Allan Rothlisberg
Allan Rothlisberg is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 65 from 2012 to 2015.
Biography
Rothlisberg's professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor in Management and Human Relations. He served in the military for thirty years.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rothlisberg served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Education Budget |
Campaign themes
2012
Rothlisberg's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Strengthen Education
- Excerpt: "Amend equalization law to allow all military education funds to stay in the local school district."
Limited Government
- Excerpt: "Privatize government programs wherever possible in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the affected programs."
Create New Jobs
- Excerpt: "Lower taxes to create new job opportunities in Kansas."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Tom Brungardt was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Allan Rothlisberg was defeated by Lonnie Clark in the Republican primary. Clark defeated Brungardt in the general election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lonnie Clark |
60.6% | 1,667 | |
| Democratic | Tom Brungardt | 39.4% | 1,085 | |
| Total Votes | 2,752 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lonnie Clark |
59.4% | 464 |
| Allan Rothlisberg Incumbent | 40.6% | 317 |
| Total Votes | 781 | |
2012
Rothlisberg won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 65. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Melody Saxton (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Allan Rothlisberg |
50.2% | 2,127 | |
| Democratic | Melody Saxton | 49.8% | 2,110 | |
| Total Votes | 4,237 | |||
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.[5]
2013
Allan Rothlisberg received a score of 66.0% in the 2013 index.[6]
Personal
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Rothlisberg and his wife, Sandy, have five children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Allan + Rothlisberg + Kansas + House"
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
- Allan Rothlisberg on Facebook
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "allanrothlisberg," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (official)," accessed July 9, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James P. Fawcett (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 65 2013-2015 |
Succeeded by Lonnie Clark (R) |
