John Bradford (Kansas)
John Bradford is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 40 from 2013 to 2017.
Bradford served as an officer in the United States Army.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bradford served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Financial Institutions |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bradford served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security |
| • Social Services Budget |
Campaign themes
2016
Bradford's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
John Bradford’s platform is anchored on fostering economic growth by providing career opportunities to the constituents of Kansas. He is constantly engaged in crucial issues, such as:
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” |
| —John Bradford[3] | ||
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Debbie Deere defeated incumbent John Bradford in the Kansas House of Representatives District 40 general election.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Debbie Deere |
52.24% | 4,421 | |
| Republican | John Bradford Incumbent | 47.76% | 4,042 | |
| Total Votes | 8,463 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Debbie Deere ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Debbie Deere (unopposed) | |
Incumbent John Bradford ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Bradford Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Linda Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent John Bradford was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bradford defeated Johnson in the general election.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford Incumbent |
54% | 3,044 | |
| Democratic | Linda Johnson | 46% | 2,590 | |
| Total Votes | 5,634 | |||
2012
Bradford won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 40. Bradford defeated Janette Holdeman in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Linda Johnson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bradford |
51.1% | 4,121 | |
| Democratic | Linda Johnson | 48.9% | 3,939 | |
| Total Votes | 8,060 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John Bradford |
60.2% | 887 |
| Janette Holdeman | 39.8% | 586 |
| Total Votes | 1,473 | |
Campaign donors
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| John Bradford campaign contribution history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 40 |  |
$26,371 | |
| 2012 | Kansas State House, District 40 | |
$21,102 | |
| Grand total raised | $47,473 | |||
| Source: [[12] Follow the Money] | ||||
2014
Bradford won re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2014. During that election cycle, Bradford raised a total of $26,371.
| Kansas House of Representatives 2014 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to John Bradford (Kansas)'s campaign in 2014 | ||||
| Personal Loan From John Bradford To Self | $3,326 | |||
| Kansas Chamber Of Commerce & Industry | $1,200 | |||
| Centene Corp | $1,000 | |||
| Kansas Medical Society | $1,000 | |||
| Lead Your Nation Now | $1,000 | |||
| Total Raised in 2014 | $26,371 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
2012
Bradford won election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Bradford raised a total of $21,102.
| Kansas House of Representatives 2012 election - campaign contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to John Bradford (Kansas)'s campaign in 2012 | ||||
| Bradford, John | $8,500 | |||
| Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry | $1,078 | |||
| Leavenworth Republican Central Cmte | $500 | |||
| Kansas Citizens For Life Liberty & Property | $500 | |||
| Free State PAC | $500 | |||
| Total raised in 2012 | $21,102 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
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.[13]
2013
John Bradford received a score of 66.0% in the 2013 index.[14]
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Bradford's endorsements included the following:[15]
- National Rifle Association
- Kansas Rifle Association
- Kansans for Life
- Kansas Republican Assembly
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Americans for Prosperity
- Kansas Farm Bureau
- Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Noteworthy events
Email to constituent
On March 30, 2015, Reddit user Thad-Jarvis, posted a photo of an email that she sent to Bradford and his reply to it. In the email, the user asked Bradford and other lawmakers to remove the amendment to Senate Bill 117, which would make it difficult for companies like Uber to operate in Kansas. The user later explained that her husband was blind and relied on Uber to get around.[16] In response to the email, Bradford replied, "I received your email. I don’t need it, so I am sending it back to you."[16] The user replied to Bradford with the following, "Your attitude as a representative is abhorrent. Congratulations for adding to the embarrassment that is the Kansas State Government. Rest assured your flippant response will be shared with others."[16] Bradford said that he had a good reason to send the email. He said that because of the amendment to Senate Bill 117, state capital servers were being flooded by Uber-generated emails.[16] Bradford said that he reads all constituent emails and responds to all of them, but that these emails were mass-generated emails from Uber. Bradford said that he should have "...probably have said, 'Thank you, glad to have received your email. Thank you very much.'"[17]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Bradford + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Rep. Bradford's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- John Bradford on Twitter
- John Bradford on LinkedIn
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ johnbradfordks.com, "Main page," accessed April 7, 2015(Archived)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Bradford, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (unofficial)," accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "Bradford, John," accessed June 13, 2013
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ John Bradford, "Endorsements," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 erietvnews.com, "Kansas state rep says in hindsight he should have said 'thank you'," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ kwch.com, "Kansas lawmaker apologizes if email response offended anyone," accessed April 7, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Melanie Meier (D) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 40 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Debbie Deere (D) |
