By Anna Kaminski

Kansas Reflectror

TOPEKA — An immigration attorney from Overland Park traveled across the state in March to a town hall in western Kansas to confront U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, and now, she is running for his seat.

Anne Parelkar is one of three Democrats challenging Marshall, a Republican who said he will run for reelection in 2026.

“I did tell him that day, I said, ‘I’m going to take your job,’ ” Parelkar said.

Parelkar said she is tired of watching Kansas’ elected offices being used for self-enrichment.

The 2026 election cycle will be her first time running for an elected position. She wants to give voters another option, she said.

“I think that the rule of law is under attack right now,” Parelkar said in an interview for the Kansas Reflector podcast. “I’m worried

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