Christopher Parisho

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Christopher Parisho

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November 5, 2024

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Christopher Parisho (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 95. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Tom Sawyer defeated Christopher Parisho in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sawyer (D)	54.0	3,289
		Christopher Parisho (R)	46.0	2,806

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,095
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Tom Sawyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sawyer	100.0	323

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Christopher Parisho advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Parisho	100.0	377

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 377
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Pledges

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2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Tom Sawyer defeated Christopher Parisho in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sawyer (D)	56.0	2,433
		Christopher Parisho (R)	44.0	1,912

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,345
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Tom Sawyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sawyer	100.0	1,474

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,474
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Christopher Parisho advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Parisho	100.0	1,287

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,287
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2020

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Tom Sawyer defeated Christopher Parisho in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sawyer (D)	55.5	3,726
		Christopher Parisho (R)	44.5	2,988

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,714
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Tom Sawyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sawyer	100.0	977

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 977
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95

Christopher Parisho advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 95 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Parisho	100.0	1,047

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,047
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2019

See also: City elections in Wichita, Kansas (2019)

General election

General election for Wichita City Council District 4

Incumbent Jeff Blubaugh defeated Beckie Jenek and Christopher Parisho in the general election for Wichita City Council District 4 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Blubaugh (Nonpartisan)	57.5	3,566
		Beckie Jenek (Nonpartisan)	35.1	2,174
		Christopher Parisho (Nonpartisan)	7.1	438
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	23

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,201
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeff Blubaugh, Beckie Jenek, and Christopher Parisho advanced from the primary for Wichita City Council District 4.

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Christopher Parisho did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Christopher Parisho did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Christopher Parisho completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Parisho's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Fiscal responsibility, common sense, and making sure the people have a voice in the actions of our City Council.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Spending within our means, getting the most out of every dollar spent, and returning the voice of the people to the City Council.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

The Founding Fathers of our nation, President Lincoln, President Kennedy, and President Regan.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, integrity, transparency, and being available to constituents.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

When I worked in aircraft I was trained in efficiency and process improvement. I learned how to work within a large structured organization. In the years since I’ve taken all the courses Kansas Leadership Center offers to make myself a better leader and bridge builder.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Putting the constituents desires first. Too many people who get elected today focus on their personal agenda instead of representing the people.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I want to make Wichita an even better place than it already is. We are big enough to cater to a diverse community and provide a high quality of life with an affordable cost of living.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

There were a number of my lifetime but the first one I took note of and which impacted me heavily at the time was the Challenger Disaster. I was 12, and was in the Young Astronauts Program of my school. We we excited to see the first Teacher in space and gathered before school to watch the launch live. To this day I can still feel the shock and sadness of seeing the Challenger explode on takeoff.

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

I grew up in Los Angeles and I was a motorcycle messenger after high school. I transported important documents for a variety of local companies. I did that for a couple years before I ended up moving back to Wichita where I was born to continue my education and eventually raise a family.

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Christopher Parisho campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Kansas House of Representatives District 95	Lost general	$5,500	$0
2022	Kansas House of Representatives District 95	Lost general	$2,465	$0
2020	Kansas House of Representatives District 95	Lost general	$1,850	N/A**
Grand total			$9,815	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Daniel Hawkins

Majority Leader:Chris Croft

Minority Leader:Brandon Woodard

Representatives

District 1

Dale Helwig (R)

District 2

Kenneth Collins (R)

District 3

Chuck Smith (R)

District 4

Rick James (R)

District 5

Carrie Barth (R)

District 6

Samantha Poetter (R)

District 7

Dan Goddard (R)

District 8

Chris Croft (R)

District 9

Fred Gardner (R)

District 10

Suzanne Wikle (D)

District 11

Ron Bryce (R)

District 12

Doug Blex (R)

District 13

Duane Droge (R)

District 14

Charlotte Esau (R)

District 15

Lauren Bohi (R)

District 16

Linda Featherston (D)

District 17

Jo Ella Hoye (D)

District 18

Cindy Neighbor (D)

District 19

Stephanie Clayton (D)

District 20

Mari-Lynn Poskin (D)

District 21

Jerry Stogsdill (D)

District 22

Lindsay Vaughn (D)

District 23

Susan Ruiz (D)

District 24

Jarrod Ousley (D)

District 25

Rui Xu (D)

District 26

Chip VanHouden (R)

District 27

Sean Tarwater (R)

District 28

Carl Turner (R)

District 29

Heather Meyer (D)

District 30

Laura Williams (R)

District 31

Louis Ruiz (D)

District 32

Pam Curtis (D)

District 33

Carolyn Caiharr (R)

District 34

Valdenia Winn (D)

District 35

Wanda Paige (D)

District 36

Lynn Melton (D)

District 37

Melissa Oropeza (D)

District 38

Timothy Johnson (R)

District 39

Angela Stiens (R)

District 40

David Buehler (R)

District 41

Pat Proctor (R)

District 42

Lance Neelly (R)

District 43

Bill Sutton (R)

District 44

Barbara Ballard (D)

District 45

Mike Amyx (D)

District 46

Brooklynne Mosley (D)

District 47

Ronald Ellis (R)

District 48

Dan Osman (D)

District 49

Nikki McDonald (D)

District 50

Kyle McNorton (R)

District 51

Megan Steele (R)

District 52

Jesse Borjon (R)

District 53

Kirk Haskins (D)

District 54

Ken Corbet (R)

District 55

Tobias Schlingensiepen (D)

District 56

Virgil Weigel (D)

District 57

John Alcala (D)

District 58

Alexis Simmons (D)

District 59

Rebecca Schmoe (R)

District 60

Mark Schreiber (R)

District 61

Francis Awerkamp (R)

District 62

Sean Willcott (R)

District 63

Allen Reavis (R)

District 64

Lewis Bloom (R)

District 65

Shawn Chauncey (R)

District 66

Sydney Carlin (D)

District 67

Angel Roeser (R)

District 68

Nathan Butler (R)

District 69

Clarke Sanders (R)

District 70

Greg Wilson (R)

District 71

Steven Howe (R)

District 72

Avery Anderson (R)

District 73

Rick Wilborn (R)

District 74

Mike King (R)

District 75

Will Carpenter (R)

District 76

Brad Barrett (R)

District 77

Kristey Williams (R)

District 78

Robyn Essex (R)

District 79

Webster Roth (R)

District 80

Bill Rhiley (R)

District 81

Blake Carpenter (R)

District 82

Leah Howell (R)

District 83

Henry Helgerson (D)

District 84

Ford Carr (D)

District 85

Steven Brunk (R)

District 86

Silas Miller (D)

District 87

Susan Estes (R)

District 88

Sandy Pickert (R)

District 89

KC Ohaebosim (D)

District 90

Steve Huebert (R)

District 91

Emil Bergquist (R)

District 92

John Carmichael (D)

District 93

Brian Bergkamp (R)

District 94

Leo Delperdang (R)

District 95

Tom Sawyer (D)

District 96

Tom Kessler (R)

District 97

Nick Hoheisel (R)

District 98

Cyndi Howerton (R)

District 99

Susan Humphries (R)

District 100

Daniel Hawkins (R)

District 101

Joe Seiwert (R)

District 102

Kyler Sweely (R)

District 103

Angela Martinez (D)

District 104

Paul Waggoner (R)

District 105

Jill Ward (R)

District 106

Lisa Moser (R)

District 107

Dawn Wolf (R)

District 108

Brandon Woodard (D)

District 109

Troy Waymaster (R)

District 110

Ken Rahjes (R)

District 111

Barbara Wasinger (R)

District 112

Sherri Brantley (R)

District 113

Brett Fairchild (R)

District 114

Kevin Schwertfeger (R)

District 115

Gary White (R)

District 116

Kyle Hoffman (R)

District 117

Adam Turk (R)

District 118

Jim Minnix (R)

District 119

Jason Goetz (R)

District 120

Adam Smith (R)

District 121

John Resman (R)

District 122

Lon Pishny (R)

District 123

Bob Lewis (R)

District 124

Martin Long (R)

District 125

Shannon Francis (R)

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