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Jalon Britton

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November 8, 2022

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Jalon Britton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 85. Britton lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Britton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Patrick Penn defeated Jalon Britton in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 85 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Patrick Penn (R)
 
57.0
 
5,064
Image of Jalon Britton
Jalon Britton (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.0
 
3,817

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,881
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 85

Jalon Britton advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 85 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jalon Britton
Jalon Britton Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,948

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,948
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 85

Incumbent Patrick Penn advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 85 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Patrick Penn
 
100.0
 
3,566

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,566
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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Jalon Britton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Britton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a happily married father of four who continues his paraeducator career at Truesdale Middle school and North High, where he was hired as an assistant football coach for the 2020-2021 football season.
  • I am running because our current Kansas Legislature does not reflect the young, diverse, and impacted identities of my community. I am running because the elected officials in my district center corporations instead of community. I am running because my impacted experience is my expertise and we need more Kansans who have faced poverty, discrimination, food insecurity, and/or homelessness in the statehouse.
  • 32 states and DC now prohibit children being shackled. The practice of shackling children, including leg irons, belly chains, and handcuffs, is common in courts in Kansas. For children, this practice can cause mental trauma that can last a lifetime. The presumption in our court system is that individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Having children appear before judges while shackled does not reinforce the idea that they are innocent. Shackling should only be used when the child has committed a serious, personal injury felony.
  • We also need to fully fund special education. School districts are required by law to fund special education. The legislature, by refusing to fully fund these programs, cause school districts to cut positions, like nurses and librarians, and programs that would benefit all children. The state of Kansas has a budget surplus and this needs to be funded.
I am personally passionate about the need for more Mental health services for our community. 
   There is a therapist in SE Kansas with 70 children on her caseload. At one point during the fall, all of the pediatric psychiatric beds were full and there was a waiting list. Rates of suicide ideation and mental health issues are increasing among children and the number of therapists to treat them is not keeping up. There are 4 counties in Kansas with an adequate number of therapists. 4 out of over 100. This must change. We need to be innovative and find ways to attract more mental health professionals, and then open more facilities to help children who are in need of inpatient treatment.
We also need more options for adults, state wide. We don’t have enough beds for our severely mentally ill population and we don’t have enough substance treatment facilities.

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    Footnotes


    Current members of the Kansas House of Representatives
    Leadership
    Speaker of the House:Daniel Hawkins
    Majority Leader:Chris Croft
    Minority Leader:Brandon Woodard
    Representatives
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    Ron Bryce (R)
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    Doug Blex (R)
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    Rui Xu (D)
    District 26
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    Mike Amyx (D)
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    Dan Osman (D)
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    Mike King (R)
    District 75
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    Ford Carr (D)
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    Jill Ward (R)
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    Adam Turk (R)
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    Bob Lewis (R)
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