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Cheryl Helmer
Cheryl Helmer (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 79. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Helmer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 79. She lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Biography
Cheryl Helmer earned a master of education from Wichita State University in 2002. Helmer’s career experience includes working as an adjunct professor with Wichita State University, a guidance counselor with Unified School District 259, and as a school counselor with Wichita Allen Elementary School.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Helmer was assigned to the following committees:
- House Local Government Committee
- Social Services Budget Committee
- Children and Seniors Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Helmer was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- General Government Budget Committee
- Rural Revitalization Committee (decommissioned)
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
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Webster Roth defeated Kris Trimmer in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Webster Roth (R) | 63.4 | 5,244 |
 | Kris Trimmer (D)  | 36.6 | 3,024 | |
| Total votes: 8,268 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Kris Trimmer defeated Cristel Heffron Love in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kris Trimmer | 79.8 | 1,349 |
 | Cristel Heffron Love | 20.2 | 341 | |
| Total votes: 1,690 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Webster Roth defeated incumbent Cheryl Helmer in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Webster Roth | 53.8 | 2,257 |
 | Cheryl Helmer | 46.2 | 1,938 | |
| Total votes: 4,195 | |||
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2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Cheryl Helmer defeated Ken White in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Helmer (R) | 64.8 | 6,208 |
 | Ken White (D) | 35.2 | 3,368 | |
| Total votes: 9,576 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Ken White defeated Richard Donovan Kautz in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken White | 77.6 | 816 |
| Richard Donovan Kautz | 22.4 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 1,052 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Cheryl Helmer advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Helmer | 100.0 | 2,585 |
| Total votes: 2,585 | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Cheryl Helmer defeated incumbent Ed Trimmer in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Helmer (R) | 50.8 | 3,683 |
 | Ed Trimmer (D) | 49.2 | 3,570 | |
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Ed Trimmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Trimmer | 100.0 | 922 |
| Total votes: 922 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Cheryl Helmer advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Helmer | 100.0 | 2,007 |
| Total votes: 2,007 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Cheryl Helmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.
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- 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.
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2021
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In 2021, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 79 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Webster Roth (R) |
