TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democrats have picked a former Kansas Department of Revenue employee to fill a vacancy in the state House.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Democratic precinct committee members on Thursday chose Freda Warfield to replace Rep. Vic Miller of Topeka.
Democrats appointed Miller last month to the Topeka-area Senate seat held by Gov.-elect Laura Kelly. She, Miller and Warfield take their new offices Jan. 14.
The 58-year-old Warfield worked in state government for nearly three decades, much of it as a Department of Revenue administrative assistant.
She prevailed in a 20-4 vote over former Rep. Ben Scott. He filled a vacancy in the same seat in 2016 but lost to Miller in the Democratic primary that year.
Warfield will serve the two-year House term that Miller won this year.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com
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