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Griswold for Kansas

 

Press Release: For Immediate Release

 

Jack Griswold files paperwork to form exploratory committee today.

 

LAWRENCE, KS – Jack Griswold, Mayor of Lawrence, today filed paperwork to form an exploratory committee to assess his candidacy for the Free State nomination for Governor in 2019. Forming an exploratory committee is the first formal step to run for Governor.  

 

“The state legislation over the years has been an enemy of public schools,” said Griswold. “As Mayor, it was made clear to me that the real change I strived for can’t be fully realized until there is a change at the state level.” Griswold also touched on his experience as a public defender. “I have represented Kansans who had their lives ruined by a criminal system that punishes mistakes made by those who are the most vulnerable,” said Griswold. Griswold plans to create initiatives aimed at increasing funding for public education and decriminalizing marijuana as well as other reforms to establish equal opportunity for all citizens in Kansas.  

 

Mayor Griswold won a seat on the Lawrence City Commission in 2012 and was voted head of the commission and thus Mayor of Lawrence. As Mayor, Griswold continually pushed for initiatives to increase funding in public education despite little cooperation from the Sunflower State legislators in the state legislature. He is hoping to enact his platform of public education and criminal justice reform as Governor of Kansas.

 

Mayor Griswold grew up in Overland Park and moved to Lawrence when he was eighteen to study Political Science and Economics at the University of Kansas. He later received a law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and served hundreds of citizens from all over Douglas County as a public defender. He currently resides in Lawrence with his wife and three children.

 

Griswold also announced the roles of his campaign team:

Madison Runyan, Campaign Manager

Jairaka Woolard, Digital Director

Anil Bhandari, Communication Director

CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT

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