If elected Kansas governor, Derek Schmidt says he'll quickly sign bill banning transgender...

Republicans in the Kansas Legislature this year fell short of overriding Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a measure blocking transgender people from taking part in athletic teams designated for girls or women. Schmidt urged the Legislature to pass the same bill again.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Derek Schmidt pledged Thursday to sign legislation targeting transgender persons by mandating athletic teams sponsored by public schools and colleges in Kansas align participation with an individual’s gender at birth.

Schmidt and former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines appeared together at Johnson County Republican Party headquarters to denounce Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s two vetoes of a ban. The Kansas Legislature fell short of overriding the governor’s veto of a measure applicable to interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural or club teams or sports sponsored by public educational institutions in Kansas.