TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas insurance commissioner seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination is trying to prevent Gov. Jeff Colyer from taking $8 million this year from a state insurance fund.
Selzer and Colyer during a Johnson County candidate debate earlier this month- photo courtesy KCTV
Ken Selzer has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to block Colyer from transferring money from an insurance-specific fund into a general fund that pays for the state government’s overall operation. Selzer is the commissioner of the Kansas Insurance Department.
The lawsuit says “consumers will be harmed” by the $8 million transfer because the Insurance Department would have to collect additional fees on insurance companies to make up lost revenue.
Colyer’s office says Selzer agreed to the transfer during former Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration in 2016.
Selzer said Friday the lawsuit is unrelated to the gubernatorial campaign.