Tom Arpke

Tom Arpke
Kansas State Senate District 24
Incumbent
In office
January 14, 2013 - Present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$88.50/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Kansas House of Representatives District 69
2011-2013
Education
Bachelor's	Florida State University (1974)
Personal
Birthday	February 6, 1952
Place of birth	El Paso, Texas
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Tom Arpke (b. February 6, 1952) is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 24 since 2013. He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 69 from 2011 to 2013.

Before his time in the House, Arpke worked as an Account Manager. He was employed by Nalco from 2000-2006, and by the United States Water Services from 2006-2008. He also worked as a Sales Engineer from 1994-2000.

Arpke received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Florida State University in 1974, majoring in Microbiology.

Issues

Campaign themes

Arpke's website highlights the following campaign themes:

• Excerpt:"I favor lowering the tax burden on Kansas families and businesses."
• Excerpt:"[I] feel that family values and respect for life are core elements that need to be supported in all legislative activities."
• Excerpt:"I have participated in this process of getting back to the people, to listen to their thoughts, discover their dreams, and renew within them a sense of hope in the legislative process."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Arpke served on the following committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
• Education, Vice-chair
• Natural Resources
• Ways and Means

2011-2012

Arpke served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Education Budget
• Transportation

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Arpke won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 24. Arpke defeated Pete Brungardt in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Janice Norlin (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas State Senate, District 24, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Arpke	56.5%	15,112
	Democratic	Janice Norlin	43.5%	11,650
Total Votes				26,762

Kansas State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Arpke	55.4%	5,413
Pete Brungardt Incumbent	44.6%	4,354
Total Votes		9,767

Endorsements

Gov. Sam Brownback (R) endorsed Arpke over incumbent Brungardt. The governor and his allies are targeting moderate Republican incumbents for defeat.

2010

Arpke defeated incumbent Deena Horst in the Republican primary on August 3, 2010 by a margin of 1,205-898. Horst was seeking her ninth term. Arpke defeated Gerrett Morris (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 69 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Tom Arpke (R)		3,733
Gerrett Morris (D)		2,106

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Arpke raised $10,980 in contributions.

His largest contributor was the Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry, which donated $1,000 to his campaign.

Recent news

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• KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence - Lawrence Journal World
• Kansas governor goes fishing, discovers reservoir angling - Bradenton Herald
• This can't be the best option - Salina.com
• Salina South High School Students Win Financial Literacy Video Contest - KSAL
• Analysis: Kansas higher ed budget tied to sales tax - Topeka Capital Journal

Personal

Arpke and his wife Beth have five children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Pete Brungardt (R)	Kansas State Senate District 24 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Deena Horst (R)	Kansas House of Representatives District 69 2011-2013	Succeeded by J.R. Claeys (R)