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Forrest Knox
Forrest Knox is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 14 from 2013 to 2017. He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013.
Knox earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Knox served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Vice Chair |
| • Agriculture |
| • Judiciary |
| • State Building Construction |
| • Utilities |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Knox served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Utilities, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Agriculture |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Knox served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Energy and Environmental Policy |
| • Energy and Utilities, Vice chair |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Financial Institutions, Chair |
| • State-Tribal Relations, Vice chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Knox served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Energy and Utilities, Vice chair |
| • State-Tribal Relations Joint, Chair |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Social Services Budget |
| • Energy and Environmental Policy Joint |
Campaign themes
Knox's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Efficient Government
- Excerpt: "Supports a statewide lid on property taxes and will not support tax increases."
Pro-Business
- Excerpt: "Strong advocate for the family farmer and agriculture."
Traditional Values
- Excerpt: "Fought for a constitutional amendment to preserve traditional marriage."
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
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.
Bruce Givens defeated Mark Pringle in the Kansas State Senate District 14 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bruce Givens |
72.64% | 20,452 | |
| Democratic | Mark Pringle | 27.36% | 7,702 | |
| Total Votes | 28,154 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Mark Pringle defeated Carl Shay Jr. in the Kansas State Senate District 14 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Kansas State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mark Pringle |
54.50% | 1,174 | |
| Democratic | Carl Shay Jr. | 45.50% | 980 | |
| Total Votes | 2,154 | |||
Bruce Givens defeated incumbent Forrest Knox in the Kansas State Senate District 14 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bruce Givens |
52.47% | 6,513 | |
| Republican | Forrest Knox Incumbent | 47.53% | 5,900 | |
| Total Votes | 12,413 | |||
Primary election
In the primary elections held on August 2, 2016, six incumbents were defeated in the state Senate, while nine incumbents were defeated in the state House. Outside of the one incumbent Democrat who was defeated in the House, moderates defeated 14 conservative Republican incumbents in the primary. Before the 2016 primary, moderate Republicans had been losing ground in the state legislature since the 2010 election of Gov. Sam Brownback (R), shifting from a more moderate Republican-controlled state legislature to a more conservative one after the 2012 elections. Eighteen Republican incumbents were defeated in the conservative wave in 2012. Forrest Knox was one of 14 Republican incumbents who were defeated in the 2016 primary.
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Knox ran for State Senate in 2012. Knox defeated John Grange in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Eden Fuson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Forrest Knox |
72.3% | 21,790 | |
| Democratic | Eden Fuson | 27.7% | 8,349 | |
| Total Votes | 30,139 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Forrest Knox |
58.5% | 7,416 |
| John Grange | 41.5% | 5,254 |
| Total Votes | 12,670 | |
2010
Knox won re-election to the 13th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. In the August 3rd primary election, Knox defeated Republican primary opponent Trent Forsyth by a margin of 1,742 to 1,490. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[8]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Knox was re-elected to the 13th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[9] He raised $15,175 for his campaign.[10]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Forrest Knox (R)
|
5,925 | 100% | ||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Knox's endorsements included the following:[11]
- Kansas Chamber of Commerce
- Wichita Area Metro Chamber
- Kansans for Life PAC
- Congressman Tim Huelskamp
- National Rifle Association
- Kansas State Rifle Association
- Kansas Republican Assembly Board
- Kansas Farm Bureau
- Kansas Economic Freedom Index
- National Federation of Independent Businesses
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[12]
2013
Forrest Knox received a score of 70.7% in the 2013 index.[13]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Knox and his wife, Renee, have nine children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Forrest + Knox + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Sen. Knox's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Kansas Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "forrestknox," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Forrest Knox, "Endorsements," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dwayne Umbarger (R) |
Kansas State Senate District 14 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Bruce Givens (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 13 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Larry Paul Hibbard (R) |
