WICHITA — A Democratic state lawmaker who was a school principal for 25 years said she is resigning from the Kansas Statehouse because she can no longer tolerate the anti-education rhetoric in the Republican-dominated Legislature.
Rep. Carolyn Bridges, of Wichita, announced Tuesday that she will step down from her 83rd District on Sunday because her district needs to be represented by someone who won’t take arguments over education as personally as she does, The Wichita Eagle reported.