No. That’s the Kansas SOS, Kris Kobach.

To respond to Kieran’s Iowa-hating, I don’t know if Kieran is from Iowa or not—or if he’s familiar with the state’s politics. However, it’s worth noting that Mauro, though indeed highly regarded, barely campaigned for reelection. His challenger and successor, Matt Schultz, was an extremely aggressive campaigner, despite operating on a shoestring budget and living out of his parents’ basement.

Kieran’s post seems to assume Iowans are backward hicks who couldn’t fathom Mauro’s brilliance, but there were other factors at play.

Is Iowa’s new SOS the person, as I’m told, who wrote AZ’s recent statute on immigrants?