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House select committee reviews evidence in complaint against Rep. Ford Carr; Carr objects under Mason’s Manual
Summary
A House select committee reviewed video and documentary evidence in a complaint about Representative Ford Carr’s conduct. Carr moved to dismiss the complaint under the Mason’s Manual standard for "use of disorderly words in debate," and the committee took his objection under advisement while proceeding to hear evidence and play videos.
A House select committee met in Topeka on Feb. 20, 2025, to review videos, documents and news articles submitted in a complaint alleging disorderly conduct by Representative Ford Carr (R-Wichita). During the session, Carr formally objected and moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the allegations did not comply with the procedures in Mason’s Manual governing "use of disorderly words in debate." The committee proceeded to play recorded video evidence while taking Carr’s objection under advisement.
The hearing centered on excerpts from floor remarks, several videos of an incident at the Celtic Fox on Jan. 22, 2025, and newspaper articles that the committee chair said were partly excluded because portions constituted hearsay or were redundant to video evidence. The chair explained a narrow hearsay exception under Kansas evidence law for prior statements by persons present at the hearing and said quoted statements attributed to Carr in some articles were…
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