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In 1932 Landon successfully ran for governor of Kansas on the Republican Party ticket. His success at a time when Republican candidates were generally being savaged at the polls catapulted him to the forefront of Republican Party politics. Declaring that people "cannot get something for nothing," Landon cut taxes, reorganized the state administration, reformed state finances, and sponsored legislation to regulate banks and utilities. also sponsored legislation to make farm foreclosures more difficult and for a time halted foreclosures altogether. He worked closely with the Democratic- controlled federal government, securing $300 million from Washington for projects in his state and helping to write the oil code for the National Recovery Administration. He also supported Roosevelt's conservation efforts, the attempts of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to raise farm prices, and governmental programs to assist the unemployed. In 1934 Landon won reelection to the governorship of Kansas. He was the...
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