served as a mediator between families, patients, doctors, systems, and the people trying to receive services from those systems.See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas House District 69 Democratic primary here:https://kansashelen.substack.com/s/kansas-houseYou 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]