| U.S. House of Reps - |
Kansas 2nd District |
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| NAME |
Nancy Boyda |
Robert
Garrard |
Lynn Jenkins |
Leslie Martin |
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| WEBSITE |
www.nancyforcongress.com |
None |
www.kansasstatetreasurer.com |
None |
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| PARTY |
Democratic |
Libertarian |
Republican |
Reform |
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| ABORTION |
Pro-Abortion |
Abortion
should be legal only in case of rape, incest, or life of monther in danger.
No federal funds for abortion or embryonic stem cell research. |
Pro-Abortion |
Pro
life from conception, Pro Adoption for expecting mothers that do not want to
keep their children |
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| IMMIGRATION |
No
fences, just enforce the laws we already have:consequences for hiring illegal
immigrants must be so severe and so certain that no company would risk the
practice. Cosponsor of the Secure America through Verification and
Enforcement (SAVE) Act, funding 8,000 new border patrol agents, providing new
monitoring equipment, expanding the Tunnel Task Force to prevent illegal
immigrants from entering America through tunnels, implementing E-Verify
system to crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants,
funding new detention facilities and streamlining the deportation process. |
Increase
quotas for legal immigration. Stop taxpayer funded benefits to illegal
aliens. End birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens. |
Secure
our borders and refuse to grant amnesty to those who violate our laws,
Increase border agents, Build additional fences, Use technology to monitor
borders; Give all employers access to reliable tools that allow them to
determine a potential employee's legal status instantaneously. |
pro-sovereignty,
pro-jobs |
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| CORRUPTION |
Voted
for a new rule requiring each and every earmark to be accompanied by the name
of its Congressional sponsor. Introduced legislation to require all members
of Congress to disclose their earmark requests online within 24 hours. |
Repeal
the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Simplify campaign finance
law to promote individual involvement and reduce influence of special interest groups. End
"crony capitalism" and stop centralized government economic
planning & manipulation. End government intervention in the economy, end
subsidies and bailouts that have been supporting corrupt and inefficient
politically-connected businesses. Abolish the Federal Reserve monopoly on
money and allow commodity-backed hard currency to be used in everyday
economic transactions. |
Reform
earmark system more effectively than Boyda did. |
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| TAXES |
[Editor's
note: Boyda's is strangely silent on this topic. Her strategy is socialistic
- to get as much money as possible from the federal government for Kansans.
This will tend toward much higher taxes.] |
Phase
out federal income tax, abolish the IRS, repeal the 16th amendment. Road
construction and maintenance should be funded by state taxes on fuel.
Eliminate federal spending on Arts, Agriculture, Education, FEMA, Homeland
Security, International Aid, State Law enforcement, National Parks, Public
Health, United Nations, Social Security and Welfare. Maintain current
spending levels on military. Maintain tarriffs, but eliminate Capital Gains
tax, Inheritance tax, Estate tax, and corporate taxes. |
Make
the tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 permanent. Extend the Child Tax Credit for
middle-class families. Opposing the marriage penalty. Abolish the federal
death tax; Signed Taxpayer Protection
Pledge to fight any efforts to increase the marginal income tax rate; Reduce
wasteful government spending, Stop the expansion of bloated federal
government, Slow Washington's infringement into our everyday lives. |
Reform
party platform calls for abolition of the IRS and income taxes as well a
radical decreases in federal spending. |
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| HEALTH |
Provide
access to health insurance to every citizen; Patients' Bill of Rights; Make
sure that health insurers are held accountable if they deny necessary
services, or do not deliver high quality health care. Remove restrictions on
Secretary of Health and Human Services from negotiating for lower prices for
Medicare beneficiaries. Increase Medicare coverage. Rein in Pharmaceutical
companies' Direct-to-Consumer Advertising |
"Providing
healthcare is not a responsibility of the federal government" Supports
tax-free medical savings accounts and fewer restrictions on importing drugs. |
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Pro
alternative health options |
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| IRAQ WAR |
Find
Osama; Restore essential government functions in Iraq, responsible
redeployment of American troops. |
Start
withdrawing troops and equipment immediately from Iraq. The U.S. should
defend America first and stop being the world's police. The U.S. should not
go to war without declaration by Congress. Use Military Intelligence
operatives and special Forces to take limited and specific actions against
individual foreign terrorists according to letters of Marque and Reprisal by
Congress |
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| EDUCATION |
Supports
Public education and Head Start Program; Opposes vouchers; Supports Dennis
Moore's bill that allows the states to opt out of No Child Left Behind if it
is not fully funded; Restore funding to federal student loan and federal
grant programs. Supporter of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act,
cutting interest rate on federal student loans, expanding the maximum Pell
Grant, and offering student loan forgiveness to public servants. |
Repeal
No Child Left Behind. End all federal government involvement in education.
Institute vouchers. |
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We
must not overlook the role of education in the formation of values in our
children. The enemy has been swiftly
rolling out their curricula of "acceptance" at the lowest ages. The federal government should not be
involved in the funding and administration of education, since it is not
listed as a power in the Constitution. Strongly support home-schooling and
private schooling, according to the values of the parents. |
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| FOREIGN
POLICY |
Coauthored
NAFTA Accountability Act, which requires the president to renegotiate NAFTA
to address the trade deficit, the loss of jobs, and the plague of drug
smuggling. Unless that negotiation brings specific, concrete improve- ments,
the bill calls for America to withdraw from NAFTA. Introduced Safe American
Roads Act of 2007 to apply strict safety standards to the Mexican trucks in
the USA. |
Eliminate
taxpayer - funded aid to foreign governments. Keep international trade free.
. |
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Non-interventionist |
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| ENERGY |
Substantial
funding for research and development for conservation and alternative fuels;
promote energy efficiency and conservation. Reduce U.S. dependence on foreign
oil sources, invest in domestic energy sources. Supports Renewable Energy and
Energy Conservation Act, which would repeal billions of dollars in Big Oil
tax breaks and invest those funds in renewable fuels. Support federal
incentives to promote the development of wind technology. |
Support
local fossil fuel exploration. Establish a competitive free market in the
energy industry by ending taxes and subsidies that distort prices. Reduce
pollution by putting more property into private ownership where it will be
protected by its owner. |
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| 2ND
AMMENDMENT |
Oppose
adding any new federal laws that would infringe upon the 2nd Amendment;
Enforce existing legislation |
Greatly
decrease restrictions on sale, possession, and carrying of firearms. |
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Protect
constitutional right |
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| ENTITLEMENTS: |
Full
funding of pensions for disabled veterans. Authorize full payment of both
retirement pay and disability compensation, Increased funding for the VA by
billions, Require the VA to pay veterans when their disability claims have
been left pending, Block any proposal to increase premiums and prescription
drug co-payments for veterans. |
Segregate
Social Security funds from the general budget. Begin a transition to
privately-owned individual retirement accounts. Replace government welfare
with private charity. Start with dollar-for-dollar tax credits for
contributions to provide food, clothing and housing to the poor |
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| OTHER |
ENVIRONMENT:
Block GOP efforts that would weaken the Clean Air Act; Rapidly adopt
health-based standards for air toxins, Ensure mercury emission reductions are
achieved, Fight Republican attempts to weaken Safe Drinking Water Act,
Support improvements in the Superfund program to clean up toxic waste dumps
and expand the public's right to know about pollution and ensure that big
polluters will be held responsible. |
FAMILY:
Opposes federal constitutional
amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Supports same-sex
unions. |
Is
a CPA, is currently State Treasurer, has formerly been a state rep. |
FAMILY:
Mother of 6 children. strong supporters of marriage in the Christian
tradition: one man and one woman, each one having decided that the other is
mature and responsible enough to be one's life-long partner in bearing and
raising strong, moral, responsible children to be defenders and supporters of
Christian civilization into the future. Forcing people to accept alternative
cohabitation models is tyranny, plain and simple. Stop the many intrusions
into family privacy, especially those that take children from their parents,
Organize efforts in each state to define "marriage" as the union of
a man and a woman. |
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AGRICULTURE:
Supported the 2002 Farm Bill funding broadband internet access and support
for more rural firefighters and emergency personnel, providing sewage
treatment and improved water quality for homes and crops, upgrades for energy efficiency, grants and
loans for centers where farmers and
growers can send their goods to be packaged and processed into high quality
products, price support through loans and direct purchasing of farm goods as
well as conservation spending. Nandy also supports the Highway Trust Fund, a
federal program that uses taxes on highway motor fuel, trucks and heavy
vehicles to pay for the maintenance and upkeep of our national highway
network. |
CRIME:
Most laws should be enforced by state & local government. End mandatory
minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenses. Abolish the Drug Enforcement
Agency and the federal "war on drugs." |
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| United States Senate - Kansas |
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| NAME |
Randall Hodgkinson |
Joseph Martin |
Pat Roberts |
Jim Slattery |
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| WEBSITE |
www.randallforsenate.org |
www.josephmartin4senate.com |
www.robertsforsenate.com |
www.slatteryforsenate.com |
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| PARTY |
Libertarian |
Reform |
Republican |
Democratic |
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| ENVIRONMENT |
The
United States should lead the world with regard to stewardship
of the planet. Against Big Oil and other special interests. |
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Get
government involved in "Carbon Banking" on farms. |
Reduce
consumption of fossil fuels, establish higher fuel efficiency standards for
cars, and invest in clean, renewable technologies. |
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| HEALTH |
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Fight
monopolies by large pharmaceutical corporations, ensure uncensored
information and access to alternative medicines and treatments. Eliminate
income taxes on all medical expenses, Let doctors negotiate in groups
with insurance companies to bring down cost of care, Strict, independent
safety testing of prescription drugs. |
Supports
government-sponsored rural health care, More preparation for flu pandemic,
Make it easier for small businesses to provide health insurance to employees |
Increase
access to health care; Medicare must be allowed to negotiate with drug
manufacturers for lower prices; eligibility for the State Children's Health
Insurance Plan (SCHIP) should be expanded |
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| NATIONAL
SECURITY |
The
war in Iraq is "counterproductive" and destructive to our economy. |
Effective
physical border security, Consistent enforcement of illegal alien employment
regulations, More support for border patrol, Diplomatic pressure on Mexico,
End birthright citizenship for babies of illegal aliens. |
Secure
the borders |
Capture
Osama bin Laden; withdraw our troops; fight a smarter war on terror. |
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| ABORTION |
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Life
begins and should be protected from Conception. No government funds for
population control. |
Opposed
to abortion on demand |
Pro-Abortion |
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| CRIME |
|
Establish
legal definitions of criminal behavior and their corresponding remedies and
penalties. Crimes involve perpetrators, victims, and
damages. |
More
Police |
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| ENTITLEMENTS |
Current
entitlement programs are not sustainable |
Keep
Veteran's Benefits strong. |
No
change for Social Security |
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| TAXES |
Keep national debt in check,maintain fiscal
responsibility. |
End
the IRS. Stop unconstitutional spending. |
More
tax exemptions, Simpler tax forms. [Editor's comment: Is this a
self-contradiction? Regardless, Roberts' policies will tend to increase
taxes.] |
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| OTHER |
Occupation:
Public Defender. CHURCH: First United Methodist Church in Topeka |
CORRUPTION:
Fight corruption in government, Verifiable Paper Ballots instead of
easily-manipulated electronic ballots, |
EDUCATION:
Wants more money to fund math and science education in public schools |
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BANKING: End the Federal Reserve private banking
system as quickly as possible. Stop the central bankers' "inflation
tax." Promote real money over fiat currency. |
MARRIAGE:
Supports traditional marriage |
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FOREIGN
TRADE: End trade deals and treaties that threaten U.S. independence:
NAFTA, NAU, WTO, ICC, UN, GATT. Stop financial dependency on China, Stop
selling off American real estate to foreign governments and "business
groups." |
AGRICULTURE:
More government intervention in managing farmland and providing farm
insurance |
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LAW:
Restore Constitutional protections. Scrupulous adherence to the Rule of
Law - Administration is not above the law. End torture. |
LAW:
Ensure that laws are clear, readable, understandable, limited to a narrow
scope, necessary for the people of the United States, not in violation of the
U.S. Constitution, and read by Congress. |
BUSINESS:
Helped bring Big Red One bak to KS, supports opening up more export markets.
Wants government funding of child care facilities for small businesses. |
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PRIVACY:
Stop the (inter-) national ID card (REAL ID) and protect our privacy |
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Pro
Gun-Ownership |
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| Kansas Senate 22 district |
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| NAME |
Roger Reitz |
Rusty Wilson |
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| PARTY |
Republican |
Democratic |
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| WEBSITE |
www.rogerreitz.org |
www.rustyforsenate.com |
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| OCCUPATION |
Politician |
Owner of Kite's Bar and Grill |
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| CHURCH |
Methodist - Sunday School teacher - 40 yrs. |
First Methodist Church - plays the drums for
the contemporary service. |
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| EDUCATION |
Supports
state funding of state funding of universal pre-K programs, state funding of
higher teacher salaries, state financial aid for college tuition, and
affirmative action. OPPOSES: Federal No Child Left Behind, all Vouchers, |
Better
pay for teachers. No Child Left Behind needs Congressional action. More state
financial aid and operation grants to K-State and Regents Universities. |
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| HEALTHCARE |
Opposes physician-assisted suicide, Supports
limits on lawsuits against physicians. Voted against Premium Assistance and
for SCHIP. Also voted to expand state-funded health coverage.
"Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of
state government" |
Supports State Premium Assistance over Federal
SCHIP. Legislature must begin working together to transform our ailing health
care system and provide affordable health insurance. |
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| TAXES |
Very low ratings by Kansas Taxpayers Network.
Maintain current spending levels on Education, Emergency preparedness,
Environment , Health care, Law enforcement, and welfare; Increase spending on
Transportation and other categories. Slightly Decrease Property taxes, Slightly Increase Vehicle
taxes, tax Internet sales. |
"Protect local jobs, increase benefits for
state employees, and provide tax relief for small businesses" |
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CRIME: Supports: job training for prisoners, alternatives to
incarceration, and hate crime legislation. OPPOSES: death penalty, special
treatment for minors convicted of violent crimes, legalization of Marijuana,
and state enforcement of federal immigration laws |
VETERANS: Improve benefits to active-duty
personnel, veterans, and their families. |
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ABORTION: Abortion should be available in cases of incest, rape,
and threat of mother's health. Voted against implementing manditory
ultrasounds and waiting periods and voted against reporting requirements for
abortion providers. Voted against "Violence Against Unborn
Children" Act. Supports state funding of embryonic stem cell research.
Opposes freedom of pharmacists who conscientiously object to emergency
contraception to refuse to dispense it. |
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MARRIAGE: Include sexual orientation and gender identity in Kansas' anti-discrimination laws, but
don't allow homosexual marraiages or civil unions. Opposes abstinence-only
approach to sex education. State funding and tax credits to pay for child
care. |
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ILLEGAL ALIENS: Do not increase penalties for employers hiring
illegals. Voted against immigration reform. Allow illegal immigrants who
graduate from Kansas High schools to pay in-state college tuition rates.
Voted against making English the official language of Kansas, and voted to
allow public benefits to undocumented immigrants. |
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ENERGY: Support the construction of two new coal-fired power
plants in South West Kansas built and operated by Sunflower Electric Power
Corp. as well as new nuclear plant. Voted for
imposing carbon dioxide emission limitations on utilities and taxes
for noncompliance. |
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2nd AMMENDMENT: NRA rates as a "D" Supports gun licenses, required background
checks on gun sales between private citizens, Opposes concealed carry. |
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Against federal REAL ID. Voted against limiting emminent domain.
Voted against expanding the lottery. |
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| Kansas House of Rep's - 67th District |
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| NAME |
Tom Hawk |
Dick Miller |
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| WEBSITE |
www.tomhawk.com |
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| PARTY |
Democrat |
Republican |
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| ABORTION |
Supports
abortion in cases of incest, rape, or mother's life in danger. Does not
oppose spending tax money on abortions. |
Abortion
only when life of mother is in danger. Supports manditory waiting periods,
ultrasounds, and parental notification. Opposes embryonic stem cell research.
Supports freedom of conscience for pharmicists to refuse to dispense
emergency contraception. |
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| SUMMARY |
Finished
first term as representative. Previously public school superintendent.
"Education is my #1 priority... Recruit, train, and retain quality
teachers... The legislature must provide a voice for those who are often not
heard or ignored... We have too many laws... My job as a legislator will be
one of constantly listening, evaluating, and analyzing what the right balance
must be between key programs and the taxpayer’s ability to pay" |
Top
priority is to get the budget back in line with revenue. Then establish a
review process to evaluate every state funded program for validity and
efficiency, requiring state government to be accountable in both programs and
funding. Next priority is to reallocate funds to begin the process of
reducing the backlog of maintenance and repair of state infrastructure,
especially university and K-12 facilities. High priority is to ensure state
laws reflect the will of the people. |
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| CHURCH |
Serves
on his church board. |
Leader
of home church, regularly participates in evangelical pastor's prayer
meetings |
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| TAXES |
Keep
generally same. Supports sales tax for internet purchases. |
Keep
generally same. Supports sales tax for internet purchases. |
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| CRIME |
Opposes
death penality. End parole for repeat violent offenders. Implement penalties
other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. |
Supports
death penalty, supports incarceration and vocational training in jails. |
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| IMMIGRATION |
Supports
in-state tuition for illegals who graduate from KS high schools |
Supports
penalties on businesses for hiring illegals. No in-state tuition for
illegals. |
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| EDUCATION |
Increase
state funding for teacher salaries and for college financial aid. Adjust base
state aid per pupil, increase mandated special ed, increase of risk
weighting, define suitability, lower correlation weighting, encourage best
practice, accountability and where possible restructuring |
Supports
state rather than federal (No Child) standards. Implement vouchers. Increase
teacher salaries. Supports prayer and abstinance-only sex ed. in public
schools. |
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| ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT |
Support
both traditional and alternative fuels. |
Support
both traditional and alternative fuels. Support the construction of two new
coal-fired power plants in South West Kansas built and operated by Sunflower
Electric Power Corp. |
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| 2ND
AMMENDMENT |
Maintain
and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase
and possession of guns. |
Opposes
gun lisencing and background checks, supports concealed carry. |
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| HEALTHCARE |
Encourage
state to negotiate with drug and insurance companies to make health care more
affordable for small business. Limit damages in malpractice lawsuits. |
"Guaranteed
medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state
government." Supports limiting damages in med. malpractice lawsuits.
Opposed to physician-assisted suicide. |
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| HOMOSEXUAL
RIGHTS |
Restrict
marriage to a union only between a man and a woman |
Opposes
same-sex marriage and civil unions and state benefits for homosexual
partners. |
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| EMPLOYMENT |
Provide
state-funded support for vocational training, childcare, and low-interest
business loans. Use federal TANF (Temporary Assist- ance to Needy Families)
funds to extend health and child care subsidies to the working poor |
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| State Board of Education |
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| NAME |
Kathy Martin |
Christopher Renner |
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| WEBSITE |
www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=266 |
www.christopherrenner.com |
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| PARTY |
Republican |
Democratic |
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| CHURCH |
Parish Council Chair
at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Clay
Center |
Does
not mention current involvement. |
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| OCCUPATION |
Farm, Preschool,
Classroom Teacher |
College
professor, consultant, property manager, and talk show host. |
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| ORIGINS |
Supports
freedom to teach all theories of origins in science classes. |
Only
evolutionary theory of origins should be taught in public school science
classes. Religious school's attempts to introduce theology in science classes
only creates detrimental divisions in our democratic society. "study
philosophy, theology, anthropology, or science independent of one another…
there can be many views of reality." |
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| OTHER |
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"Raise
teacher salaries, Obtain increased funding for public education, and
Strengthen curricular standards" |
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Increase
the number of teachers in KS: Promote teaching as a professional choice, make
sure financial aid is available to pay for college, make teacher licensure
people-friendly and not bureaucratically hostile, mentor young teachers,
increase state funding to raise teacher salariesand provide child care,
health insurance, and professional advancement. |
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Reform
No Child Left Behind by: Encouraging adoption of growth model, multiple
measures of student learning and school success, Giving states the flexibility to design systems that produce results,
Providing flexibility for measuring students with disabilities and English
Language Learners separately, and Emphasizing social studies, civics, media
literacy in studies. |
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"Opposed"
to "vouchers," "school choice," and "tax
credits." |
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SEX
ED: "The primary educators of children in the matter of sexuality and
relationship-building should be parents. As a certified instructor for the
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education Program, a curriculum developed by the
United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association, I am
keenly aware that many parents feel the need for support in conversing with
their children about sexuality. As such I support the "opt-out"
approach... abstinence-only programs are not only ineffective but also
counterproductive. Abstinence is the only 100 percent effective method...
young teens, should be encouraged to delay sexual initiation. Educators
should acknowledge the importance of abstinence and provide youth with the
knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to make abstinence work. However,
even youth who pledge to remain abstinent need information about
contraception and condoms to help them ... when they do become sexually
active.
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ENDORSERS:
Kansas National Education Association Political Action Committee, Kansan
Families for Education Political Action Committee, MAIN*Pac - The Political
Action Committee of the MAINStream Coalition, and Kansas Coalition for
Dyslexia Legislation |
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| JUDICIAL |
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| Supreme Court Justice |
Eric Rosen |
KansasJudicialPerformance.org
surveyed attorneys and judges concerning all of these candidates. Over 75%
recommended all of them to be retained. |
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Lee Johnson |
SOURCES: congress.org, votesmart.org, candidate websites |
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| Court of Appeals Judge |
Steve Leben |
I have tried my best to collate
information here for my own reference as I try to make informed choices as a
voter. Since it was such a time-consuming process, I am offering this
information on my website in hopes that it can save other people time as they
seek to make informed choices. I expect that I may have misunderstood come
candidate's positions, so please let me know if I need to make any
corrections. Sincerely,
~Nate Wilson |
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Joseph Pierron |
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Christel Marquardt |
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Richard Greene |
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| District
Court Judge |
Paul Miller |
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| District Magistrate Judge |
William Malcom |
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Sheila Hochhouser |
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