Kansas GOP leaders Roger Marshall and Ty Masterson target drag queens in campaigns

Kansas Republican leaders, including U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, have centered parts of their political messaging on opposition to drag queen performances, specifically targeting drag queen storytime for children.

Senator Marshall has utilized social media to frame the Democratic ticket in Kansas as overly woke, stating that he will fight for common-sense values and oppose drag queen events. Critics, including editorialists from the Kansas Reflector, have characterized these campaign tactics as distractions from economic and foreign policy issues.