Jason Probst is That Guy in Hutch
Plain-spoken politics and culture from someone who actually lives with the consequences.
Jason Probst is a writer and community advocate based in Hutchinson, Kansas who brings a sharp, approachable insight to politics, culture, and community life from the perspective of someone who (like many of his readers) has to live with the consequences of the decisions and subjects he writes about.
Jason served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for District 102 from 2017 through 2024 and was the ranking minority member on key committees including Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Before public office, Jason built his career as a journalist and editor at The Hutchinson News, where he reported on local issues and championed the well-being of working families.
He grew up in Reno County, graduated from Hutchinson Community College and Baker University with a degree in management, and has spent more than two decades in the community he writes about.
Jason writes about the forces shaping rural America and what they mean for work, families, agency, community, and the future of places like Hutchinson.
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That Guy in Hutch is rooted in a simple idea: It is easy to comment on politics from far away. It is harder to live in the places shaped by those decisions.
I live here. I shop here. I raised my family here. The policies debated in Topeka, Washington, corporate board rooms and beyond do not land on someone else’s doorstep. They land on ours.
This newsletter offers plain-spoken analysis of politics, life and culture from someone who actually lives with the consequences.
You will find:
Clear breakdowns of what is happening in local, state, and national politics
Deep dives into the economic and cultural forces shaping rural America
Reflections on work, responsibility, and the future of our communities
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Some posts focus on legislation. Others examine the cultural and economic currents underneath it all. Politics matters. But culture and character shape what politics becomes.
This space is for understanding both.
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This is not outrage for clicks. It is not partisan theater.
It is a growing community of people who believe our towns and communities have agency and that responsibility still matters.
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