23 Oct Kansas Chamber PAC Endorses in House & Senate General Races
Topeka, KAN. (Oct. 23, 2018) – The Kansas Chamber PAC announced Tuesday its candidate endorsements for the 2018 Kansas House and Senate General Elections.
“The Kansas Chamber PAC endorses candidates who are committed to the free-enterprise system and support pro-business policy objectives that help make Kansas a more competitive state and create opportunities for more jobs and economic growth to our communities,” said Alan Cobb, Kansas Chamber President and CEO.
The Kansas Chamber PAC bases its endorsements on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, candidate surveys and scorecards based on legislators’ voting history related to policies and issues important to the Kansas business community.
The PAC’s Kansas House and Senate endorsements for the 2018 General Elections are:
| Kansas House Candidates | ||
| Michael Houser | District | 1 |
| Terry Calloway | District | 3 |
| Trevor Jacobs | District | 4 |
| Jene Vickrey | District | 6 |
| Chris Croft | District | 8 |
| Doug Blex | District | 12 |
| Charlotte Esau | District | 14 |
| John Toplikar | District | 15 |
| Eric Jenkins | District | 18 |
| Kellie Warren | District | 28 |
| Wendy Bingesser | District | 30 |
| Willie Dove | District | 38 |
| Owen Donahoe | District | 39 |
| David French | District | 40 |
| Tony Barton | District | 41 |
| Bill Sutton | District | 43 |
| Ron Ellis | District | 47 |
| Abe Rafie | District | 48 |
| Megan Lynn | District | 49 |
| Ron Highland | District | 51 |
| Ken Corbet | District | 54 |
| Michael Snowden | District | 56 |
| Francis Awerkamp | District | 61 |
| Randy Garber | District | 62 |
| J.R. Claeys | District | 69 |
| John Barker | District | 70 |
| Steve Kelly | District | 72 |
| Les Mason | District | 73 |
| Stephen Owens | District | 74 |
| Will Carpenter | District | 75 |
| Eric Smith | District | 76 |
| Kristy Williams | District | 77 |
| Ron Ryckman | District | 78 |
| Cheryl Helmer | District | 79 |
| Bill Rhiley | District | 80 |
| Blake Carpenter | District | 81 |
| Jesse Burris | District | 82 |
| Renee Erickson | District | 87 |
| Steve Huebert | District | 90 |
| Emil Bergquist | District | 91 |
| Leo Delperdang | District | 94 |
| Nick Hoheisel | District | 97 |
| Ron Howard | District | 98 |
| Susan Humphries | District | 99 |
| Dan Hawkins | District | 100 |
| Joe Seiwert | District | 101 |
| Paul Waggoner | District | 104 |
| Brenda Landwehr | District | 105 |
| Barbara Wasinger | District | 111 |
| Tory Arnberger | District | 112 |
| Jack Thimesch | District | 114 |
| Kyle Hoffman | District | 116 |
| John Resman | District | 121 |
| Kansas Senate Candidates | ||
| Richard Hilderbrand | District | 13 |
The Chamber PAC announced earlier this month its endorsements of Republican candidates Kris Kobach for governor and Derek Schmidt for attorney general. You can learn more about the Kansas Chamber and its advocacy work on behalf of the Kansas business community at www.KansasChamber.org.
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