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Don McGuire
Don McGuire was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Kansas State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for District 16 of the Kansas House of Representatives in 2014.
Campaign themes
2016
McGuire's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
I'm running for State Senator of District 8 to help overturn my opponent's disastrous legislation that has been eroding our education system as well as our transportation infrastructure, and has not benefited our economy in the least bit. My opponent time and time again has voted for special interests, not for the interests of Senate District 8 in Overland Park. His votes have created the fiscal problems that make it necessary to underfund our schools, take money from the state highway fund, and borrow from the state pension fund in order to pay the state's bills. Why rehire the person that broke everything to come back and fix the things that he broke? I will work across the aisle with Republicans and Democrats who want to make Kansas better and fund our schools.[1] |
” |
| —Don McGuire[2] | ||
2014
McGuire's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
| “ | I am running because the incumbent’s votes have demonstrated that she doesn’t value our public schools the same way I do. She has voted on numerous occasions to decrease funding for schools, and she supported the Brownback tax experiment that will starve our schools of the necessary resources for years to come. The results of that experimental tax plan will likely be higher property and sales taxes.[1] | ” |
Elections
2016
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Jim Denning defeated Don McGuire in the Kansas State Senate District 8 general election.[4][5]
| Kansas State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Denning Incumbent |
52.78% | 19,847 | |
| Democratic | Don McGuire | 47.22% | 17,758 | |
| Total Votes | 37,605 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Don McGuire ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Kansas State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Don McGuire (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jim Denning ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Kansas State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Denning Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Don McGuire defeated Arthena Easterwood in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Amanda Grosserode defeated Jameia Haines and Ray Marshall in the Republican primary. Grosserode defeated McGuire in the general election.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Amanda Grosserode Incumbent |
53.6% | 4,680 | |
| Democratic | Don McGuire | 46.4% | 4,048 | |
| Total Votes | 8,728 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Don McGuire |
78.2% | 569 |
| Arthena Easterwood | 21.8% | 159 |
| Total Votes | 728 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Amanda Grosserode Incumbent |
55.3% | 1,552 |
| Jameia Haines | 34.8% | 977 |
| Ray Marshall | 9.9% | 279 |
| Total Votes | 2,808 | |
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, McGuire's endorsements included the following:[2]
- Stand Up Blue Valley
- MainPAC
- KNEA
- Tri County Labor Council
- Johnson County Educators
- Kansas Families for Education
Recent news
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See also
- Kansas State Legislature
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Kansas State Senate
- Kansas State Senate District 8
- Kansas State Senate elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McGuire for Kansas, "Main page," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
