Kansas Election Thread -- Post Info Here

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

[TroutStalker]

KANSAS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor and Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
[ Bill Graves (R)* - Not Eligible to Seek Re-Election in 2002. ]
& [ Gary Sherrer (R)* - Retiring in 2002. ]

Tim Shallenburger (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State House Speaker & Banker
& Dave Lindstrom (R) - Restaurant Chain Owner & Ex-Pro Football Player

Kathleen Sebelius (D) - State Insurance Commissioner & Ex-State Rep.
& John Moore (D) - Cessna Aircraft Company Executive Vice President & Ex-Republican

I. Dennis Hawver (Libertarian) - Attorney, State Party Vice Chair & '00 Congressional Nominee
& Joel Heller (Libertarian)

Ted Pettibone (Reform) - Businessman & Ex-Financial Executive
& Mike Wilson (Reform) - Ex-State Party Chairman, College Professor & Navy Veteran

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Ron Thornburgh (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Haley (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Charles St. George (Reform)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Carla Stovall (R)* - Retiring in 2002. ]
Phill Kline (R) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '00 Congressional Nominee
Chris Biggs (D) - Geary County Attorney

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ Kathleen Sebelius (D)* - Running for Governor in 2002. ]
Jim Garner (D) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Sandy Praeger (R) - State Sen. & Health Care Consultant

STATE TREASURER:
[ Tim Shallenburger (R)* - Running for Governor in 2002. ]
Lynn Jenkins (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Accountant
Sally Finney (D) - Kansas Public Health Association Executive Director

U.S. SENATOR:

Pat Roberts (R)*
Steven Rosile (Libertarian) - State Party Chair, Construction Worker & Frequent Candidate
George Cook (Reform) - Armed Courier & Navy Veteran

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jerry Moran (R)*
Jack Warner (Libertarian) - Rancher, Gun Rights Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jim Ryun (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Lykins (D) - State Democratic Party Treasurer & '98 Attorney General Nominee
Art Clack (Libertarian) - Store Owner, Vietnam War Veteran & '96 Nominee

District 3:
Dennis Moore (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Taff (R) - Marketing Consultant, Airline Pilot & Navy Veteran
Doug Martin (Libertarian) - Realtor, Aircraft Program Manager & Army Veteran
Dawn Bly (Reform) - Computer Consultant & Graduate School Student

District 4:
Todd Tiahrt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carlos Nolla (D) - Attorney & '00 Nominee
Maike Warren (Libertarian) - Marijuana Legalization Activist

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[RAT Patrol]

Sounds good to me. Ditch the discord sowers, all of 'em. We have to be able to fight in the primaries and come together in the general election or I might as well jump ship and join the constitution party or something.

[axel f]

On the bright side, our own Freeper Legislator friend, Jonefab, won re-election last night in a landslide! Congratulations!

[Exigence]

You listen to Cates too? Do you ever call in?

I haven't... but I came close to doing so this morning. I saw Cates at the election watch party in Topeka last night. I didn't speak with him, but I could tell he wasn't totally happy with the climate.

How about you? Caller?

[Exigence]

effect some payback on these creeps for their defection, or if we want to work to build a stronger coalition.

I agree that payback won't work and isn't productive, but we won't be able to build a coalition without some changes at the top. Those who are state leaders who supported the defection HAVE to go or no coalition will ever be possible.

I liked the tone Doug Mays adopted this morning on Cates' show. I think we need to rally behind calm and reasonable voices like Mays. But, I also don't think it hurts if Cates acts as our local Limbaugh and starts up a hue and cry to dump some of these "leaders" who are short on party loyalty.

[Exigence]

Mays' opponent ran a very nasty campaign.

Again... she was just as nasty last time. Let's hope she finds something else to do next election. *sigh*

[Exigence]

We never heard BOO! from the love-sick Carla

Not on Shallenburger, but she had to pop her little moderate head up to take a very public shot at Kline just a couple of days ago... and look how close that's turning out, in part due to her "help."

[RAT Patrol]

I'm with you 100% on your post #144.

[axel f]

No, I've never called. I tried once because I knew the answer to a trivia question but couldn't get through. If you call, let me know!

[axel f]

Shallenburger won the following counties:

Barber, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Doniphan, Elk, Finney, Gove, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jewell, Johnson, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Lane, Linn, Logan, Marion, Meade, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morton, Ness, Ottawa, Rawlins, Republic, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson. 48 counties in all.

Yes, I do have too much time on my hands.

[rwfromkansas]

At least Kline won.....now he has an opportunity to obey the House's order and issue a Suit to go to the state Supreme Court, asking them to declare that life begins at conception.

[axel f]

Yeah, and you know Kathleen will do whatever she can to block that one. Kline's so passionate about these things he won't hesitate to tell Kansans what Kathleen is doing. I'm looking forward to watching those two tangle the next four years. Hopefully Kline will show Kansans exactly who Kathleen really is. Then again, maybe I'm just being too hopeful.

[Free State Four]

He probably has a "This Republican is voting for Sebelius" sign in the yard at Cedar Crest.

I AM sorry. I missed this earlier. I have only one thing to say in reaction to this statement: BWWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHA~! fsf

[lagamorph]

It was a little more subtle. The company he owns/works for was getting a lot of heat about their future revenues if he didn't endorse.

[AdA$tra]

Turds of a feather. Captions anyone?

[Free State Four]

"Budget emergency? Budget emergency? Do you see any budget emergency? I don't see one. Kathleen, do you see a budget emergency?"

"No, Bill,you are correct. I don't see any budget emergency, either". Sheesh. Room full of idiots. fsf

[axel f]

Ooooh...looking at that picture has got my blood pressure up.

[Free State Four]

Hey - come see the precious picture AdA$tra posted.

With the big ideas these two have, this meeting could be held in a phone booth with room to spare. fsf

[RAT Patrol]

They deserve each other.

[RAT Patrol]

I'm afraid the "budget emergency" is going to be all of ours.

[jonefab]

That parking garage is coming along nicely, don't you think?