James Beard (Kansas)

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James Beard

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Contact

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James Beard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 1st Congressional District. Beard lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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

Elections

2022

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann defeated James Beard in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann (R)	67.7	161,333
		James Beard (D)	32.3	77,092

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

James Beard advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Beard	100.0	42,589

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,589
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann	100.0	117,899

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Raised in an Air Force family, Jimmy learned at a young age to put service to others first. Committed to having a positive impact on the community, Jimmy graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in Math Education and began a career as a high school math teacher in Southwest Kansas. Jimmy has worked with state and local organizations to protect queer youth and community members, rebuild community power across the state and protect voting rights access. Even when affiliated with the state and local Democratic Parties, Jimmy helped elect and worked with local campaigns based on effective leadership, not partisan ideology.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Keep corporate lobbyists from setting the agenda in DC
• Put an end to partisan grandstanding
• Working to enact legislation that benefits all Kansans

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Kansas needs robust right to repair legislation to empower farmers to fix their own equipment. It is beyond time that we end the federal prohibition on marijuana, providing new revenue streams for states, less water intense crops for our farmers and allowing our police to focus on more serious crimes. Our children deserve a renewed focus on public education, reimagining school accountability and deemphasizing the excessive testing requirements we currently face.

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Campaign website

Beard's campaign website stated the following:

“	STRENGTHEN PUBLIC EDUCATION Education is the backbone of the economy, yet too often it is the first to be cut when budgets are tight. Education is an investment into the creativity and entrepreneurship of our future and it should be valued as such. CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM America is the land of the free, and yet more of our people are behind bars, per capita, than anywhere else in the world. We can and must do better for our communities. Jimmy supports the end of cash bail. LEGALIZE MARIJUANA Jimmy supports the full legalization of marijuana, expunging any past marijuana conviction and releasing anyone who has been arrested solely on non-violent, marijuana related charges. HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT Every single person should have access to and be able to afford healthcare. No one should have to choose between paying rent or a hospital bill. Jimmy supports the transition to Medicare for All. TAX REFORM Billionaires paid an average 8.2% income tax rate between 2010 and 2018, while the average American paid over 13%. When the richest Americans skip out on the tab, the rest of us have to pick it up. EQUALITY FOR ALL Americans deserve equal rights and protections under the law regardless of skin color, sexual orientation, gender identity or religious beliefs.	”
—James Beard's campaign website (2022)

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Candidate

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Footnotes

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Kansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Roger Marshall (R)

Jerry Moran (R)

Representatives

District 1

Tracey Mann (R)

District 2

Derek Schmidt (R)

District 3

Sharice Davids (D)

District 4

Ron Estes (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)