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Kasha Kelley
| Kasha Kelley | ||
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| Kansas House of Representatives District 80 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2005 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 8 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $88.66/day | |
| Per diem | $123/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2004 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Kansas | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | CEO, Customer Retention Company, First Intermark Corporation | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Kelley, who received her BS in Broadcast Journalism from University of Kansas, currently serves as CEO of both the Customer Retention Company as well as the First Intermark Corporation.[1]
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kelley served on the following committees:
| Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Chair | ||||
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Taxation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kelley served on the following committees:
| Kansas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice | ||||
| • Legislative Budget, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Taxation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kelley served on the following committees:
| Kansas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • General Government Budget, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Appropriations | ||||
Issues
Kelley's website lists her legislative priorities as taxes, marriage, * Education Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, eminent domain, and the second amendment.[2]
Kelley refused to take Project Vote Smart's 2008 Political Courage Test. The test, which is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices, asks one central question - "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"[3]
Sponsored legislation
- H 2252 Postsecondary technical * Education Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, funding. 02/25/2009
- H 2275 Establishing a program for random drug screening of public assistance applicants and recipients. 03/30/2009[4]
Elections
2012
Kelley won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 80. She was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]
2010
Kelley won re-election to the 79th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. She was also unopposed in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[8]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kelley was re-elected to the 79th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Gene Burr (D). [9] Kelley raised $27,872 for her campaign, while Burr raised $38,370. [10]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 79 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Kasha Kelley (R)
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4,990 | 65.5% | ||
| Gene Burr (D) | 2,624 | 34.4% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Kelley received $13,714 in campaign donations. The largest contributors to the campaign are listed below.[11]
| Kansas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
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| Top contributors to Kasha Kelley's campaign in 2010 | |
| Kelley, Kasha | $3,500 |
| Kansas Chamber Of Commerce & Industry | $1,000 |
| Koch Industries | $800 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Kansas | $650 |
| Kansas Medical Society | $500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $13,714 |
2008
In 2008 Kelley collected $27,872 in donations.[12]
Her four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1st Intermark Corp. | $1,000 |
| Kansas Medical Society | $1,000 |
| Cowley County Republican Central Committee | $1,000 |
| WAl-Mart | $900 |
Recent news
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- Legislature to vote on retaining kids based on reading - Topeka Capital Journal
- New law allowing innovative school districts produces questions - Lawrence Journal World
- Kan. innovative school district law signed - The Daily union.net
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External links
- Official Website
- Kansas Legislature - Kasha Kelley
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2004, 2006, 2008
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kasha Kelley Biography
- ↑ Rep. Kasha Kelley - Issues
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kelley Issue Positions
- ↑ Kansas Legislature - Bills Introduced by Member
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (official)," retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, 2012 Unofficial Kansas General Election Results, accessed November 27, 2012
- ↑ Official Kansas House of Representatives General Election Results, 2010
- ↑ 2008 Kansas Election Results
- ↑ Kansas House of Representatives, 2008 Money Raised
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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| Preceded by Vincent Wetta (D) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 80 2013–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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Kansas House of Representatives District 79 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Ed Trimmer (D) |
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