The 3rd District's Forgotten Men....

It seem like Steve Rose, who was in the 3rd District U.S. House race for a nanosecond, is still trying to be a player in the election. His paper, in an October 8th article by Chuck Kurtz, mentions only Patricia Lightner as a candidate for the 3rd District seat currently held by Dennis Moore. Seems that Chuck forgot [sic] to mention the 3 other viable candidates who happen to be men. Nice fact checking Steve.

The article left out SSgt. Daniel Gilyeat, John Rysavy and Thomas Scherer who are all announced candidates. It seems because Lightner is the only candidate advertising, then according to the Sun Newspapers, she is the only candidate. The article also mentions possible candidates former State Sen. Nick Jordan, who lost to Moore in 2008; State Rep. Pat Colloton, R-Leawood; and State Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Overland Park none of whom say they are even considering a run at this time.

Dan Gilyeat made his own headlines this week on Resisnet.com and American Liberty Republic's blog when a Kansas City, KS, Hispanic Leader, as yet unnamed, told a reporter that he had a conversation which he recorded with Congressman Dennis Moore in which Moore reportedly said "he had $7 million dollars for his campaign" and that "he could not believe that a naturalized citizen could support 'White Trash' over him [Moore.]"

Is Gilyeat a candidate that Moore is afraid of? Gilyeat certainly isn't white trash. He is a Father of seven and Husband. He is an Iraq War Veteran and a wounded Marine who lost a leg on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He is a respected member of his community who works tirelessly for Wounded Warrior Foundations, counsels wounded vets and their families about the difficulties and knowledge of returning to a normal productive life after catastrophic injuries.

John Rysavy is a respected Businessman, a former North Dakota Air National Gaurdsman, works tirelessly for his church and community. He is a Husband and the Father of six.




Thomas Scherer is a single father and community activist and has been involved in previous elections as a candidate.




A recent 3rd District Republican Newsletter lists all registered Candidates, Dan Gilyeat, Patricia Lihtner, John Rysavy and Thomas Scherer and has a biography of each one. I think it's about time someone called out Sun Publications for it's shoddy reporting. The voters of the 3rd District need to have all the information on candidates and issues at their disposal and not just Steve Roses' wishful thinking.