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David French (Kansas)
David French (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 40. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
French (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 40. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Representative French was born in Lansing, Kansas. He received an M.B.A. from Midwestern State University in 1980. After graduation he served as an intelligence officer for the United States Army. French went on to work as a team lead for Cubic and as an intelligence analyst at Leidos.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
French was assigned to the following committees:
- Veterans and Military Committee
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
- General Government Budget Committee
2019-2020
French was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
- General Government Budget Committee
- Veterans and Military Committee
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
David French did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent David French defeated Joana Scholtz in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 40 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David French (R) | 54.0 | 5,318 |
Joana Scholtz (D)  | 46.0 | 4,523 | ||
| Total votes: 9,841 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40
Joana Scholtz advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joana Scholtz | 100.0 | 1,615 | |
| Total votes: 1,615 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent David French advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David French | 100.0 | 2,295 |
| Total votes: 2,295 | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 40
David French defeated incumbent Debbie Deere in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 40 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David French (R) | 50.5 | 3,655 |
 | Debbie Deere (D) | 49.5 | 3,585 | |
| Total votes: 7,240 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Debbie Deere defeated Donald Terrien in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Deere | 89.6 | 1,033 |
| Donald Terrien | 10.4 | 120 | ||
| Total votes: 1,153 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40
David French advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 40 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David French | 100.0 | 1,763 |
| Total votes: 1,763 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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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
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 40 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by David Buehler (R) |
