JUNCTION CITY — The combativeness that’s made U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas a tea party favorite has turned major agriculture and business groups against him and could cost him his seat in his sprawling, largely rural district.
The three-term congressman is in a tough race against obstetrician Roger Marshall ahead of the Republican primary Tuesday. Their battle in the 63-county 1st District of western and central Kansas is the state’s most notable contest this year — and some tea party conservatives fear it could resonate nationally if Huelskamp ...