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James Swim
James Swim (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 106. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Swim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
In 2020, Swim participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Biography
James Swim served in the United States Army from 1977 to 1983. He earned an associate degree.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 106
Lisa Moser defeated James Swim in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 106 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Moser (R) | 75.1 | 8,374 |
 | James Swim (D)  | 24.9 | 2,772 | |
| Total votes: 11,146 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 106
James Swim advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 106 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Swim | 100.0 | 750 |
| Total votes: 750 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 106
Lisa Moser defeated Jon Ungerer in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 106 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Moser | 50.1 | 2,710 |
| Jon Ungerer | 49.9 | 2,704 | ||
| Total votes: 5,414 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Candidate Conversations
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Swim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Swim'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 founding member of the Marysville Area Community Theater. I served as the Family Selection Committee Chair for Marshall County Habitat for Humanity. I also served as President of the Board of Directors for the U.P. Sunflower Federal Credit Union. I am currently Chair of the Marshall County Democratic Party and State Chair of the Kansas County Chair's Caucus. One of my most important community service projects was working with others to create and implement a civic engagement program for students in our local school district, USD 364. This civic engagement program is now embedded in the school district curriculum. Students learn their responsibilities and rights as citizens and how this relationship works with local, county, state and federal government.
- Agriculture and Agribusiness
- Supporting Rural Hospitals and Healthcare through Medicaid access expansion
- Make whole and protect required state funding of public schools
I would bring a moderate voice to the State Legislature to help facilitate a bi-partisan lane of conversation that diminishes the influence of special interest groups and addresses the needs of our Kansas citizens.
My folks and family were a big influence in my life teaching me the value of hard work, giving back to the community, not judging others that are different and respecting other opinions.
The State Senate helps to mitigate this as each position represents a larger cross section of the population which hopefully provides a more balanced representative approach in the drafting of legislation.
Fresh ideas tend to be ignored without critical consideration because of the "We don't do it this way" mentality.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 11, 2020
