Topic: Roads

Richard Carlson held several important positions in Kansas government -- Secretary of Transportation, Chair of the House Taxation Committee, County Commissioner of Pottawatomie County -- in addition to being a farmer/cattleman, banker, businessman. In his interview he describes his efforts as Tax Chairman to pass and implement Governor Brownback's tax plan of 2012. He acknowledged the plan as finally passed was "unsustainable." In 2016 Governor Brownback appointed Carlson to the position of Secretary of Transportation (2016-2019). During his time as Secretary, he oversaw the implementation of various transportation projects around the state.