Tracey Mann, a conservative businessman and Kansas’ 50th lieutenant governor, had his eyes on Kansas’ “Big First” congressional seat for at least a decade. “I’m running to advocate for agriculture, for our Kansas conservative values, to a Washington that seems like it’s lost its way,” he added at the end of his speech. Mann is a fifth-generation Kansan who grew up on his family’s farm. After college, Mann transitioned into a career in commercial real estate.