Democratic Gubernatorial candidates Cindy Holscher and Curt Skoog feel good about their individual campaigns as the August 4th primary election draws near.
Both stated such in separate interviews with KVOE News Tuesday evening during a stop at Lyon County Democrat headquarters. Skoog, the current Mayor of Overland Park, says the campaign is all about “Who can win in November,” and he believes his approach of working to “Bring people together to get things done” will help get him to the finish line.
Holscher, currently serving in the Kansas Senate representing the 8th district, says her campaign is moving forward with “A lot of momentum.”
During their time in Emporia Tuesday evening, Holscher and Skoog answered questions from voters in attendance and as you may suspect, the topic of data centers came up more than once. Both Skoog and Holscher agreed that data centers have become arguably the biggest political issue in recent months, noting it is the most frequent topic they hear along their respective campaign stops, with Holscher saying it is, understandably, “On everybody’s minds.”
Skoog says he has yet to visit a community where the matter wasn’t front and center, even ahead of property taxes, which has been the main talking point for lawmakers over the last several years.
Both had relatively similar stances on the matter, with Skoog saying he is not opposed to data centers outright, noting they are “The current future of technology and we have to participate.” That said, he tells KVOE News it is all about their location and having the right agreements in place.
Holscher, who recently called for a statewide moratorium on data centers, also noted that she is not adamantly opposed to them; however, she feels there are many “guardrails” that need to be securely in place before she could ever sign off on them.
Following Skoog and Holscher will be fellow Democrat and current Kansas Senator Ethan Corson, who will appear in Emporia at 6:30 pm Tuesday, July 28th. Skoog, Holscher and Corson are the three Democrats on the ballot for the gubernatorial race looking to replace fellow Democrat Kansas Governor Laura Kelly following the end of her term this year.
On the Republican side of the ballot are Ty Masterson, Charlotte O’Harta, Nick Reinecker, Stacy Rogers, Philip Sarnecki, Vicki Schmidt and Scott Schwab.
