TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A conservative Kansas legislator running for Congress is accusing a Republican primary rival of lying because of a television ad from a political action committee financed by his father that falsely claims she voted for a sales tax increase.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that state Sen. Caryn Tyson, of Parker, is trying to get stations to pull the ad sponsored by the Kansans Can Do Anything PAC. The PAC is financed by the father of rival GOP candidate Steve Watkins, an engineer, Army veteran and political newcomer from Topeka.

Tyson said Friday that the stations had ye...