Earlier this summer, the Post asked our readers what issues you wanted to hear candidates in federal, state and local races address leading up to the Nov. 3 election.

Based on that feedback, we developed a five-item questionnaire centering the issues most important to residents across Johnson County.

Each day this week, we’ve published the candidates’ responses to one question. So far, we’ve published responses on prices and tariffs, the war with Iran, how ICE operates, and Medicaid and rural hospitals.

Today, we’re publishing candidates’ responses to the final question:

Readers from both parties asked how Congress should respond when the White House ignores court rulings or acts without congressional approval, and one reader asked whether federal officials who break the law should be prosecuted. Where is the line for you? Name a specific time you would vote against, or have voted against, a president of your own party.

Below are the answers the Post received from candidates on the issue:

Adam Hamilton (Democratic)

I’ve read the Constitution. It starts with Congress, and part of Congress’s job is to be a check on the president. We don’t have a king.

So here’s my line. When a court rules, the White House follows the ruling, no matter who is president. If an administration ignores a court, Congress should use the tools it has, including oversight and the power of the purse. When a president goes to war or imposes tariffs without Congress, Congress should vote to stop it.

Someone asked me what I’d do if Democratic leaders in Washington told me how to vote. If it’s good for Kansas, I’ll vote for it. If it isn’t, I won’t, no matter who’s asking. I work for Kansas, not a national party.

Here’s a specific one. If a Democratic president took us to war without coming to Congress, I’d vote to end it, just as I would on Iran today. If a Democratic president sent the Senate an unqualified nominee, I’d vote no. I’ve also said publicly that what happened at the border in the Biden administration was a disaster.

If standing up to a president of my own party makes me a one-term senator, then I’ll be a one-term senator.

David Graham (Libertarian)

Did not provide the Post with a response.

Roger Marshall (Republican, incumbent)

Did not provide the Post with a response.