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A man suspected of killing a University of Kansas law student killed himself after being arrested in New Jersey, police said.

Adolfo Garcia-Nunez, 46, was arrested in Elizabeth, N.J., on Friday night, after police found his unoccupied pickup there, Lawrence police Sgt. Paul Fellers said in a news release Saturday. Garcia-Nunez took his own life while he was in custody in New Jersey, Fellers said.

Garcia-Nunez was suspected of killing Jana Mackey, 25, of Hays, who was found dead at his Lawrence home on Thursday, hours after a friend reported her missing. A second-degree murder warrant had been issued for his arrest.

Mackey and Garcia-Nunez, an artist who went by Fito Garche, had recently ended a relationship.

No additional information about Garcia-Nunez's death or arrest will be available until the Lawrence Police Department's investigators return from New Jersey, Fellers said.

The Kansas Republican Assembly's local endorsement list reads more or less like a who's who of Wichita-area conservatives.

But one candidate conspicuously absent is one of the most conservative Republicans ever to put his name on a ballot in Sedgwick County -- Mark Gietzen, who is running against Phil Hermanson for the GOP nomination in the 96th House District.

"I don't think he (Gietzen) would appreciate our endorsement," said Charlotte Esau, executive director of the KRA.

No doubt.

Gietzen, a former leader in the KRA, calls the current organization a "complete fraud" and "renegade group."

Here is how area legislative candidates in contested primaries responded to this question posed by The Eagle. Some of the responses have been edited for length and clarity.

Question: In recent years the state has had to dip into reserves to cover revenue shortfalls. Should the state increase its revenue, or cut expenses? Explain. Please be specific about how you would increase revenue or what programs you would be willing to cut.

STATE SENATE

District 16

Republican primary

One of the two Democratic candidates for Wichita's seat on the State Board of Education has been disqualified because he also filed to run for a local public office.

Wichita business owner Charles Wiggins said he'll challenge the disqualification -- a move that could delay the printing of Sedgwick County advance voting ballots.

Wiggins said he was notified last Friday by the secretary of state that he wasn't a valid candidate for the state office because he also filed to run again for his position as Minneha Township trustee.

A spokeswoman for Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh confirmed that Wiggins was disqualified because he can't run for two public offices in the same election.

Wiggins filed an objection early this week. It will be heard Tuesday morning by top state officials.