“’The direction the state is going, it just seems to be downtrending, and the Legislature and governor appear to be doubling down on a bad strategy,’ he said, explaining that he has been complaining about the negative results of the state government’s actions for some time. ‘Someone said, ‘So why don’t you run and try to do something about it,’ and that really resonated with me. There’s no reason not to try to step and up and make a difference.’

“Cox said as a product of the Shawnee Mission school district, one of his main concerns in supporting schools.

“’I know how valuable they are not only to the economy but to our area,’ he said. ‘I get really scared (legislators) are going to mess up our school system and that’s going to damage our area irreparably.’”

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