Kansas House of Representatives, District 033
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on legislation, helping to create a state budget, and legislative oversight over state agencies.
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Mike Thompson
(Rep)
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Eli Woody
(Dem)
What makes you the best candidate for this position? What skills, expertise, or competencies qualify you?
What are Kansas's three most important issues, and how do you intend to address them?
How would you make it easier for Kansas citizens to follow bills as they flow through the legislature? What, if any, changes would you propose in the “Gut and Go” process?
Would you support changes to Kansas election laws and voting systems? Why?
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Campaign Phone
7854087174
Personal Biography
Eli Woody is a former teacher who currently works at an educational nonprofit. Eli and his wife Amy live in Kansas City, Kansas. Eli was raised in Topeka by parents who have long family histories in civil service and community work. His father, Elgin III ("Coach Woody") was the Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Topeka. Eli believes that "same old, same old" in politics is not working; the only way to come up with working class solutions is to put more working class people in public office.
Education
M.A., Communication- University of Colorado Denver. B.A., English Education- Washburn University
Community/Public Service
Judging area high school speech and debate.
In short, I care. Even if an issue does not directly affect me personally, I can empathize. I listen to constituents and elevate their voices to advocate for real, everyday solutions. I'm a former public school teacher, which taught me how to listen to the needs of others and advocate for policy and solutions that helps meet their needs (students, parents, community members). I am willing to work with any reasonable Representative to come up with solutions for issues facing working class Kansans every day.
Expanding access to healthcare (Medicaid expansion), Protecting women's reproductive choice, fully funding public education (including special education). I plan to vote for legislation like expanding Medicaid. I plan to block any legislative attempts to infringe upon women's reproductive freedom. And I will work with educators and support staff to come up with a budget that meets the needs of the current state of Education.
I plan to continue utilizing social media to summarize what I have been up to lately in the Statehouse and communicate in a simplified manner some of the complex details of proposed or passed legislation. Gut and go as a process is unethical. Constituents deserve the right to hearings and floor debates, not sneaky moves that hide irrelevant issues in legislation.
We need to do everything we can to remove obstacles that disenfranchise voters or make it more difficult for them to vote. Some politicians deflect from this by committing themselves instead to "fighting voter fraud" or "ensuring election integrity." I am committed to creating an easy and equitable voting process for all. Just because voting is easy for some does not mean it is easy for all, especially in Wyandotte County.
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