Ruth Teichman

Ruth Teichman
Kansas State Senate District 33
Former Member
In office
2001 - 2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 7, 2000
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Ruth Teichman is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 33 from 2001 to 2013. She was previously a member of the Stafford Board of Education for 20 years.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Teichman served on these committees:

• Agriculture, Vice Chair
• Education
• Financial Institutions and Insurance, Chair
• Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight
• KPERS Select
• Joint Committee on Legislative Educational Planning
• Natural Resources
• Organization, Calendar and Rules
• Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
• Reapportionment
• Ways and Means

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Teichman served on these committees:

• Financial Institutions and Insurance (chair)
• Natural Resources (vice-chair)
• Education
• Organization, Calendar and Rules
• Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
• Ways and Means
• Joint Committee on Legislative Educational Planning

Issues

Sen. Teichman's main focus is improving education.

Sen. Teichman has not sponsored any notable legislation recently See also: Sen. Teichman's legislative history on State Surge

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Teichman ran for re-election in 2012. She was defeated by current House incumbent Mitch Holmes in the August 7 Republican primary.

Kansas State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mitch Holmes	53%	7,635
Ruth Teichman Incumbent	47%	6,762
Total Votes		14,397

2008

On November 4, 2008, Teichman was re-elected to the 33rd District Seat in the Kansas State Senate with no opposition. Teichman raised $114,798 for her campaign.

Kansas State Senate, District 33 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Ruth Teichman (R)		23,877	100%

Campaign donors

In 2008 Teichman collected $114,798 in donations.

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Teichman, Ruth	$10,000
Kansas Association of Realtors	$2,000
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce	$2,000
Koch Industries	$2,000

Scorecards

Kansas Economic Freedom Index

The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is a project of Bob Weeks, creator of the blog Voice For Liberty in Wichita. The purpose of the Index "is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t." Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.

2010

Ruth Teichman received a rating of 24% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.

Recent news

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Ruth Teichman News Feed

• Kansas Chamber video showcases close political ties - The Wichita Eagle (blog)

External links

Suggest a link

Wikipedia® has an article on:

Ruth Teichman

• Sen. Teichman's website
• Kansas State Senate Website
• Kansas Republican Assembly Profile
• Project Vote Smart Bio
• Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
• Campaign contributions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by Laurie Bleeker	Kansas State Senate District 33 2001–2013	Succeeded by Mitch Holmes (R)