Governor Bill Graves Announces Support for Musil

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Graves announces his support for Greg Musil in Kansas’ Third District Congressional race

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS (24 July 2000) -- Greg Musil, the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for Kansas’ Third United States Congressional District, recently received the support of Kansas Governor Bill Graves.

"I have supported Greg Musil in the Third Congressional District,” Graves said. “Greg was my county chairman in 1998 and was supportive of me in a primary in a visible way. When people support me, I’m willing to support them."

At a recent Friday news conference, Graves told reporters he supported a number of candidates in various primaries throughout the state. He and First Lady Linda Graves later attended an event for Musil supporters in Kansas City, at which Graves formally endorsed Musil.

Governor Graves also worked with Senate President Dick Bond and Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall to earn support for Musil by signing a letter sent to community leaders in the Kansas City metro area. In the letter, Graves, Bond, and Stovall wrote, “Greg Musil is the only Third District candidate for U.S Congress who combines both national and local legislative experience. He has cut taxes responsibly in Overland Park. He is the only candidate in the primary who has supported growth and economic development as an elected official. He knows how important a sound educational system is to our businesses and our parents. He knows how important metropolitan cooperation is to our collective future.”

“I am honored to earn the support of these respected and dedicated public servants,” Musil said. “Their efforts to lead and represent Kansans are an inspiration to me as my message of reasonable, responsible Republican leadership gains momentum in the final days of this important election.”

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Greg Musil is one of three Republican candidates for the nomination to run for Kansas’ Third U.S. Congressional District, covering Douglas, Johnson, Miami, and Wyandotte counties. A native Kansan, Musil was student body president of Kansas State University, has served on the Overland Park City Council since 1993, and is currently the Council President. He was the Johnson County chair of the Republican Party and Governor Bill Graves’ 1998 campaign. He and his wife, Kathleen Sloan, who is the District Court Trustee for Johnson County, have two daughters, ages 11 and 5. Musil, an attorney, is the only candidate with national legislative experience, having worked for Sen. Nancy Kassebaum in Washington, DC for four years. He has also served on the boards of Bethany Medical Center and the Kansas Hospital Association, and is Vice-Chairman of the Kansas Supreme Court’s Client Protection Fund Commission. He is a charter member of the United Methodist Church of the Servant.