Kansas House of Representatives, District 110 Choose 1
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.
Biographical Information
What makes you the best candidate for this position? What skills, expertise, or competencies qualify you?
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What are Kansas's three most important issues, and how do you intend to address them?
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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?
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Would you support changes to Kansas election laws and voting systems? Why?
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Biographical Information
What makes you the best candidate for this position? What skills, expertise, or competencies qualify you?
Candidate has not yet responded.
What are Kansas's three most important issues, and how do you intend to address them?
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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?
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Would you support changes to Kansas election laws and voting systems? Why?
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Biographical Information
phone
9136342641
Campaign Email
mark4kshd110@gmail.com
Campaign Web Site
http://www.markforkshd110.com/
Campaign Phone
9136342641
Campaign Address
311 S JEFFERSON ST
Mailing Address
311 S Jefferson
Plainville, KS 67663-2605
Plainville, KS 67663-2605
Personal Biography
I'm a grant and technical writer, primarily working in rural development. I'm a former adjunct professor of Social Advocacy at the University of South Carolina. In my spare time, I've been a Democratic Party Organizer. I've also been active in my community, inventing a public speaker series, protesting a possible Smithfield pork plant, and running for hospital board.
Community/Public Service
Working on the USDA Community Facilities Loan for Redbud Village, working on campaigns for local office, service to the First Congressional District Democrats, etc.
Education
MA - Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University. Bachelors - Political Science, Communication Studies, University of Kansas
Ballot City
Plainville
County
Rooks, Phillips, Graham, Norton, Ellis, minus Hays and Victoria
What makes you the best candidate for this position? What skills, expertise, or competencies qualify you?
I've been working in rural development and healthcare for the last 5 years. I've also been working as an organizer and power builder. I'm the only candidate in the race with a vision of the future for the region. I'm the only candidate who wants to lead the district, not outsource leadership to the people of the district.
What are Kansas's three most important issues, and how do you intend to address them?
1. Rural Healthcare - Expand Medicaid, make capital accessible for USDA community facilities loans, and healthcare workforce requirement.
2. Housing - mandate land banks and allow networks of hospitals and nursing homes in rural areas to use quality housing as a hiring incentive.
3. Property taxes - we need to lower rates, tax different things, tax the wealthy, and establish rural sovereign wealth funds.
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?
Ban the gut and go process.
Would you support changes to Kansas election laws and voting systems? Why?
Yes. Elections need to be publicly funded to prevent undo corporate interest. This also makes qualified candidates have a chance against more well funded corporate candidates.
Biographical Information
What makes you the best candidate for this position? What skills, expertise, or competencies qualify you?
Candidate has not yet responded.
What are Kansas's three most important issues, and how do you intend to address them?
Candidate has not yet responded.
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?
Candidate has not yet responded.
Would you support changes to Kansas election laws and voting systems? Why?
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