Kansas’ secretary of state added to Trump transition team

In this Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach answers questions from reporters following a meeting of the State Elections Board in Topeka, Kan. Kobach is predicting that a record number of more than 1.3 million Kansas voters will cast ballot in this year's general election (AP Photo/John Hanna)

By Associated Press November 13, 2016 10 min read

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas’ secretary of state says he’s serving on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team.

Kris Kobach, a conservative Republican, told various Kansas media outlets Wednesday he has no expectation of a role in Trump’s eventual administration. But he says he’s open to working for Trump, if offered.

As part of his unpaid role with the transition team, Kobach will help advise Trump on policy matters leading up to his January inauguration.

Kobach previously advised Trump on immigration policy during the campaign, successfully adding to the Republican Party’s platform Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.’s southern border with Mexico.

“There is vast potential to increase the level of deportations without adding personnel,” said Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state and a member of Trump’s immigration policy transition team.