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Kelly Meigs
Kelly Meigs is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 23 from 2010 to 2015. Meigs did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Meigs earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from Evangel University in 1987. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Meigs served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Children and Seniors, Vice chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Education |
2011-2012
Meigs serves on the following Kansas House of Representatives committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Children and Families |
| • Elections |
| • Government Efficiency |
| • Health and Human Services |
Issues
Campaign issues
2014
Meigs' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Constitutionally Limited Government
- Excerpt: "Government has a specifically designed role in our society."
Education
- Excerpt: "Quality education has been one of the strengths of Johnson County. In order to ensure this continues, I would support legislation that revises the current state funding formula."
Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "We need fiscally responsible leaders in Topeka that are going to rein in spending, lower taxes and encourage both consumers and businesses to do business in Kansas."
Pro-Family
- Excerpt: "I will fight to see that late-term abortion laws are being enforced."
Rule of Law
- Excerpt: "I support and stand behind the rule of law when it comes to immigration."
Elections
2012
Meigs won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 23. Meigs ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Dave Pack (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Kelly Meigs Incumbent |
50.9% | 4,390 | |
| Democratic | Dave Pack | 49.1% | 4,228 | |
| Total Votes | 8,618 | |||
2010
Meigs defeated incumbent Jill Quigley in the Republican primary on August 3, 2010.[5] Meigs faced Bryan Cox (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 17 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kelly Meigs (R)
|
5,647 | |||
| Bryan Cox (D) | 2,962 | |||
| Michael Kerner (L) | 345 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[7]
2013
Kelly Meigs received a score of 70.0% in the 2013 index.[8]
Personal
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Meigs and her husband, Mike, have four children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Kelly + Meigs + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Kelly Meigs' Biography," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kelly Meigs for State Representative, "Issues," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Judy Morrison (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 23 2013-2015 |
Succeeded by Linda Gallagher (R) |
| Preceded by Jill Quigley (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 17 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Brett Hildabrand (R) |
