Dennis Hershberger
Dennis Hershberger (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Hershberger (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Board of Education to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Dennis Hershberger was born in Harvey County, Kansas. Hershberger earned a degree in liberal arts from Hesston College in 1974 and a nursing degree in 1984. His career experience includes working in the nursing field. Hershberger served as the chair of the Reno County Republican Central Committee.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7
Dennis Hershberger won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dennis Hershberger (R) | 100.0 | 83,029 |
| Total votes: 83,029 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7
Dennis Hershberger defeated incumbent Ben Jones in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Hershberger | 58.6 | 31,568 |
| Ben Jones | 41.4 | 22,344 | ||
| Total votes: 53,912 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign website
Hershberger’s campaign website stated the following:
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The Issues We Face
Return control of schools back to locally elected school boards.
Technological and Social Emotional Learning in all aspects and levels should be required as a parental “opt-in” only.
I believe and advocate for Kansan parents and guardians to have the unalienable, uninfringeable authority to direct the education of their child.
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| —Dennis Hershberger’s campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
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External links
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Candidate Kansas State Board of Education District 7 |
Officeholder Kansas State Board of Education District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas State Department of Education, "State Board District 7," accessed May 10, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dennis Hershberger’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 30, 2022
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