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2010 ANNUAL TIAK CONFERENCE
Marlee Carpenter and Natalie BrightBright and Carpenter Consulting, Inc.
2010 Kansas Elections
KANSAS LEGISLATURE 101
US CONGRESS
2 US Senators
4 US House members
US House members elected to two-year term
US Senate members elected to 6-year term
STATEWIDE OFFICES Governor, Attorney General, Secretary
of State, State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, State School Board
Elected to four-year term Governor is term-limited to two terms
(8 years) No term limits on other statewide
offices All statewide offices up for election in
2010
State Treasurer $82,563
Secretary of State $86,003
Governor $110,707
KANSAS SENATE 40 Senate members Elected to four-year term All members will stand for re-election in
2012 31 Republicans, 9 Democrats
Daily Pay Rate = $88.66
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
125 House members Elected to a two-year term, in even
numbered years Standing re-election in 2010 76 Republicans, 49 Democrats
Daily Pay Rate = $88.66
KANSAS LEGISLATURE 90-day session begins
the second Monday of January
First Adjournment mid-April
Veto Session 2-1/2 weeks after first adjournment
Sine Die at end of May (end of session)
2010 KANSAS ELECTIONS
2010 ELECTION KEY DATES
Filing Deadline—June 10, 2010
Primary Election—August 3, 2010
General Election—November 2, 2010
2010 FEDERAL ELECTIONS
Contested US Senate Seat (Brownback)
No Incumbents in 3 out of 4 Congressional Seats
One US Senate member up for election in 2014
Redistricting will begin during 2011 session
2010 STATE ELECTIONS Kansas Statewide offices
Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Treasurer Insurance Commissioner Board of Education
Kansas Senate District 7th & 17th All Kansas House of
Representatives US House Elections
House and Senate members in several races
US Senate race for Brownback’s open seat
2010 STATE ELECTIONS
38 uncontested races 23 Republicans
15 Democrats
14 primary elections only (all
Republican)
52 general elections only
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 STATE ELECTIONS
Races with both primary and general elections:
21 House districts 18 races Republican primary election where Republican winner faces a Democrat
3 races Democratic primary where Democratic winner faces a Republican
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, cont.
201O ELECTION & THE 2011 LEGISLATURE
9 Kansas Senators running for a different office
Several senators could be picked to serve in new administration
Senate leadership unhappy Senate District 7 (Huntington-R) had a primary race
District 17 open seat with Barnett resignation (Longbine-R)
Republican divide continue between leadership and House-Senate
201O ELECTION & THE 2011
LEGISLATURE House Republican leadership hopes to pick up 8 “more” conservative Republican seats
House Democrat leadership believes it can gain seats
Several “insurance policy” candidates indicated by Democrat leadership
Tea Party influence & anti-incumbent sentiment
201O PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
Mixed results as to direction of Republican party
U.S. Senate race (Moran) U.S. House races (Yoder,
Huelskamp Pompeo and Jenkins)
2 House moderate Republicans unseated (Quigley and Horst)
1 House conservative Republican unseated (Faber)
Neufeld vs. Love Several replacements
will be needed for Senate and House
Love
Neufeld
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS Maximum Contribution
Per ElectionIndividual’s Occupation and Industry required if giving this amount or more
Federal Races (US Senate and House)
$2,400 for the primary
$2,400 for the general
$200 over the course of both the “Primary” and “General” elections
Statewide Races (Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner)
$2,000 for the primary
$2000 for the general
$150 per “election”
Kansas Senate
$1,000 for the primary
$1,000 for the general
$150 per “election”
Kansas House of Representatives
$500 for the primary
$500 for the general
$150 per “election”
2008 TOP 10 CONTRIBUTING PAC’S1. Kansas Contractors Assn.
$165,4792. Kansas National Education Assn.
$127,5143. Kansas Realtors PAC
$122,4504. Kansas Medical Society $
92,2405. Kansas Bankers Assn. $
89,4256. Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC $
87,2507. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $
79,5008. Kansas Optometric $
74,3509. Life Sciences Fund of the
Greater KC Chamber of Commerce $ 71,000
10.Kansas Insurance Agents $ 59,450
HELPFUL ELECTION TOOLS
Bright and Carpenter Newsletter on Election Resultswww.brightcarpenter.com
KS Secretary of State Election Informationwww.kssos.org/elections/elections.html
Locate voting district informationmyvoteinfo.voteks.org
2011 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
GOVERNOR TRANSITION New Cabinet Members ERO’s New Appointments New Budget Director Establish Relationships with Legislative Leadership
Develop Budget Campaign Promises
2011 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES Budget Job creation HR Issues Education Funding
Health Care Reform
Tax Structure Redistricting
CONTACT INFORMATIONBright and Carpenter Consulting, Inc.815 SW Topeka Blvd., Ste. 2CTopeka, KS 66612785.783.7111
Natalie Bright [email protected]
Marlee [email protected]
www.brightcarpenter.com
