Owen Donohoe
| Owen Donohoe | ||
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| Kansas House of Representatives District 39 | ||
| Former Member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007 - 2013 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Small business owner | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Donohoe moved to Kansas in 1989 to start his own medical device company, Donohoe and Associates. He has been married for 42 years and has 5 children and 9 grandchildren.[1]
Policy Positions
Donohoe's website lists his main issues as energy, tackling the state budget crisis, tax relief, property rights, quality * Education Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, support for life and ethical stem-cell research, and lawful treatment of illegal immigrants.[2] He describes himself as a "fiscal conservative, for limited government, a strong proponent of individual property rights, and pro-life."
Donohoe 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 2150 Property taxation; 2% limit on valuation increases. 02/27/2009
- H 2202 Enforcement of laws concerning unlawful immigration. 02/03/2009
- H 2205 Repeal of K.S.A. 76-731a, which grants residency for tuition purposes to certain unlawful immigrants. 02/03/2009
- H 2206 Amendments to late term and partial birth abortion law. 03/05/2009[4]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Donohoe served on the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
- Health and Human Services Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, Vice Chair
- Legislative Educational Planning Committee, Kansas State Legislature
- Taxation Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Donohoe served on the following committees:
- Economic Development and Tourism Committee, House of Representatives (Vice-Chair)
- Appropriations Committee, House of Representatives
- General Government Budget Committee, House of Representatives
- Aging and Long Term Care Committee, House of Representatives
- Economic Development Joint Committee, State Legislature
- Joint Committee on Legislative Educational Planning
Elections
2010
Donohoe won re-election to the 39th District seat against Joe Novak (D). Donohoe had no opposition in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 39 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Owen Donohoe (R)
|
6,477 | |||
| Joe Novak (D) | 3,991 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Donohoe was re-elected to the 39th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Joe Novak (D). [6] Donohoe raised $43,013 for his campaign, while Novak raised $72,153. [7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 39 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Owen Donohoe (R)
|
8,169 | 51.1% | ||
| Joe Novak (D) | 7,789 | 48.8% | ||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Donohoe received $121,850 in campaign donations. The largest contributors to the campaign are listed below.[8]
| Kansas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Owen Donohoe's campaign in 2010 | |
| Donohoe, Owen | $109,700 |
| Hospital Corp Of America | $700 |
| BCBS PAC | $500 |
| Kansas Association Of Realtors | $500 |
| Kansas Citizens For Life Liberty & Prop | $500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $121,850 |
2008
In 2008 Donohoe collected $43,013 in donations.[9]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Donohoe, Owen | $24,277 |
| Straub, Susan & Ernie | $1,000 |
| Koch Industries | $1,000 |
| National Rifle Association | $1,000 |
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External links
- Owen Donohoe's Official Website
- Kansas Legislature - Owen Donohoe
- Project Vote Smart Bio
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2006, 2008
- Owen Donohoe on Facebook
References
- ↑ Rep. Owen Donohoe About Owen
- ↑ Rep. Owen Donohoe - Issues
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Donohoe Issue Positions
- ↑ Kansas Legislature - Bills Introduced by Member
- ↑ 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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Succeeded by Charles Macheers (R) |
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