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Brian Matlock
Brian Matlock (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Kansas. He lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
Matlock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Matlock was born in Nampa, Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Nazarene University in 2007 and a graduate degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 2013. Matlock is pursuing a graduate degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. His career experience includes working as a case manager, youth counselor, and graduate instructor.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020
United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Kansas
Roger Marshall defeated Barbara Bollier and Jason Buckley in the general election for U.S. Senate Kansas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Marshall (R) | 53.2 | 727,962 |
 | Barbara Bollier (D) | 41.8 | 571,530 | |
 | Jason Buckley (L) | 5.0 | 68,263 | |
| Total votes: 1,367,755 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Tuten (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
Barbara Bollier defeated Robert Tillman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Bollier | 85.3 | 168,759 |
| Robert Tillman | 14.7 | 28,997 | ||
| Total votes: 197,756 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Usha Reddi (D)
- Elliott Adams (D)
- Nancy Boyda (D)
- Barry Grissom (D)
- Adam Smith (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roger Marshall | 40.3 | 167,800 |
 | Kris Kobach | 26.1 | 108,726 | |
 | Bob Hamilton | 18.7 | 77,952 | |
 | Dave Lindstrom | 6.6 | 27,451 | |
 | Steve Roberts | 2.0 | 8,141 | |
 | Brian Matlock | 1.7 | 7,083 | |
| Lance Berland | 1.5 | 6,404 | ||
| John Miller | 1.1 | 4,431 | ||
 | Derek Ellis | 1.0 | 3,970 | |
| Gabriel Mark Robles | 0.9 | 3,744 | ||
 | John Berman | 0.2 | 861 | |
| Total votes: 416,563 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bryan Pruitt (R)
- Jacob LaTurner (R)
- Susan Wagle (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Matlock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Matlock's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Brian Matlock is running for the open Kansas US Senate seat as a Republican Socialist. The current partisan finger-pointing is unproductive and is producing negative results for Kansas towns. There is a lot of overlap between good-neighbor Republicans and common sense Socialists; both groups value showing up, pitching in, and doing what it takes to get the job done.
Brian wants to cut through the corruption and obstruction within both parties and form a coalition of Kansans who are focused on making our communities better. The campaign will be going from town to town, talking with folks who have been at the losing end of irresponsible financial and political practices. We will be organizing low- to middle-income Kansans against big industry and in favor of big, bold policy change that will revitalize our dying towns.
Through his proposed Federally Funded Locally Administered Job Guarantee program, local folks will be at the frontlines of deciding how an influx of money should be spent in their communities. We look forward to criss-crossing Kansas over the next several months to get a better idea of what type of projects Kansans would take on if the Federal Government were to invest in their communities.
When folks in this country are unemployed, it isn't because there isn't enough work to be done. There are endless projects to take on in our communities - dilapidated housing, care work of every type, increasing access to healthy foods - but the money to start these projects always seems just out of reach as our local governments scramble to find money to keep the basic infrastructure in place. Meanwhile, Federal money is being used to shower already wealthy corporations and pay for endless wars. It is time we put that money to work in our communities. A Federally funded, locally administered job guarantee would put the resources in our hands to prioritize the things we need done and build an economy that works for us!
We know fossil fuels are finite. We know they lower air and water quality. Plastics have been in wide use for only a single generation and are already piling up around the world and killing our sea life. We know that air and water pollution can lead to any number of negative health effects and can significantly reduce life expectancies in areas where that pollution is concentrated. We don't need a degree in environmental science to know we have to stop passing the buck! We know the only way that a Green New Deal is going to be truly beneficial is if it is written and designed by the low- to middle-income people who are going to be most directly affected by climate change and other environmental factors.
Republican Socialism is the movement to revive our dying communities, both urban and rural, by using Federal dollars to fund local, community-driven projects, particularly in low-income areas. It is a movement to unite Kansans who are tired of the status quo. It is about the coalition between good-neighbor Republicans and common-sense Socialists. Both coalitions want to pitch in, take care of each other, and have meaningful work that enriches our lives, rather than jobs with long hours and low wages to further enrich billionaires.
Top issues that Brian wants to tackle include the climate crisis and all the underlying issues faced by folks who struggle to pay their bills. Brian knows that a Green New Deal is necessary if we want to avoid a national and global crisis in the coming decades.
A major part of the Green New Deal is the Federal Job Guarantee. Even though the unemployment rate is currently low, it could and should be much lower - at or near 0. Furthermore, too many folks are underemployed, working in jobs that pay less than a living wage, or working in jobs that don't fit their physical or psychological needs.
Medicare for All is another necessity that Brian will be championing. Healthcare is a right, and it is insane that tens of millions of people are foregoing care because they can't fit it into their budget.
Surrounds themselves with good people- we all need help filling in the gaps but while some spend time with working class Americans and fill their team with those committed to do research and write policies with objectives that will broadly benefit people- not just corporate special interest groups.
I love people. I have spent my life in service rolls, am not materialistic in the slightest- I love spending time with average people and am motivated to make the world a better place for them.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 6, 2020
