KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Barry Grissom is a politically-minded man who has spent the past six years in an apolitical job.
When Grissom was nominated as U.S. Attorney for Kansas in 2010, a Democrat lived in Cedar Crest and another represented Kansas in the U.S. House.
When he resigned Friday as U.S. attorney, Republicans controlled the governor’s office, all six seats in Congress and overwhelming majorities in the Legislature. Grissom, almost by default, has found himself to be the most eligible Democrat to run for statewide ...