“We support the candidates that support small business!”
The state’s leading small business organization, NFIB, announced today that its state political action committee in Kansas, the NFIB Kansas PAC, had endorsed candidates for state Senate and House running in the upcoming 2020 General Election.
“The candidates that we have endorsed have been through a rigorous review process and have an excellent understanding of the problems that small business owners face,” said NFIB’s State Director in Kansas, Dan Murray. “Especially now, during a pandemic that has crushed many small business owners across Kansas, we need leaders who know and understand that the key to once again stabilizing our economy is getting our small business owners back on their feet.”
The PAC took several things into consideration before endorsement, but one of the most important tools it uses is NFIB’s voting record, which you can find here. NFIB’s State Director, Dan Murray, took seven key bills during 2019-2020 and scored legislators on how they voted. The voting record is also an important tool our members use before they decide which candidate to vote for.
The NFIB Kansas PAC’s endorsement is important to these campaigns. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on key small-business issues.
“We want to make sure that when they vote, Kansas small business owners know which candidates are small business champions,” said Murray.
House Candidates Endorsed:
1 |
Mr. |
Michael |
Houser |
Columbus |
2 |
Mr. |
Kenneth |
Collins |
Mulberry |
3 |
Mr. |
Charles(Chuck) |
Smith |
Pittsburg |
4 |
Mr. |
Trevor |
Jacobs |
Fort Scott |
6 |
Ms. |
Samantha |
Poetter |
Paola |
7 |
Mr. |
Richard |
Proehl |
Parsons |
8 |
Mr. |
Chris |
Croft |
Overland Park |
9 |
Mr. |
Kent |
Thompson |
La Harpe |
11 |
Mr. |
Jim |
Kelly |
Independence |
12 |
Mr. |
Doug |
Blex |
Independence |
13 |
Mr. |
Joe |
Newland |
Neodesha |
14 |
Mrs. |
Charlotte |
Esau |
Olathe |
15 |
Mr. |
John |
Toplikar |
Olathe |
16 |
Mr. |
Rashard |
Young |
Overland Park |
17 |
Mrs. |
Kristine |
Sapp |
Lenexa |
18 |
Mrs. |
Cathy |
Gordon |
Shawnee |
20 |
Mrs. |
Jane |
Dirks |
Overland Park |
23 |
Mr. |
Jeff |
Shull |
Lenexa |
26 |
Mr. |
Adam |
Thomas |
Olathe |
27 |
Mr. |
Sean |
Tarwater |
Stillwell |
28 |
Mr. |
Carl |
Turner |
Leawood |
29 |
Mr. |
Jerry |
Clinton |
Overland Park |
30 |
Mrs. |
Laura |
Williams |
Lenexa |
33 |
Mr. |
Jordan |
Mackey |
Bonner Springs |
36 |
Mr. |
Mark |
Gilstrap |
Kansas City |
38 |
Mr. |
Timothy |
Johnson |
Bonner Springs |
39 |
Mr. |
Owen |
Donohoe |
Shawnee |
40 |
Mr. |
David |
French |
Lansing |
41 |
Mr. |
Pat |
Proctor |
Leavenworth |
42 |
Mr. |
Lance |
Neelly |
Tonganoxie |
43 |
Mr. |
Bill |
Sutton |
Gardner |
47 |
Mr. |
Ronald |
Ellis |
Meriden |
48 |
Mr. |
Terry |
Frederick |
Overland Park |
49 |
Mrs. |
Megan |
Lynn |
Olathe |
50 |
Mr. |
Fred |
Patton |
Topeka |
51 |
Dr. |
Ron |
Highland |
Wamego |
52 |
Mr. |
Jesse |
Borjon |
Topeka |
53 |
Mr. |
Jeff |
Coen |
Topeka |
54 |
Mr. |
Ken |
Corbet |
Topeka |
55 |
Ms. |
Janlyn |
Tucker |
Topeka |
56 |
Mr. |
Tim |
Clothier |
Topeka |
57 |
Mr. |
Michael |
Martin |
Topeka |
58 |
Mr. |
Geoffrey |
Gawdun |
Topeka |
59 |
Mr. |
Blaine |
Finch |
Ottawa |
60 |
Mr. |
Mark |
Schreiber |
Emporia |
61 |
Mr. |
Francis |
Awerkamp |
St. Marys |
62 |
Mr. |
Randy |
Garber |
Sabetha |
63 |
Dr. |
John |
Eplee |
Atchison |
64 |
Ms. |
Suzi |
Carlson |
Clay Center |
65 |
Mr. |
Lonnie |
Clark |
Junction City |
67 |
Mr. |
Mike |
Dodson |
Manhattan |
68 |
Mr. |
Dave |
Baker |
Council Grove |
69 |
Mr. |
Clarke |
Sanders |
Salina |
70 |
Mr. |
John |
Barker |
Abilene |
71 |
Mr. |
Steven |
Howe |
Salina |
72 |
Mr. |
Avery |
Anderson |
Newton |
73 |
Mr. |
Les |
Mason |
McPherson |
74 |
Mr. |
Stephen |
Owens |
Hesston |
75 |
Mr. |
Will |
Carpenter |
El Dorado |
76 |
Mr. |
Eric |
Smith |
Burlington |
77 |
Mrs. |
Kristey |
Williams |
Augusta |
78 |
Mr. |
Ron |
Ryckman |
Olathe |
79 |
Ms. |
Cheryl |
Helmer |
Mulvane |
80 |
Mr. |
Bill |
Rhiley |
Wellington |
81 |
Mr. |
Blake |
Carpenter |
Derby |
82 |
Mr. |
Jesse |
Burris |
Mulvane |
85 |
Mr. |
Patrick |
Penn |
Wichita |
86 |
Ms. |
Cyndi |
Howerton |
Wichita |
87 |
Ms. |
Susan |
Estes |
Wichita |
89 |
Mr. |
Robert |
Herrick |
Wichita |
90 |
Mr. |
Steve |
Huebert |
Valley Center |
91 |
Mr. |
Emil |
Bergquist |
Park City |
94 |
Mr. |
Leo |
Delperdang |
Wichita |
97 |
Mr. |
Nick |
Hoheisel |
Wichita |
98 |
Mr. |
Ron |
Howard |
Wichita |
99 |
Mrs. |
Susan |
Humphries |
Wichita |
100 |
Mr. |
Daniel |
Hawkins |
Wichita |
101 |
Mr. |
Joe |
Seiwert |
Pretty Prairie |
102 |
Mr. |
John |
Whitesel |
Hutchinson |
104 |
Mr. |
Paul |
Waggoner |
Hutchinson |
105 |
Mrs. |
Brenda |
Landwehr |
Wichita |
106 |
Mrs. |
Lisa |
Moser |
Wheaton |
107 |
Mrs. |
Susan |
Concannon |
Beloit |
108 |
Mr. |
Steven |
Johnson |
Assaria |
109 |
Mr. |
Troy |
Waymaster |
Bunker Hill |
110 |
Mr. |
Ken |
Rahjes |
Agra |
111 |
Mrs. |
Barb |
Wasinger |
Hays |
112 |
Ms. |
Tory |
Arnberger |
Great Bend |
113 |
Mr. |
Brett |
Fairchild |
St. John |
115 |
Mr. |
Boyd |
Orr |
Fowler |
116 |
Mr. |
Kyle |
Hoffman |
Coldwater |
117 |
Mr. |
Leonard |
Mastroni |
LaCrosse |
118 |
Mr. |
Jim |
Minnix |
Scott City |
119 |
Mr. |
Bradley |
Ralph |
Dodge City |
120 |
Mr. |
Adam |
Smith |
Weskan |
121 |
Mr. |
John |
Resman |
Olathe |
122 |
Mr. |
Russ |
Jennings |
Lakin |
123 |
Mr. |
John |
Wheeler |
Garden City |
124 |
Mr. |
Marty |
Long |
Ulysses |
125 |
Mr. |
Shannon |
Francis |
Liberal |
Senate candidates endorsed:
1 |
Mr. |
Dennis |
Pyle |
3 |
Mr. |
Willie |
Dove |
5 |
Mr. |
Kevin |
Braun |
8 |
Mr. |
James |
Todd |
9 |
Mrs. |
Beverly |
Gossage |
10 |
Mr. |
Mike |
Thompson |
11 |
Ms. |
Kellie |
Warren |
12 |
Mrs. |
Caryn |
Tyson |
13 |
Mr. |
Richard |
Hilderbrand |
14 |
Mr. |
Michael |
Fagg |
15 |
Mr. |
Virgil |
Peck |
16 |
Mr. |
Ty |
Masterson |
17 |
Mr. |
Jeff |
Longbine |
18 |
Mrs. |
Kristen |
O’Shea |
20 |
Dr. |
Brenda |
Dietrich |
21 |
Mr. |
Tom |
Bickimer |
22 |
Dr. |
Craig |
Bowser |
23 |
Mr. |
Rob |
Olson |
24 |
Mr. |
J.R. |
Claeys |
25 |
Mr. |
Vail |
Fruechting |
26 |
Mr. |
Dan |
Kerschen |
27 |
Mr. |
Gene |
Suellentrop |
28 |
Mr. |
Mike |
Petersen |
30 |
Mrs. |
Renee |
Erickson |
32 |
Mr. |
Larry |
Alley |
33 |
Mrs. |
Alicia |
Straub |
34 |
Dr. |
Mark |
Steffen |
35 |
Mr. |
Richard |
Wilborn |
36 |
Mrs. |
Elaine |
Bowers |
37 |
Mrs. |
Molly |
Baumgardner |
38 |
Mr. |
Bud |
Estes |
40 |
Mr. |
Richard |
Billinger |