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John Toplikar
John Toplikar (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 15. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Toplikar (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 15. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Toplikar previously served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1992 to 2002. He also served as Johnson County District 6 commissioner from 2003 to 2017.[1]
Biography
John Toplikar was born and lives in Olathe, Kansas. He earned a law degree from Washburn University, a degree in communications from Kansas University, and attended Johnson County Community College. Toplikar coached for community organizations and served as Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus.[2] He served as a city councilor-at-large from 1989 to 1991, Johnson County Commissioner, and member of the Republican Precinct Committee.[3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Toplikar was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Post Audit Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- Elections Committee
- Financial Institutions and Rural Development Committee (decommissioned)
- Insurance and Pensions Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Toplikar was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Post Audit Committee
- Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee
- House Education Committee
- Taxation Committee
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
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Allison Hougland defeated Matt Bingesser in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Allison Hougland (D)  | 50.7 | 2,915 |
 | Matt Bingesser (R) | 49.3 | 2,837 | |
| Total votes: 5,752 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Allison Hougland advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Hougland | 100.0 | 1,890 |
| Total votes: 1,890 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Matt Bingesser advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Bingesser | 100.0 | 2,214 |
| Total votes: 2,214 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Toplikar (R)
2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent John Toplikar defeated Cole Fine in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Toplikar (R) | 51.5 | 5,361 | |
 | Cole Fine (D) | 48.5 | 5,054 | |
| Total votes: 10,415 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Cole Fine advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cole Fine | 100.0 | 1,614 |
| Total votes: 1,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent John Toplikar advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Toplikar | 100.0 | 2,027 | |
| Total votes: 2,027 | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
John Toplikar defeated Chris Haulmark in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Toplikar (R) | 51.5 | 3,940 | |
 | Chris Haulmark (D) | 48.5 | 3,704 | |
| Total votes: 7,644 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Chris Haulmark advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Haulmark | 100.0 | 1,192 |
| Total votes: 1,192 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15
John Toplikar advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Toplikar | 100.0 | 1,584 | |
| Total votes: 1,584 | |||
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2014
Toplikar ran for election to the office of Kansas Insurance Commissioner.[4] Toplikar unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the primary on August 5, 2014.
Republican primary - August 5, 2014
| Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Ken Selzer |
27.1% | 64,911 | ||
| Beverly Gossage | 23% | 55,306 | ||
| Clark Shultz | 22.7% | 54,565 | ||
| David Powell | 16.8% | 40,388 | ||
| John Toplikar | 10.3% | 24,773 | ||
| Total Votes | 239,943 | |||
| Election results via Kansas Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
John Toplikar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.
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2020
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In 2020, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.
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2019
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In 2019, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 15 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Allison Hougland (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives |
Succeeded by - |
