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By ABIGAIL SHEARER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the Student Government Association hosted an Open Forum for the Kansas 1st District U.S. House of Representatives candidates. Republican incumbent Tracey Mann, democrat Lauren Reinhold and libertarian Steven Jacob all spoke at the forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each candidate gave an opening remark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob said he is running as a taxpayer and retiree who is struggling with the economy. He said he is running because the national debt is the biggest security concern.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mann opened by thanking everyone and saying that he has represented Kansas in DC for the past six years. He also talked about his time advocating for agriculture and Kansas conservative values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reinhold talked about what she envisions as the American dream and said we are far from it. She said her version of the American dream is one where all Kansans have a job or retirement that pays all the bills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the candidates discussed a number of topics, including higher education funding and AI challenges, and opportunities for Kansans.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(Our biggest issues are) driven from our fundamental values, which I would say are faith, family, hard work, and personal possibility\u2026 also having people not believe in past America but also the future,\u201d Mann said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reinhold believes the biggest issue for Kansans is the unaffordable cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Jacob, the biggest issue is the national debt and representatives favoring their party and not the politics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three candidates were supportive of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mann\u2019s three points were filling out the FAFSA, schools looking for grants, and competing with other schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reinhold pushed for higher Pell grants and free community colleges\/ technical colleges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPell Grants are very important to help (close) the gap between poverty and education,\u201d she said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob said that \u201cfree is never free,\u201d and higher education is part of this kind of state issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The candidates were asked about AI and the challenges and opportunities it brings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongress needs to listen to the experts who are already speaking,\u201d Reinhold said. \u201cWe need to listen to warnings from experts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe federal government can\u2019t regulate social media or the internet,\u201d Jacob said. \u201cSo they are not great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a global race; we’ve got to make sure that we do not lose to China,\u201d Mann said. \u201cWe need to make sure that it\u2019s not used for, you know, things that are criminal; we need to beef up, maybe increase some of those protections for premises people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early voting starts October 14. Voting is on November 3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State House representative candidates for the 110th and 111th Kansas House Districts will have their open forum at 7 p.m. on Monday at Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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