India, Oct. 24 -- Pat Proctor has been representing Kansas District 41. Now, the Republican is running for Secretary of State, and will face Democrat challenger Jennifer Day. Ahead of the November 3 elections, Proctor spoke exclusively to HT.com about his views on election integrity, and the many reported controversies on the lawmaker.

Election integrity has been on Proctor's mind for a long time, as he explained that his interest started from the time he was put on the elections committee as a lawmaker. He recalled one specific day where he was learning about elections, and that day turned out to be January 6, 2021. The events in Washington DC convinced Proctor even more that restoring public faith in elections was the need of the hour,...