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Posted at 7:54pm on Jun. 12, 2007 Lynn Jenkins Taxes

By Erick

Good for Club For Growth getting out there early. Lynn Jenkins, the underfunded tax hiking Treasurer from Holton, is making a go at the Republican nomination for Kansas-2, the seat Jim Ryun narrowly lost to Nancy Boyda last year. Ryun himself is trying to make a come back, and he odds are in his favor.

Jenkins has gone so far as to label Ryun a, dare I even use this word on the front page, a . . . conservative! She says he's out of touch with the district he represented for multiple terms. Well, the Club has fired its first shot in the race and it's a good one using Lynn Jenkins' own record against her.

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Posted at 8:38pm on Apr. 16, 2007 KS-2: Boyda Gets Blown Away

By Stay Red Kansas

For the last few months, Stay Red has covered the impending Second Congressional District Primary, paying little attention to the re-electability of incumbent Nancy Boyda.

Last week, Stay Red discussed the filing of Jim Ryun’s quarterly donation report, which showed around 250K raised during the previous three months. Much of that is easy money – this much we know. That said, it was a very solid report nonetheless.

No doubt, there was a vast amount of strategy behind Ryun’s filing.

First, the Ryuns wanted to potentially ward off a challenge from Lynn Jenkins – this was unsuccessful as Jenkins officially announced her candidacy last week.

Read on . . .

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