Recently elected U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) has released a statement in response to yesterday's chaos at the U.S Capitol building in Washington DC. You can read the full quote, released via his communications department, below:

"The lawless behavior at the U.S. Capitol is reprehensible and has no place in our country. This is a stain on American history, and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. The First Amendment guarantees the right of Americans to peacefully assemble, and I will always defend that right. This is un-American and an utter betrayal of that founding principle. This must stop now."

LaTurner was not the only Kansas politician to speak on the matter. Follow these links for comments from U.S. Representative Ron Estes, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.