Spending in a single state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin last year topped $100 million. Republicans have a long list of rulings they questionGOP lawmakers cite multiple rulings by Kansas courts over the past two decades as reasons for change. The same judge — a finalist to fill the most recent Supreme Court vacancy — blocked enforcement of a 2025 law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Legislators who worked to overturn the Supreme Court’s protections, including Masterson, helped write this year’s proposal. Kansas legislators have no say in appointmentsBackers of the Kansas proposal brush aside arguments that electing the justices will give wealthy donors control over the Supreme Court.