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Jesse Bryant
Jesse Bryant was a 2012 Libertarian candidate for District 35 of the Kansas State Senate. He filed as a Republican for the primary and a Libertarian for the general election.
Campaign themes
Bryant's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Excerpt: "The slogan of our campaign is 'Your money is best spent by you.'"
- Excerpt: "[W]hen the citizens of the state entrust their money in their government, it must only be used for their benefit and the commonwealth of the people."
- Excerpt: "Education is one of the pillars of American society, and the Founders themselves said that proper education was essential."
- Excerpt: "Mr. Bryant believes strongly in the value of life, and in the gift of free-will given to all people."
Elections
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Bryant ran for election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 35. Bryant was defeated Jay Scott Emler in the August 7 Republican primary and subsequently filed to run as a Libertarian in the general election to face Emler again.[2] Bryant was defeated again by Emler (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jay Emler Incumbent |
76.7% | 21,063 | |
| Libertarian | Jesse Bryant | 23.3% | 6,381 | |
| Total Votes | 27,444 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jay Scott Emler Incumbent |
73.3% | 6,435 |
| Jesse Bryant | 26.7% | 2,346 |
| Total Votes | 8,781 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jesse + Bryant + Kansas + Senate
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwebsite - ↑ Wichita Eagle, "Libertarians post candidates for November election," July 1, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (unofficial)," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
