J. David Crum
J. David Crum is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 77 from 2006 to 2015. Crum served as Assistant Majority Leader. He previously served as Mayor of Augusta, Kansas from 1990 to 1998. Crum did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Crum earned his B.S. and O.D. from the University of Houston. His professional experience includes working as an optometrist since 1969.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Crum served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services, Chair |
| • Social Services Budget, Vice chair |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Appropriations |
| • Legislative Budget |
| • Calendar and Printing |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Crum served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Home and Community Based Services Oversight |
| • Social Services Budget, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Crum served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Health and Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Social Services Budget |
Campaign themes
2012
Crum's website listed his legislative accomplishments as promoting job creation, pro-life, holding down spending, and deterring illegal immigration.[2]
Sponsored legislation
- H 2150 Property taxation; 2% limit on valuation increases. 02/27/2009
- H 2202 Enforcement of laws concerning unlawful immigration. 02/03/2009[3]
Elections
2012
Crum won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 77. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
2010
Crum won re-election to the 77th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[6]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Crum was re-elected to the 77th District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[7] He raised $28,804 for his campaign.[8]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 77 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 J. David Crum (R)
|
8,607 | 100% | ||
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.[9]
2013
J. David Crum received a score of 66.0% in the 2013 index.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "David + Crum + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Dave Crum's Biography," accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ davidcrum.org, homepage, accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Legislature - Bills Introduced by Member (dead link)
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 77 2007-2015 |
Succeeded by Kristey Williams (R) |
