Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.

Mackenzi Truelove and Diane Albert are running for a spot on the Wichita school board. The two took part in a candidate forum at Wichita State on Tuesday night.

District 1 candidates for Wichita City Council met in a forum Tuesday night at Wichita State University.

Wichita City Council member Maggie Ballard faces off against Brett Anderson and Margaret Wheeler Shabazz for her District 6 seat.

November’s election will decide four seats on the Wichita Board of Education. And this year’s campaign is shaping up much differently than the one four years ago.

Mike Hoheisel is seeking reelection to the District 3 council seat in November. He is being challenged by Genevieve Howerton.

Joseph Shepard had a strong primary day showing, winning 48 percent of the vote for the District 1 seat in August. LaWanda DeShazer narrowly beat out Chris Pumpelly for the second place on the ballot in the general election in November.

The Kansas Senate president has been at the forefront of efforts to redraw the boundaries of the state's congressional districts, following hot on the heels of Missouri. It would be Republican lawmaker's second attempt in the last three years to push out Rep. Sharice Davids, the state's only Democratic representative.

President Trump wants Kansas to shift its congressional boundaries to help elect another Republican from the state.

At least four states with Republican election officials have offered public data but not sensitive information — driver's license and partial Social Security numbers — sought by the U.S. Department of Justice. But they're taking pains not to pick a fight with President Donald Trump.