Kansas Leaders Vie for Insurance Commissioner

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins and Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes are competing to replace Vicki Schmidt as state insurance commissioner. They are joined by Libertarian Ric Koehn in the race to oversee the insurance market.

House Speak Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, and Sen. Dinah Sykes, D-Lenexa, are running for Kansas insurance commissioner.

Two legislative leaders are competing to become insurance commissioner in United States state Kansas on Election Day. The open seat follows Vicki Schmidt's unsuccessful gubernatorial run.