Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics, 1960-2018

• In Event: State Executives and Elections

Brief Overview

Led by moderates in both parties, Kansas politics featured constitutional overhaul and good government reforms in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by a reactionary turn culminating in the tax-cutting experiment of Governor Sam Brownback.

Authors

• Michael Smith, Emporia State University

• Chapman Rackaway, Radford University

• Patrick R. Miller, Kent State University