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| Written by Aaron Cedeño | |||
| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:00 | |||
Jerry Moran knows things look a little different on this side of the state.  As United States congressman from Kansas’ 1st district, Moran currently represents 75 percent of the state’s geography; from as far west as Wallace and Greeley counties along the Colorado border, to as far east as Lyon county and the city of Emporia. From his perspective, however, no matter where they’re from, Kansans share a common bond. “One of the great things about Kansas is that so much of our state is tied together,” Moran said on Friday, during a reception for him at First National Bank. “Yeah, there’s some geographic differences and there’s more population east than west, but the kind of things we believe in, the way we look at life, is very similar.” Moran recently concluded a brief tour of Miami County and the surrounding area, including stops in Louisburg, Paola, Osawatomie and Ottawa. The purpose of the visit? To drum up interest in his run for Sam Brownback’s soon-to-be-vacant seat in the United States Senate. Brownback recently announced his intention not to run for re-election in 2010, and has instead filed paperwork to run for Kansas governor. Moran, a Republican, has represented Kansas’ 1st district since 1997, where much of his territory has been rural in nature. As a senator, he would represent not just a specific sector, but the entire state of Kansas. Though he is well familiar with the urban components of eastern Kansas, through familial connections and time spent as a resident of Johnson County, the rural areas of the state have always been close to his heart. And that includes Miami County. By becoming one of 100 senators, Moran said, he feels there is greater opportunity to make a difference than as one of 435 congressman. It was that opportunity, he explained, not a desire for a “bigger desk,” that led him to enter the election. “There’s a quality of life that we have that’s worth trying to preserve for a while longer,” he explained. “What I’m basically about is ‘How do we make certain another generation of Kansans can enjoy life in Miami County? How do we create the opportunities so our kids and grandkids can raise their families here?’”
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