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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Grace College of the Bible

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Grace College of the Bible
  • Grain/Livestock Farmer, Self-Employed

Political Experience

  • Attended, Grace College of the Bible
  • Grain/Livestock Farmer, Self-Employed
  • Senator, Kansas State Senate, District 1, 2005-present
  • Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 1, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010, 2018
  • Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 49, 2001-2003
  • Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, 1996, 1998

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Kansas State Senate

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council Civil Justice Task Force

Former Chair, Elections and Local Government Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Children's Issues, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on State and Tribal Affairs, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Kansas State Senate

Member, Resolutions Committee, Midwest Council of State Governments

Former Member, Social Services Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Taxation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Taxation Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Utilities Committee, Kansas State Senate

Member, Platform Committee, Republican Party, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Member, Education

Member, Financial Institutions and Insurance

Member, Judiciary

Member, Special Claims Against the State

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Grace College of the Bible
  • Grain/Livestock Farmer, Self-Employed
  • Senator, Kansas State Senate, District 1, 2005-present
  • Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 1, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010, 2018
  • Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 49, 2001-2003
  • Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, 1996, 1998
  • Member, Gideons International, present
  • Former Member, American Legislative Exchange Tax and Fiscal Policy committee
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, United States Highway 36 Association

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Nominee, NRA Millennium Honor Roll

Hobbies or Special Talents:

hunting, fishing, and many other outdoor activities

Names of Grandchildren:

Abigail, Madelyn, Andrea

  • 3

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position