Kansas District 2 Congressional Candidate Visits Hiawatha

Kris Miller
Hiawatha World

Nancy Boyda, candidate for Congress in Kansas’s 2nd District, visited Hiawatha at the Fisher Center on Saturday, September 21. The Brown County Kansas Democrats hosted Boyda’s visit.

During the visit, Boyda spoke on a range of topics including housing, immigration and the negative effects of tariffs. She spoke out against tariffs because of rising prices and argued that corporate tax cuts were hurting the country.

“The tariffs are terrible for farmers,” Boyda said. “They’re terrible for our agricultural economy and they’re terrible for consumers and working families.”

On immigration, she said border security should be a priority. However, she noted that outright deportation would be harmful to the United States overall and stressed that the process of legal immigration was necessary.

“If you try to deport 10-15 million people, we have economic collapse,” Boyda explained.

However, she did say that drug cartels needed to be tackled.

“We need to deport the drug cartels right now,” Boyda said. “That’s our priority.”

Boyda also talked about a bipartisan solution to immigration and would help prioritize legal immigration and border security.

“Congress has failed America on both sides,” Boyda said. “We already have the solution. It’s here and it’s been here for over 20 years. So I’m going to make it a priority to get this bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill to the floor.”

Boyda stressed the importance of building homes and finding housing solutions, even suggesting using technologies like 3D printing to improve housing.

“We empower builders,” Boyda said. “We cut through the red tape. We support as many men and women in the construction industry as we can.”

Her campaign theme is “Solutions are in the center,” which aims to address the current political divisions in the United States. Although she is a member of the Democratic Party, Boyda emphasized that people must work together despite political differences and are able to find solutions by working together.

“I’m a centrist, I’m in the middle,” Boyda explained. “I’m an independent, and I’ll break with my party if I need to. I’ll stay with my party if I think it’s the right thing to do. But I’m putting Kansas first, and that’s not just a dumb campaign slogan. That’s how I conducted myself when I was in office before, and that’s how I’ll conduct myself again.”

Boyda indicated that she also wanted to find solutions to issues like housing and health care, noting that Congress is currently at an impasse.

“I’m not okay with that,” Boyda said. “I’m going to do everything I can to find solutions and work with everyone to find solutions for working families. I’m very solutions-oriented.”

Boyda said this was her first visit to Hiawatha during the current political campaign. The congressional candidate was excited about coming to town and noted how beautiful downtown Hiawatha is.

“I love Hiawatha,” Boyda said. “I remember the first time I went to the Davis Memorial and thought, ‘Oh my gosh! Kansas is the most interesting place in the world!’”