TOPEKA, Kan. — Capitol Police were called into a Kansas Senate Committee Tuesday after a state senator said she felt threatened by a Kansan testifying on a bill.
During a Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee hearing on a bill that would create expansive exemptions for vaccine requirements, Lauren Shiffman, a Lenexa mom testifying in favor of the bill, called for Republican support in a way that appeared aimed at Sen. Kristen O’Shea, a Topeka Republican.
O’Shea has been a vocal opponent to anti-vaccine measures since joining the Legislature in 2021. The 30-year-old senator is one of the youngest members of the Senate and the only woman in the chamber under the age of 40.
