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John L. Ewy
John L. Ewy is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 117 from 2013 to 2017. Ewy did not seek re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016.
Ewy's professional experience includes teaching at Dodge City Community College.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ewy served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget |
| • Judiciary |
| • Appropriations |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ewy served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
Campaign themes
2014
Ewy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs & Opportunity
- Excerpt: "John Ewy believes that we should foster a climate of economic opportunity for our businesses and families to prosper."
Spending Reform
- Excerpt: "pending must be reformed to meet priorities efficiently and effectively, and we need to stop passing the bill to our kids and grandkids."
Energy & Agriculture
- Excerpt: "Farming, ranching, oil and gas are all pivotal to our special way of life in Western Kansas, and are a large part of the economic engines of our state. Growing these industries is critical to the future of Kansas."
Defending Our Families. Educating Our Kids.
- Excerpt: "Strong families, traditional values, and an education by involved parents and caring teachers are the keys to our children’s success – not government bureaucrats and mandates."
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. Incumbent John L. Ewy (R) did not seek re-election.
Leonard Mastroni ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 117 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 117 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Leonard Mastroni (unopposed) | |
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||
Leonard Mastroni ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 117 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 117 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Leonard Mastroni (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. Incumbent John Ewy defeated M.T. Liggett in the Republican primary. Ewy was unopposed in the general election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John Ewy Incumbent |
87.6% | 2,849 |
| M.T. Liggett | 12.4% | 405 |
| Total Votes | 3,254 | |
2012
Ewy won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 117. He defeated Mitchell Rucker and John W. Unruh in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Dennis McKinney (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Ewy |
59% | 5,749 | |
| Democratic | Dennis McKinney | 41% | 3,992 | |
| Total Votes | 9,741 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John L. Ewy |
53.8% | 2,386 |
| Mitchell Rucker | 30.9% | 1,369 |
| John W. Unruh | 15.4% | 681 |
| Total Votes | 4,436 | |
Campaign finance summary
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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.[10]
2013
John Ewy received a score of 54.0% in the 2013 index.[11]
Personal
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Ewy and his wife, Marsha, have five children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Ewy + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Rep. Ewy's Website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "johnewyks," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 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, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Larry Powell (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 117 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Leonard Mastroni (R) |
