John Rubin

John Rubin
Kansas House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$88.66/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Boston College (1970)
J.D.	Washington University (1973)
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Years of service	1977 – 1979
Service branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1973 – 1976
Personal
Birthday	June 23, 1948
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri
Religion	Roman Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

John Rubin (b. June 23, 1948) is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 18 since 2011.

Rubin's career began in the military, where he served a three year active duty tour as a JAG Corps officer with the US Navy during the Vietnam War. After his service in the military, he worked as an attorney/advisor specializing in contract and procurement law for the Kansas City District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. He was then promoted to the position of labor lawyer and senior litigator for the Kansas City Region of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. John then rose to a position as a banking law specialist and senior litigator for the Kansas City Region of the FDIC. There, he prosecuted financial institutions and their officers. Due to his strong record of Federal service, John was appointed in October 1994 by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as a United States Administrative Law Judge. He served in that capacity for ten years until his retirement in 2004.

Rubin graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 1970. He earned his JD from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1973.

Issues

Campaign themes

Rubin's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Promote a Vibrant and Competitive Economy

• Excerpt:"Advocate a pro-business fiscal policy to spur economic development"

Rein in State Spending and Limit the Size of Government

• Excerpt:"Implement zero-based budgeting to ensure justification, accountability and transparency"

Support Quality Public Education

• Excerpt:"Establish and maintain local control of school districts budgeting, receipts, and expenditures "

Enforce the Rule of Law

• Excerpt:"Eliminate Kansas taxpayer funding of any non-emergency benefits or services for illegal immigrants "

Maintain and Strengthen Traditional Kansas Values

• Excerpt:"Enact pro-life legislation and policies "

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

John Rubin endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rubin served on the following committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Chair
• Judiciary
• Rules and Journal
• Pensions and Benefits

2011-2012

Rubin served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rubin won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 18. Rubin defeated Neal Sawyer in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Milack Talia (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Rubin Incumbent	53.7%	6,057
	Democratic	Milack Talia	46.3%	5,215
Total Votes				11,272

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Rubin Incumbent	66.8%	1,797
Neal Sawyer	33.2%	892
Total Votes		2,689

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rubin defeated incumbent Cindy Neighbor (D) in the November 2 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John Rubin (R)		4,948
Cindy Neighbor (D)		3,432

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Rubin raised $34,365 in contributions.

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Rubin, John	$10,000
Koch Industries	$1,000
Kansas Chamber Of Commerce & Industry	$1,000

Personal

Rubin and his wife Roberta have two children.

Recent news

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John Rubin News Feed

• This Day, May 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
• Kansas Only State to Close Criminal Records to Public - AllGov
• Many criminal records closed in Kansas - Kansas City Star
• House member gathers signatures to extend DD KanCare "carve-out" - KHI News Service
• House GOP leaders pen letter backing DD supports in KanCare - KHI News Service
• Possible Kansas tax compromise in the works - Kansas City Star
• Legislators surprised by state restrictions on criminal records - Topeka Capital Journal
• Kansas gun law is under fire - The Olathenews
• Lawmakers: KanCare for developmentally disabled or $4 million cut - Kansas City Star
• Lawmakers, Kan., residents discuss Kancare - fox4kc.com

External links

Suggest a link

• Official House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Cindy Neighbor (D)	Kansas House of Representatives District 18 2011–present	Succeeded by NA