Republican State Senator Drops Party to Run on Independent Ticket

image
Author: IVN News
Created: 07 Mar, 2018
Updated: 17 Oct, 2022
1 min read

Independent Kansas gubernatorial candidate Greg Orman announced Tuesday that State Sen. John Doll of Garden City will join his independent ticket for governor.

Doll also announced that he will switch his voter registration from Republican to independent, and has notified the Senate Republican Leadership of his decision to leave the party.

“I'm running with Greg Orman because I believe he is the best possible Governor that Kansas could have,” said Doll. “He places the people first, he’s not about party politics and the only master he will serve is the people of the state of Kansas.”

https://twitter.com/johndoll22/status/971389840574074882

John Doll is a former two-term city commissioner and mayor for Garden City. He also served two terms in the state House for District 123 and was elected to represent Senate District 39 in 2016, which includes 10 counties in southwest Kansas.

“John Doll is a true son of Southwest Kansas. His dedication to the people and communities he’s served over the last 30 years is a testament to his deep roots there,” said Greg Orman. “While John and I won’t agree on every issue, we’ll work together to find the best ideas regardless of where they come from to address this state’s most challenging issues.”

The Orman campaign released the following video on the same day of its announcement:

Orman officially launched his independent campaign for governor on January 24. He has since released his platform and joined the first national slate of independent candidates for Unite America (previously The Centrist Project).

The independent ticket will need to garner 5,000 valid signatures by August 6 to qualify for the general election ballot. The campaign says it will begin the ballot petition process within the next few weeks.

IVP Donate

Latest articles

People using their phones.
How Digital Echo Chambers Hijacked Political Discourse — And What That Means for Independent Voters
In a time when technology moves faster than public awareness can keep up, the line between communication and manipulation is vague. A recent piece in Tablet Magazine titled “Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment” sheds light on how the digital era — once hailed as a democratizing force — has been weaponized to manufacture consent, manage narratives, and in many cases, replace political discussion with political echo chambers....
21 Mar, 2025
-
3 min read
Stack of ballots on American flag.
Defining the Democracy Movement: Andy Moore and the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers
The Fulcrum presents The Path Forward: Defining the Democracy Reform Movement. Scott Warren's weekly interviews engage diverse thought leaders to elevate the conversation about building a thriving and healthy democratic republic that fulfills its potential as a national social and political game-changer. ...
20 Mar, 2025
-
4 min read
an i voted sticker peeled up.
Louisiana Voters Are Not Happy About the State's Move to Closed Primaries
Closed primaries are coming to Louisiana in 2026, but a new poll shows that state voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly favor open primaries where any voter can vote for any candidate running for office....
19 Mar, 2025
-
3 min read