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KNEA recommends pro-public school candidates
The chart below contains the KNEA-recommended candidates for state-wide office, the State Board of Education and the Kansas House of Representatives in the general election for Novemer 7, 2006 listed.
“From the statehouse to the local school board building, politicians are making decisions that affect quality public schools, the teaching profession and the well-being of our members. We hope KNEA members and the public will give careful consideration to these teacher-recommended candidates,” said KNEA President Blake West. "Regardless who you vote for, please vote on November 7," he added.
KNEA members volunteer to be on a political action committee (PAC). KNEA PAC members represent the 40 state senatorial districts in Kansas. All candidates were invited to be interviewed about school funding, teacher rights and retirements issues. KNEA does not ask candidates to discuss anything but education issues.
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| Office |
Candidate |
Party |
Status |
| |
|
|
|
|
Gov
|
Kathleen Sebelius / Mark Parkinson |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
| |
|
|
|
|
AG
|
Paul Morrison |
Democrat |
Challenger |
| SBOE District |
Candidate |
Dist |
Status |
| |
|
|
|
|
3
|
Don Weiss |
Democrat |
Challenger |
| |
|
|
|
|
5
|
Tim Cruz |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
5
|
Sally Cauble |
Republican |
Open seat |
| |
|
|
|
|
7
|
Jack Wempe |
Democrat |
Challenger |
| Dist |
Candidate |
Party |
Status |
| |
|
|
|
|
1
|
Doug Gatewood |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
2
|
Robert "Bob" Grant |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
3
|
Julie Menghini |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
4
|
Shirley J. Palmer |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
5
|
Bill Feuerborn |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
6
|
Ginny Rigney |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
7
|
Richard J. Proehl |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
8
|
Jerry D. Williams |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
9
|
William A Shirley |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
10
|
Tom Holland |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
11
|
Ralph Anthony |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
12
|
Jeff King |
Republican |
Open seat |
|
13
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
14
|
Aunesty Janssen |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
15
|
Heather Cessna |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
16
|
Gene Rardin |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
17
|
Stephanie Sharp |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
18
|
Cindy Neighbor |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
19
|
Thomas C. (Tim) Owens |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
20
|
Alex Holsinger |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
21
|
Kay Wolf |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
22
|
Sue Storm |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
23
|
Milack Talia |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
24
|
Ed O'Malley |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
25
|
Terrie W. Huntington |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
26
|
Bill Jackson |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
27
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
28
|
Pat Colloton |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
29
|
Sheryl Spalding |
Republican |
Open seat |
|
30
|
Ron Worley |
Republican |
Open seat |
|
31
|
Stan Frownfelter |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
32
|
Louis E. Ruiz |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
33
|
Tom Burroughs |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
34
|
Valdenia C. Winn |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
35
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
36
|
Margaret Long |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
37
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
38
|
Diane Bryant |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
39
|
Corey Mohn |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
40
|
L. Candy Ruff |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
41
|
Marti Crow |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
42
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
43
|
Lee Urban |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
44
|
Rep. Barbara Ballard |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
45
|
Rep. Tom Sloan |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
46
|
Paul Davis |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
47
|
James Robert Farris |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
48
|
Pam Ippel |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
49
|
Bond Faulwell |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
50
|
Dennis Phillips |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
51
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
52
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
53
|
Ann E. Mah |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
54
|
Tanya Dorf |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
55
|
Annie Kuether |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
56
|
Annie Tietze |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
57
|
Vaughn Flora |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
58
|
Harold Lane |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
59
|
Jim Irey |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
60
|
Don Hill |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
61
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
62
|
Rep. Steve Lukert |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
63
|
Rep. Jerry Henry |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
64
|
Vern Swanson |
Republican |
Open seat |
|
65
|
Barbara Craft |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
66
|
Sydney Carlin |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
67
|
Tom Hawk |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
68
|
Judy Leyerzapf |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
69
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
70
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
71
|
Julie McKenna |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
72
|
Tom Thull |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
73
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
74
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
75
|
Sarah Johnston |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
76
|
Susan G. Fowler |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
77
|
Debbie Logsdon |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
78
|
Ed Trimmer |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
79
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
80
|
Vincent Wetta |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
81
|
Judy Armstrong |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
82
|
Jeff Boone |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
83
|
Jo Ann Pottorff |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
84
|
Oletha Faust - Goudeau |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
85
|
Guy MacDonald |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
86
|
Judith Loganbill |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
87
|
Raj Goyle |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
88
|
Jim Ward |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
89
|
Melody McCray - Miller |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
90
|
H.W. (Bill) Collier |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
91
|
Walt Chappell |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
92
|
Nile Dillmore |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
93
|
Marcey Gregory |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
94
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
95
|
Tom Sawyer |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
96
|
Terry L. McLachlan |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
97
|
Dale A. Swenson |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
98
|
Geraldine Flaharty |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
99
|
Charlie Mahoney |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
100
|
Grady Kallenbach |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
101
|
Mark R. Treaster |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
102
|
Janice L. Pauls |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
103
|
Delia Garcia |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
104
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
105
|
Jane Byrnes |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
106
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
107
|
C. Richard Comfort |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
108
|
Joshua Lee Svaty |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
109
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
110
|
Dan Johnson |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
111
|
Eber Phelps |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
112
|
Marty Keenan |
Democrat |
Open seat |
|
113
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
114
|
Kent Goyen |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
115
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
116
|
Dennis McKinney |
Democrat |
Incumbent |
|
117
|
Duane Mathes |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
118
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
119
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
120
|
Bob Strevey |
Democrat |
Challenger |
|
121
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
122
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
123
|
Jeff Whitham |
Republican |
Open seat |
|
124
|
Bill Light |
Republican |
Incumbent |
|
125
|
No recommendation |
|
|
|
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