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2 Kansas state lawmakers who faced legal issues ousted

FILE - Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel, R-Wellsville, talks on his cellphone ahead of the House's daily session at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., May 3, 2021. Two Kansas state lawmakers who have faced legal troubles since they were elected, including Samsel, lost their primary races, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Samsel was placed on a year of probation after he pleaded guilty in September 2021 to three misdemeanor charges of battery after he was accused of angry interactions with two students, ages 15 or 16, while he was working as a substitute teacher at the high school in his hometown of Wellsville. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File) FILE - Kansas state Rep. Aaron Coleman, D-Kansas City, is seen at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Dec. 8, 2020. Two Kansas state lawmakers who have faced legal troubles since they were elected, including Coleman, lost their primary races, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Coleman has been ensnared in controversy since running for election in 2020. He agreed in March to undergo mental health counseling and a domestic violence assessment to avoid prosecution on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge involving his brother. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)