i want to thank patricia stoneking.plause] and the executive director of kansas for life [applause] . i want to thank paul,oore. [applause] and pageroth, the head of the kansas college republicans. [applause] they all took a risk because they believed that we could do this and wanted thank you for putting faith in me and i am sorry that we did not get across the finish line as well as we hoped to. i am in your debt. i thank you very much for being a. courageous. [applause] you all know my wife vicki. from my perspective, she has been a hard act to follow a [laughter] people would ask on the campaign trail where my wife vicki was. they were disappointed when they said she was somewhere else in the state. she has been a great and. advocate . she has been a wonderful campaigner, a great mother, a wonderful wife, and the lovely person. i will turn it over to the [applause] key. -- avicky. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you to all of you who worked so hard and put your hearts in this campaign. we love you all. you ar