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Kansas, State House, District 25

Kansas House of Representatives District 25
Current incumbentRui Xu Democratic Party

Kansas' twenty-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Rui Xu.

Kansas state representatives represent an average of 22,825 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 21,507 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.

Qualifications

Section 4 of Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$88.66/day$144/day

Pension

As of 2011, when pensions are calculated for Kansas legislators, their normal annual salary is inflated by nearly $78,000. This is composed of $32,982, which comes from multiplying their daily salary by 372 (the number of days they would work if in session every day and if every month had 31 days), $45,756 from adding in their daily per diem (also based on 372 days) and $7,083 from expense payments. According to former state Senator Steve Morris, this is intended as compensation because of low legislative salaries which are seen as difficult to raise.

Vacancies

The Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat must call for a convention within 21 days of the vacancy. The convention is designed to select the Governor's appointee and involves all the committeemen and committeewomen that represent the vacant house district.

The committeemen and committeewomen present for voting must approve a replacement on a simple majority vote. Once the vote has been conducted, the party committee must send the paperwork certifying the selection to the Governor within 24 hours or the next business day. The Governor has seven days after receiving the paperwork to act on the appointment.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 25

Rui Xu (D) defeated incumbent Melissa Rooker (R) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 25 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rui Xu (D)
50.5
6,637

Melissa Rooker (R)
49.5
6,516

Total votes: 13,153
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 25

Rui Xu advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 25 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rui Xu (D)
100
3,323

Total votes: 3,323
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 25

Incumbent Melissa Rooker advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 25 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Melissa Rooker (R)
100
2,745

Total votes: 2,745

2016

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Melissa Rooker defeated Matt McCann in the Kansas House of Representatives District 25 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Melissa Rooker Incumbent 59.05% 7,924
Democratic Matt McCann 40.95% 5,495
Total Votes 13,419
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Matt McCann ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt McCann (unopposed)

Incumbent Melissa Rooker ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 25 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Melissa Rooker Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Jennifer Robinson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Melissa Rooker was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rooker defeated Robinson in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 25, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Rooker Incumbent 56.6% 5,542
Democratic Jennifer Robinson 43.4% 4,252
Total Votes 9,794

2012

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2012. Melissa Rooker (R) defeated Megan England (D) in the general election. England defeated Scott Gregory in the Democratic primary, while Rooker defeated Stephen Foster and Bill Griffith in the Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Rooker 50.8% 6,573
Democratic Megan England 49.2% 6,376
Total Votes 12,949

Kansas House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMegan England 70.6% 688
Scott Gregory 29.4% 286
Total Votes 974

Kansas House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Rooker 47.2% 1,330
Stephen Foster 27.3% 769
Bill Griffith 25.6% 721
Total Votes 2,820

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 25 raised a total of $548,087. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $23,830 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 25

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $79,597 2 $39,799
2014 $97,504 2 $48,752
2012 $80,586 6 $13,431
2010 $63,286 2 $31,643
2008 $26,075 2 $13,038
2006 $62,535 2 $31,268
2004 $49,840 2 $24,920
2002 $67,249 3 $22,416
2000 $21,415 2 $10,708
Total $548,087 23 $23,830