Denise Cassells

Denise Cassells

Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kansas

Personal

Profession

Business Management

Contact

Personal website

Denise Cassells was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 12 of the Kansas State Senate.

Cassells works as a manager for her husband's construction company. She attends the University of Kansas, where she is scheduled to receive a Bachelor's degree in Communications next year.

Personal

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Cassells' website highlighted the following campaign themes:

• Excerpt: "Creating a fair taxing system will only strengthen our middle-class, and provide opportunities that are more equitable for those who struggle just to find decent paying jobs within their communities."
• Excerpt: "We must include provisions that guarantee our children access to affordable student loans. The future of our state is tied to the Legislature’s continued commitment to providing high quality and affordable access to higher education."
• Excerpt: "Our future economic growth and entrepreneurial spirit rest on our desire and will to ensure that our youth receive the very best education we can provide; this is not only our Constitutional duty, it is our moral duty."
• Excerpt: "If elected as your State Senator, I will protect the interest of all my constituents, not just those who can afford to be protected."

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Cassells ran in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 12. Cassells ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 7 and was defeated by Caryn Tyson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Pat Apple ran in District 37.

Kansas State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Caryn Tyson	65.8%	18,720
	Democratic	Denise Cassells	34.2%	9,737
Total Votes				28,457

Personal

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Cassells and her husband Craig have two children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
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Footnotes

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Current members of the Kansas State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ty Masterson

Majority Leader:Chase Blasi

Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes

Senators

District 1

Craig Bowser (R)

District 2

Marci Francisco (D)

District 3

Rick Kloos (R)

District 4

David Haley (D)

District 5

Jeff Klemp (R)

District 6

Pat Pettey (D)

District 7

Ethan Corson (D)

District 8

Cindy Holscher (D)

District 9

Beverly Gossage (R)

District 10

Mike Thompson (R)

District 11

Kellie Warren (R)

District 12

Caryn Tyson (R)

District 13

Tim Shallenburger (R)

District 14

Michael Fagg (R)

District 15

Virgil Peck (R)

District 16

Ty Masterson (R)

District 17

Mike Argabright (R)

District 18

Kenny Titus (R)

District 19

Patrick Schmidt (D)

District 20

Brenda Dietrich (R)

District 21

Dinah Sykes (D)

District 22

Brad Starnes (R)

District 23

Adam Thomas (R)

District 24

Scott Hill (R)

District 25

Mary Ware (D)

District 26

Chase Blasi (R)

District 27

Joe Claeys (R)

District 28

Mike Petersen (R)

District 29

Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)

District 30

Renee Erickson (R)

District 31

Stephen Owens (R)

District 32

Larry Alley (R)

District 33

Tory Blew (R)

District 34

Michael Murphy (R)

District 35

TJ Rose (R)

District 36

Elaine Bowers (R)

District 37

Douglas Shane (R)

District 38

Ronald Ryckman (R)

District 39

Bill Clifford (R)

District 40

Rick Billinger (R)

Republican Party (31)

Democratic Party (9)