Former Kansas Rep. Carl Maughan loses law license for 1 year for DUIs
The Kansas Supreme Court ordered former Rep. Carl Maughan to serve a one-year suspension from practicing law in the state after two 2024 DUIs, including one in Topeka . The court’s Nov. 6 order said the suspension is effective from the date of the opinion. Maughan also will be required to undergo a reinstatement hearing. In 2024, the Wichita-area Republican had two DUI convictions after getting pulled over in March in Topeka and crashing his vehicle into a pole in May in Sedgwick County. In both cases, police-conducted alcohol testing revealed blood alcohol concentration levels that exceeded the legal limit of 0.08: 0.22 in Shawnee County and 0.365 in Sedgwick County. In the Topeka case, court records said Maughan began drinking alcoholic beverages at his home in Colwich and drank some more with friends in El Dorado prior to driving to Topeka for the legislative week. Police said they found an empty 100 mL bottle of Fireball, a 12-pack of beer with seven missing cans and a loaded handgun. In the Sedgwick County crash, Maughan suffered a fractured sternum, broken ribs that extended to the spine attachment points, a concussion, and multiple bruises and cuts on his body, according to
