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Wed Dec 14, 2016, 12:43 AM Dec 2016

Is Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer of Johnson County preparing to step in for Sam Brownback?

Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer has been quietly reaching out to lawmakers ahead of the legislative session, a move that could signal he plans to be governor.

Lawmakers say Colyer is doing more outreach than in previous years. Colyer described himself as the state’s chief operating officer and said his job is to make sure the goals of the chief executive officer, Gov. Sam Brownback, get accomplished. Talking to lawmakers is part of that, he said.

Colyer, a plastic surgeon from Johnson County, could get a promotion if Brownback is tapped to serve in President-elect Trump’s administration. He acknowledged that possibility.

“When you sign up for this job, you’ve signed up for that situation,” Colyer said. “It’s happened before and it’ll happen again in the future. Will it happen to me? I’m going to do my job now.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article120611218.html

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