Kansas House of Representatives, District 076
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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David A. Claridge
(Dem)
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Russel Stukey
(Rep)
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?
phone
6207571449
phone (mobile)
6207571449
Personal Biography
Born and raised in Emporia Kansas, received a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.S. in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy from Emporia State University in 2024. Was raised by a mother who was a loud advocate for children with ASD and wanted to do right by both her and Kansas by introducing legislation to help communities most heavily impacted by our shared crumbling economy.
Education
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2017-2024, B.S. in Political Science 2017-2024, High school diploma 2015
Ballot City
Emporia
County
Lyon
Home Phone
6207571449
email_added
claridgefor76@gmail.com
My educational background is in large part Political Science, where I studied how government and bureaucracies run- my personal interest is how they often fail. I see how Kansas and the country are on a trajectory toward economic ruin and political instability, and I understand how to avoid it. I also am not afraid to speak truth to power or to become belligerent with opposition should the need arise.
Affordability, farm debt, and job loss. I have an idea for legislation that would acquire unused infrastructure and revitalize it for use by farmer co-ops to bring back lost jobs around Kansas, which should keep money in Kansas while also lowering food costs in locally.
I would like to implement government websites that track the status of bills as well as provide summaries for particularly lengthy pieces of legislation.
I would support widening the ability for legal residents to cast votes. Voting is what makes a Representative Democracy function, and as it stands, this fundamental right is constantly under attack. Rights such as mail-in voting are under threat in the name of preventing illegal votes from being cast while ignoring the importance that mail-in voting serves for both farming communities as well as senior and disabled communities.
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