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Susan Wagle
| Susan Wagle | ||
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| Kansas State Senate District 30 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2001 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 9, 2017 | ||
| Years in position | 12 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Speaker Pro Tempore, Kansas State House | ||
| 1994 – 1998 | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $88.50/day | |
| Per diem | $123/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 7, 2000 | |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Kansas House of Representatives | ||
| 1991 – 2001 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Wichita State University (1979) | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wagle served on the following committees:
| Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Interstate Cooperation, Chair | ||||
| • Organization, Calendar and Rules, Chair | ||||
| • Commerce, Vice-chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wagle served on these committees:
| Kansas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Commerce, Chair | ||||
| • Economic Development, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Reapportionment | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wagle served on these committees:
| Kansas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Local Government, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Children's Issues | ||||
| • Commerce | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Ethics and Elections | ||||
Issues
Sen. Wagle does not have a website where she lists her issue positions.
Legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Wagle includes:[1]
- Constitutional amendment to have supreme court justices' appointments subject to consent of the senate.[2]
- A bill to create a budget stabilization fund[3]
- A bill regarding the right to bear arms[4]
Elections
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Wagle won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 30. Wagle ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Patrick K. Cantwell (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]
| Kansas State Senate, District 30, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Susan Wagle Incumbent |
61.3% | 16,700 | |
| Democratic | Patrick K. Cantwell | 38.7% | 10,527 | |
| Total Votes | 27,227 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wagle was re-elected to the 30th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Elizabeth Bishop (D) and Gordon Bakken (L). [8] Wagle raised $83,867 for her campaign, while Bishop raised $46,487 and Bakken raised $0. [9]
| Kansas State Senate, District 30 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Susan Wagle (R)
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19,883 | 56.2% | ||
| Elizabeth Bishop (D) | 14,308 | 40.4% | ||
| Gordon Bakken (L) | 1,147 | 3.2% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2008
In 2008 Wagle collected $83,867 in donations.[10]
Her four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee | $6,800 |
| Kansas Hospital Association | $2,131 |
| Kansas Optometric Association | $2,131 |
| Kansas Medical Society | $2,131 |
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."[11] Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.
2010
Susan Wagle received a rating of 80% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.[12]
Personal
Wagle and her husband Tom have four children.[13]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Susan + Wagle + Kansas + Legislature
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Susan Wagle News Feed
- Simons' Saturday Column: KU's legislative lobbying effort lacks clout, continuity - Lawrence Journal World
- Sales tax stalemate highlights legislative disagreements even within one party - Kansas.com
- Gas prices, Kansas politics, KMBC-TV weather - Kansas City Star
- Kansas Senate passes plan to cut sales tax on groceries - Kansas City Star
- Senate OKs plan keeping sales tax at same level but cutting tax on food - Kansas.com
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts - The Kansas City Kansan
- Kan. GOP state senators caucusing on tax issues - The Republic
- Kan. Legislature stalemated on tax, budget issues - Albany Times Union
- KU makes sudden change to Statehouse presence - Basehor Sentinel
- Kansas is Not a Good "Red-State Model" - KSAL
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External links
- Kansas State Senate Website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Vote Kansas Profile
- Campaign Contributions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
References
- ↑ Legislation
- ↑ Bill 1612
- ↑ SB 1614
- ↑ SB 1611
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 Primary (official)," retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Kansas General Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ 2008 Kansas Election Results
- ↑ Kansas State Senate, 2008 Money Raised
- ↑ Susan Wagle 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Kansas Economic Freedom Index, "Homepage," accessed January 13, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Economic Freedom Index, "2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index," May 18, 2010
- ↑ Biography from Project Vote Smart
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| Preceded by Barbara Lawrence |
Kansas State Senate District 30 2001–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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