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Brett Parker
Brett Parker (Democratic Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. He left office on August 29, 2021.
Parker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 29. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Parker announced in May 2021 that he would step down from the Kansas House to serve as the state policy director for the group American Atheists.[1]
Biography
Parker was born in Johnson County, Kansas, and received his bachelor's degree in secondary education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He also attended crisis prevention training at the Crisis Prevention Institute in Somerville. Parker's professional experience includes teaching English at the Countryside Elementary School and Pioneer Trail Middle School and tutoring for mathematics, reading, and Advanced Placement courses. He founded Dress to the Nines Day and served as vice president of the Kansas National Education Association.
Representative Parker was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016. In the 2019 session, he was a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Higher Education Budget Committee, the Pensions, Investments, and Benefits Committee, and Ranking Minority Member of the Calendar and Printing and the Elections committees.[2]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Parker was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Elections Committee
- Health and Human Services Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- Insurance and Pensions Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Parker was assigned to the following committees:
- Pensions, Investments and Benefits Committee
- Calendar and Printing Committee, Ranking minority member
- Elections Committee, Ranking minority member
- Appropriations Committee
- Higher Education Budget Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Elections |
| • Insurance |
| • Transportation and Public Safety Budget |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Brett Parker defeated Jerry Clinton in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brett Parker (D) | 56.9 | 7,636 |
| Jerry Clinton (R) | 43.1 | 5,795 | ||
| Total votes: 13,431 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Brett Parker advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Parker | 100.0 | 2,538 |
| Total votes: 2,538 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29
Jerry Clinton advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerry Clinton | 100.0 | 2,908 | |
| Total votes: 2,908 | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Brett Parker defeated James Todd and Robert Firestone in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Parker (D) | 56.3 | 6,309 |
 | James Todd (R) | 41.1 | 4,610 | |
| Robert Firestone (L) | 2.6 | 296 | ||
| Total votes: 11,215 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Brett Parker advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Parker | 100.0 | 2,141 |
| Total votes: 2,141 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29
James Todd defeated Peggy Galvin in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 29 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Todd | 56.2 | 1,635 |
| Peggy Galvin | 43.8 | 1,274 | ||
| Total votes: 2,909 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Brett Parker defeated incumbent James Todd in the Kansas House of Representatives District 29 general election.[3][4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brett Parker |
52.66% | 6,249 | |
| Republican | James Todd Incumbent | 47.34% | 5,617 | |
| Total Votes | 11,866 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Brett Parker ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Brett Parker (unopposed) | |
Incumbent James Todd ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | James Todd Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Parker's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Brett Parker is running to ensure that interests of Kansans are being represented in Topeka. Whether it’s transparent government or investing in education and infrastructure, Brett Parker is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work.
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| —Brett Parker[8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2021
In 2021, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
2020
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In 2020, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.
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2019
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In 2019, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.
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2017
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In 2017, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Kansas House of Representatives District 29 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ KWCH, "Democrat leaving Kansas House joins national atheists group," August 16, 2021
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Brett Parker's Biography," accessed November 11, 2019
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brett Parker for Kansas, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James Todd (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 29 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by Heather Meyer (D) |
