<p>Shanti Gandhi, a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, isn't going to seek a second term for a Kansas House seat he won in 2012 and instead plans to endorse his Republican primary rival Dick Jones.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gandhi defeated Jones in the 2012 Republican primary campaign thrown into disarray when Shawnee County election workers handed out the wrong ballots to people in the 52nd District covering a southwest section of Topeka city, according to local Topeka Capital Journal.<br /><br />To correct the miscue, a supplemental voting day was authorised for more than 400 people.<br /><br />Gandhi, a retired heart surgeon won that disputed primary and the general election race that followed in November.<br /><br />Son of Kanti Lal Gandhi and Saraswati Gandhi, Shanti Gandhi arrived in the US in 1967 as a medical graduate from University of Bombay. He retired as a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon from Stormont-Vail Hospital at Topeka in 2010.<br /><br />He became a naturalized US citizen in 1975, and started St. Francis Hospital's heart surgery programme after being invited by the Topeka hospital in 1978, according to Wikipedia.<br /><br />Gandhi, according to cjonline.com, said he weighed the idea of stepping down from the Kansas House throughout the 2014 session.<br /><br />"I am not going to run," he was quoted as saying. "Governing is totally different than campaigning."<br /><br />He said he experienced personal frustration with a legislative process requiring members to make snap decisions on substantive policy issues.<br /><br />At times, he said, he didn't feel like there was opportunity for lawmakers to adequately research bills before votes took place on the House floor or in committee.<br /><br />Gandhi said he intended to endorse Jones, who is a retired employee of the US State Department.<br /><br />"We became good friends after our election," Gandhi was quoted as saying. "I'll definitely endorse him."<br /><br />Jones, 72, said Gandhi had informed him of the decision not to seek re-election. He said he would welcome another opportunity to be part of the state's political process.</p>
<p>Shanti Gandhi, a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, isn't going to seek a second term for a Kansas House seat he won in 2012 and instead plans to endorse his Republican primary rival Dick Jones.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gandhi defeated Jones in the 2012 Republican primary campaign thrown into disarray when Shawnee County election workers handed out the wrong ballots to people in the 52nd District covering a southwest section of Topeka city, according to local Topeka Capital Journal.<br /><br />To correct the miscue, a supplemental voting day was authorised for more than 400 people.<br /><br />Gandhi, a retired heart surgeon won that disputed primary and the general election race that followed in November.<br /><br />Son of Kanti Lal Gandhi and Saraswati Gandhi, Shanti Gandhi arrived in the US in 1967 as a medical graduate from University of Bombay. He retired as a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon from Stormont-Vail Hospital at Topeka in 2010.<br /><br />He became a naturalized US citizen in 1975, and started St. Francis Hospital's heart surgery programme after being invited by the Topeka hospital in 1978, according to Wikipedia.<br /><br />Gandhi, according to cjonline.com, said he weighed the idea of stepping down from the Kansas House throughout the 2014 session.<br /><br />"I am not going to run," he was quoted as saying. "Governing is totally different than campaigning."<br /><br />He said he experienced personal frustration with a legislative process requiring members to make snap decisions on substantive policy issues.<br /><br />At times, he said, he didn't feel like there was opportunity for lawmakers to adequately research bills before votes took place on the House floor or in committee.<br /><br />Gandhi said he intended to endorse Jones, who is a retired employee of the US State Department.<br /><br />"We became good friends after our election," Gandhi was quoted as saying. "I'll definitely endorse him."<br /><br />Jones, 72, said Gandhi had informed him of the decision not to seek re-election. He said he would welcome another opportunity to be part of the state's political process.</p>