Former Kansas state Rep. Fred Patton, R-Topeka, wears a Kansas City Chiefs pin on the lapel of his suit jacket ahead of a legislative hearing on a proposal to allow Kansas to issue bonds to help finance a new stadium for the professional football team in Kansas, Monday, June 17, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Patton represents Scoop and Score, a nonprofit backing the plan, and he is among nearly three dozen lobbyists working for it. (AP Photo/John Hanna)