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Kansas, State House, District 45

Kansas House of Representatives District 45
Current incumbentMike Amyx Democratic Party

Kansas' forty-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Mike Amyx.

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 45

Mike Amyx (D) defeated Cynthia Smith (R) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Mike Amyx (D)
70.2
10,049

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Cynthia Smith (R)
29.8
4,272

Total votes: 14,321
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 45

Mike Amyx defeated Aidan Loveland Koster and Steven Davis in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 45 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Mike Amyx (D)
56.3
1,664

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Aidan Loveland Koster (D)
21.9
649

Steven Davis (D)
21.8
645

Total votes: 2,958
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 45

Cynthia Smith defeated Ronald Thacker in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 45 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Cynthia Smith (R)
56.6
1,404

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Ronald Thacker (R)
43.4
1,076

Total votes: 2,480

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 Thomas Sloan defeated Terry Manies in the Kansas House of Representatives District 45 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Sloan Incumbent 54.63% 7,681
Democratic Terry Manies 45.37% 6,379
Total Votes 14,060
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Terry Manies ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 45 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Terry Manies (unopposed)

Incumbent Thomas Sloan defeated Jeremy Ryan Pierce in the Kansas House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Sloan Incumbent 70.24% 1,291
Republican Jeremy Ryan Pierce 29.76% 547
Total Votes 1,838

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. Incumbent Tom Sloan defeated Jeremy Ryan Pierce in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTom Sloan Incumbent 76.1% 1,431
Jeremy Ryan Pierce 23.9% 449
Total Votes 1,880

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. Incumbent Thomas Sloan (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 45 raised a total of $456,933. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $22,847 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 45

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $56,981 3 $18,994
2014 $40,295 2 $20,148
2012 $25,450 1 $25,450
2010 $81,283 2 $40,642
2008 $79,818 2 $39,909
2006 $41,747 2 $20,874
2004 $47,795 3 $15,932
2002 $44,959 3 $14,986
2000 $38,605 2 $19,303
Total $456,933 20 $22,847