Colyer raised abortion an issue in his opening statement during a debate Saturday in
But Colyer quoted from a newspaper-questionnaire statement by Kobach in a failed run for the state
Colyer said: "We need a governor who is pro-life and will always tell the truth."
Kobach acknowledged he supported allowing abortions in some circumstances as a law student. He said seeing a sonogram of his first daughter in the womb made him "100 percent pro-life."
He added: "Don't believe the lies."
Colyer asked Kobach during a Republican gubernatorial debate Saturday whether Kobach would pardon
Kobach was Bader's attorney for the pardon. Bader pleaded guilty to attempted robbery stemming from a 2009 cab ride after a round of drinking. His record was expunged in 2014.
Kobach accused Colyer of lying about the incident, saying a judge found a gun wasn't involved.
The judge who sentenced Bader checked a box on a sentencing form saying a deadly weapon wasn't involved. But a police affidavit said the cab driver reported the threat and a gun was found in Bader's home.
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Colyer and Selzer also are appealing to business and agriculture interests nervous about tough immigration policies while wooing conservatives. Colyer attacked Kobach on multiple other issues.
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