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Fred Postlewait
Fred Postlewait (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Board of Education to represent District 2. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Fred Postlewait graduated from Rosedale High School in 1966. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics and math from Southern Nazarene University in 1973, an associate degree in electronics from the Electronics Institute of Kansas City, and a master's degree in information systems management from the University of Phoenix in 2007. His career experience includes managing and working on computer systems.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2
Incumbent Melanie Haas defeated Fred Postlewait and Kiel Corkran in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melanie Haas (D) | 62.2 | 75,882 |
 | Fred Postlewait (R) | 33.4 | 40,699 | |
| Kiel Corkran (Independent) | 4.5 | 5,451 | ||
| Total votes: 122,032 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2
Incumbent Melanie Haas advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Haas | 100.0 | 16,693 |
| Total votes: 16,693 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2
Fred Postlewait advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Postlewait | 100.0 | 8,973 |
| Total votes: 8,973 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Postlewait in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Fred Postlewait did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Postlewait’s campaign website stated the following:
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MISSION STATEMENT Education First
"There's only one thing more precious than our time and that's what we spend it on."[2] |
” |
| —Fred Postlewait’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fred for KS BE 2, "About," accessed July 24, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fred for KS BE 2, “About,” accessed July 24, 2024
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