KOBACH IN THE NEWS

Kris Kobach's appearances on talk shows with Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly may be paying off in the fundraising contest for Kansas secretary of state.

Kobach, a former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, brought in $91,000 in contributions during 2009, with 19 percent of the total coming from out-of-state donors.

"I am humbled," he said. "They want me to prevent voter fraud in Kansas."

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When Sarah Palin spoke in April in Evansville, Ind., at the Vanderburgh County Right to Life banquet, it wasn't supposed to be a political event.

Yet Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, was besieged by chants of those assembled urging her to run for president in 2012, as soon as she entered the banquet hall, accompanied by local law enforcement officers.

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Malkin makes visit to Butler County with Kobach

El Dorado, Kan. - Kris Kobach is out spreading the word about his campaign for Kansas secretary of state.

He made a stop in Andover last week, where he was joined by Michelle Malkin, Fox News contributor and New York Times best selling author, as part of a fundraiser for his campaign.

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Former senator endorses Kobach

Former Sen. Fred Thompson formally endorsed Kris Kobach for the Kansas Secretary of State office.

Thompson, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1994-2003 as a Republican from Tennessee, announced his endorsement during a visit to Kansas City this weekend. Thompson's policy advisor during his 2008 presidential campaign was Kobach.

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"ACORN is a criminal enterprise"
by Michelle Malkin
June 1, 2009

These are the five simple words that every conservative candidate and officeholder should be repeating often and loudly.

It’s about the fraud. It’s about the coordinated corruption. It’s about the effect on housing, the economy, and the entire electoral landscape.

Does the GOP get it yet? At least one Republican candidate does.

Kris Kobach, the former Bush administration national security/immigration enforcement official and constitutional lawyer, announced that he will run for Kansas Secretary of State last week. His prime motivation: stopping the ACORN racket: READ MORE

Kobach to run for secretary of state
BY DION LEFLER
The Wichita Eagle

Former state Republican Chairman Kris Kobach officially announced his candidacy for secretary of state Tuesday, leveling allegations of widespread voter fraud that the current secretary of state disputes.

In making his announcement, Kobach, a professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, pitched a voter ID requirement to fight what he claims is widespread voting fraud. READ MORE

St. Louis suburb's immigration law upheld
The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS | A federal appeals panel has upheld a suburban St. Louis town's ordinance prohibiting the hiring of illegal immigrants, a case that some observers believe could have national implications. READ MORE

Kris Kobach wins court case defending the right of Nebraskans to use the popular initiative
Freemont Tribue
April 21, 2009

Fremont voters have gotten a green light for a special election to decide the fate of a proposed ordinance targeting illegal immigration. READ MORE

'Tea party' rally held at Statehouse
Topeka Capital - Journal
April 4, 2009

About 65 people gathered on the Statehouse grounds late Saturday morning for a “tea party” rally held to protest the recently approved federal stimulus package and a lack of action by the Legislature regarding illegal aliens in the state. READ MORE

Pickets question federal aid
Topeka Capital - Journal
March 18, 2009

The former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party and other promoters of state sovereignty Wednesday expressed reservations about provisions of the federal stimulus bill tying the hands of Kansas government. READ MORE

Budget Woes Linked To How Justices Are Chosen
Wichita Eagle

Kansas' 2009 legislative session has been dominated thus far by the budget crisis, which is hardly surprising. But all of that attention on the shrinking coffers has overshadowed an equally important, and related, debate -- whether Kansas should change its method of selecting state Supreme Court justices. READ MORE

In Reversal, Courts Uphold Immigration Laws
New York Times
February 10, 2008

After groups challenging state and local laws cracking down on illegal immigration won a series of high profile legal victories last year, the tide has shifted as federal judges recently handed down several equally significant decisions upholding those laws. READ MORE