While Danner shares some of his mother's views, he doesn't share all. He is pro-choice on abortion, for instance. The Republican nomination will be decided at the August 8 primary. The party establishment has lined up behind state Sen. Sam Graves, a conservative farmer. But Kansas City Councilwoman Theresa Loar, who has been running for months, refuses to step aside for Graves and hopes to pull a big upset in the primary.
Graves is young and looks younger.
But he, like Danner, is a proven vote-getter. He is not well known in the Kansas City suburbs, and he has spent time campaigning in that part of the district. Loar is a moderate, pro-choice Republican, but she lacks Graves's access to campaign funds, and she finds herself bucking party insiders. Graves and Danner look headed for a November match-up. The Democrat probably has a slight edge, though it isn't great.