Becca Peck

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Becca Peck

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

DeVry University, 1989

Personal

Birthplace

Lexington, Mo.

Religion

Christian

Profession

IT specialist

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Becca Peck (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 37. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Peck completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Becca Peck was born in Lexington, Missouri. She earned a bachelor's degree from DeVry University in 1989. Peck's career experience includes working as an IT specialist with Sprint.

Elections

2020

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 37

Incumbent Molly Baumgardner defeated Becca Peck in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 37 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Baumgardner (R)	65.3	30,758
		Becca Peck (D)	34.7	16,319

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,077
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 37

Becca Peck advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 37 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Peck	100.0	4,396

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,396
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 37

Incumbent Molly Baumgardner advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 37 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Baumgardner	100.0	12,235

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Becca Peck completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peck's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was raised by a single Mom. I began helping her balance her budget and pay bills when I was in middle school. I worked full-time midnight shift while earning my bachelor's degree in Computer Science. I worked in the telecommunications industry for 10 years before marrying my husband Kevin. We've been married for 28 years and have lived in the district for 20 years. We have two young adult sons. After our youngest experienced severe global disabilities as an infant, I became his full-time healthcare and education advocate. For 20 years I filled critical leadership roles at church, boy scouts, schools, homeowners association, and with the Kansas Federation of Democratic Women. I will bring my wealth of life experiences and advocacy to find common-sense bi-partisan solutions to real problems Kansans face.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Access to healthcare strengthens our workforce, preserves our hospitals, and grows the economy. Medicaid Expansion is critical to families who lost jobs and health insurance as a result of COVID-19 and brings federal dollars back to the state.
• A high quality public education is essential for success in the 21st century global economy. An educated workforce brings economic prosperity to hardworking families. We must ensure our schools safely operate with COVID-19 accommodations.
• Improve infrastructure to fund fiscally responsible, maintained roads, bridges, and broadband will be the path to economic recovery.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Healthcare including mental health services, public education, and broadband as a utility.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

As a teen, I worked for a string of fast-food restaurants that all closed within three years. This taught me valuable lessons in perserverance, customer service, and sound business practices. I learned every job at a company is important and that teamwork is necessary for the success of that company. The money I earned was used for high school expenses teaching me self sufficiency.

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

The greatest challenge for the state in the next decade will be rebuilding the economy in the aftermath of the global pandemic. We rebuild our economy by getting people back to work with infrastructure projects, installing broadband, refinancing our debt and bringing federal dollars back to Kansas by expanding Medicaid.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

I believe it's important to build relationships with other legislators. We need to be willing to listen to other viewpoints, regardless of political party and without the influence of special-interest groups. We may not agree with one another. However, we need to find a way to develop solutions through compromise. In the end, the legislative process and the legislation should benefit our constituents.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I spoke with a woman who lost her husband due to COVID. She shared stories about him: where he was from, what he did, and what their children do. She was heartbroken and in tears as she relayed how they lived their life. Her husband, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, lived in a nursing home and because of COVID she hadn't been able to visit him in months. He died alone without his family able to properly say goodbye to him. His death haunts her, knowing how he must have struggled in his final moments. Weeks after his death, she continues to have trouble sleeping through the night missing him all the more.

She's saddened and angry that elected officials and the general public dismiss the threat of COVID-19 by not taking it seriously. To her, it diminishes her husband's life and his death.

It broke my heart. Hearing her story illustrates how this disease is literally robbing people of intimate family connections of being together and comforting one another in difficult times.

She is one of many who continue to suffer that energizes me to advocate even more on their behalf.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Kansas State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ty Masterson

Majority Leader:Chase Blasi

Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes

Senators

District 1

Craig Bowser (R)

District 2

Marci Francisco (D)

District 3

Rick Kloos (R)

District 4

David Haley (D)

District 5

Jeff Klemp (R)

District 6

Pat Pettey (D)

District 7

Ethan Corson (D)

District 8

Cindy Holscher (D)

District 9

Beverly Gossage (R)

District 10

Mike Thompson (R)

District 11

Kellie Warren (R)

District 12

Caryn Tyson (R)

District 13

Tim Shallenburger (R)

District 14

Michael Fagg (R)

District 15

Virgil Peck (R)

District 16

Ty Masterson (R)

District 17

Mike Argabright (R)

District 18

Kenny Titus (R)

District 19

Patrick Schmidt (D)

District 20

Brenda Dietrich (R)

District 21

Dinah Sykes (D)

District 22

Brad Starnes (R)

District 23

Adam Thomas (R)

District 24

Scott Hill (R)

District 25

Mary Ware (D)

District 26

Chase Blasi (R)

District 27

Joe Claeys (R)

District 28

Mike Petersen (R)

District 29

Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)

District 30

Renee Erickson (R)

District 31

Stephen Owens (R)

District 32

Larry Alley (R)

District 33

Tory Blew (R)

District 34

Michael Murphy (R)

District 35

TJ Rose (R)

District 36

Elaine Bowers (R)

District 37

Douglas Shane (R)

District 38

Ronald Ryckman (R)

District 39

Bill Clifford (R)

District 40

Rick Billinger (R)

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