The two candidates running for the District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives have a lot of differences.
Republican Megan Steele is a political newcomer with religiously inspired conservative views on the issues dominating headlines, while Democrat Linda Morse has experience as a Manhattan city commissioner and supports traditionally liberal causes like abortion access and Medicaid expansion.
Both believe they’d be quality representatives of District 51, which covers portions of Riley, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. The diverse district has sent conservative Republican Reps. Ron Highland and Kenny Titus to the state legislature in the last decade.
