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Brian Herr (Kansas)
Brian Herr (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 78. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Herr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Herr was born in Wichita, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Air National Guard from 2002 to 2008. Herr earned an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 2008. He earned two bachelor’s degrees from Wichita State Unviersity, one in 2006 and another in 2010. His career experience includes working as a mechanical engineer.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 78
Robyn Essex defeated W. Michael Shimeall in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 78 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robyn Essex (R)  | 53.5 | 5,030 |
 | W. Michael Shimeall (D) | 46.5 | 4,371 | |
| Total votes: 9,401 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 78
W. Michael Shimeall advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 78 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | W. Michael Shimeall | 100.0 | 2,920 |
| Total votes: 2,920 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 78
Robyn Essex defeated Brian Herr in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 78 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robyn Essex | 54.9 | 2,398 |
 | Brian Herr | 45.1 | 1,968 | |
| Total votes: 4,366 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Herr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Herr's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My career as a Licensed Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering has brought me to own an Engineering Firm in Olathe, KS where I put 20 years of engineering experience to work, serving to better the lives of my fellow citizens. I spend my evenings coaching 3 soccer teams, investing in the lives and families of our community. I worship with my church family continuously, and come alongside them to lift them up, pray for them, and help with what I can. I unabashedly advocate for life, both for the unborn and through my mentoring of youth. I support and exercise the first and second amendments and encourage others to do so also.
I am a dedicated, hard-working, multi-disciplined individual. I surround myself with other people who are uniquely talented and intelligent in their own ways so that together, we can better each other and those around us.- Economic Policy that empowers Kansans
- Education Excellence in Learning
- Governance Transparency
Property Tax Reform: Ensuring elderly and citizens are not forced out of their homes by progressive taxing.
Departmental Budget Practices: fighting against allocating excessive funds to organizations with a "use it or lose it" mentality.
Right-sizing regulations: Reforming business requirements so as to not unnecessarily burden small businesses.
Producing the highest quality of student graduates in Kansas.
Properly budgeting education dollars so that they are actually spent on education.
Reigning in Government overreach to restore individual liberties.
Taking steps to remove barriers for citizens to know what is going on behind the scenes in government agencies.
Energy policies that work best in the long term.
Election Integrity. We still don't sufficiently audit our elections in a way that ensures that claims of integrity are valid.
Pro-life policies and sexual education reform
In addition, I couple those philosophies with modern authors and speakers whom are much too numerous to list.
The second principle is that the elected official exercises wisdom in line with the laws and regulations for governance.
The third principle is to be informed of the position they are in, the regulations and laws they govern or create, and the limits of the authority they hold.
I am an individual dedicated to the tasks in front of me.
IN addition, setting state spending and tax revenue levels, and providing a check and balance to both the Executive and Judicial branches.
As a business leader, my favorite book right now is probably "Made to Stick" by Chip Heath.
The Governor should not seek to elevate a single ideology of their own as supreme over the people's nor that Legislature.
Skyrocketing Cost of Living due to progressive Property Taxation
Developing a highly trained workforce to keep up with technological developments. (Education)
Growing Energy Crisis: Kansas has chosen to move forward with Wind Turbines instead of more reliable long term solutions like Nuclear to replace their aging Coal-fired Power Plants.
Bills could be expedited to law.
It would increase the volume of legislation passed.
A simpler election process.
Simplified representation across the state.
The drawbacks are:
Lack of critical review by a separate entity.
The increased pressure to push bills through without the proper vetting.
State Legislators should definitely spend time learning the legislative process and procedures prior to their first day serving though.
Relationships provide the foundation for producing robust legislation. Legislators who attempt to work without relationships will find themselves in need of support for a bill. Relationships built that support so that legislators can work together for a common goal.
Education
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 28, 2022
