Joshua Powell (Kansas)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Joshua Powell
Image of Joshua Powell
Prior offices
Kansas House of Representatives District 50

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 6, 2024

Joshua Powell (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 50. Powell assumed office on January 14, 2013. Powell left office in 2015.

Powell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 20. Powell lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Powell is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 50 from 2012 to 2015.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Powell served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2012
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Energy and Environment
Taxation

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 20

Incumbent Brenda Dietrich defeated Candace Ayars in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brenda Dietrich
Brenda Dietrich (R)
 
61.8
 
23,270
Image of Candace Ayars
Candace Ayars (D)
 
38.2
 
14,357

Total votes: 37,627
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 20

Candace Ayars advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 20 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Candace Ayars
Candace Ayars
 
100.0
 
2,818

Total votes: 2,818
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 20

Incumbent Brenda Dietrich defeated Joshua Powell in the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 20 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brenda Dietrich
Brenda Dietrich
 
52.6
 
4,253
Image of Joshua Powell
Joshua Powell
 
47.4
 
3,830

Total votes: 8,083
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Powell in this election.


2014

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 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. Chris Huntsman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Joshua Powell was defeated by Fred Patton in the Republican primary. Patton defeated Huntsman in the general election.[1][2]

Kansas House of Representatives District 50, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFred Patton 63.3% 6,048
     Democratic Chris Huntsman 36.7% 3,512
Total Votes 9,560


Kansas House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFred Patton 50.9% 1,698
Joshua Powell Incumbent 49.1% 1,636
Total Votes 3,334

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Powell won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 50. Powell defeated Jason "Jake" Fisher in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated District 57 incumbent Sean Gatewood (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 50, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Powell 54.9% 5,986
     Democratic Sean Gatewood Incumbent 45.1% 4,913
Total Votes 10,899
Kansas House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Powell 57.9% 1,641
Jake Fisher 42.1% 1,195
Total Votes 2,836

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Joshua Powell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Powell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "No new taxes! I will not vote for a tax increase, period!"

Out of Control Spending

  • Excerpt: "At both the federal and state level; spending is out of control! We must be fiscally responsible! Wasteful spending needs to be eliminated!"

Life

  • Excerpt: "I believe life begins at conception. We must protect the most innocent among us. I will work to protect life from conception till natural death."

2nd Amendment

  • Excerpt: "The Second Amendment is very clear! We the people have the right to keep and bear arms. I will fight vigorously to protect this right!"

Education

  • Excerpt: "Kansas must improve its education system. Through transparency and parental involvement we can ensure children in Kansas get the best education possible!"

Campaign finance summary


Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.


Joshua Powell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Kansas State Senate District 20Lost primary$21,958 $0
Grand total$21,958 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Campaign donors


BP-Initials-UPDATED.png The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may not represent all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer, and campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.



Joshua Powell campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 Kansas State House, District 50 $17,378
Grand total raised $17,378
Source: [[5] Follow the Money]

2012

Powell won election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Powell raised a total of $17,378.

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.[6]

2013

Joshua Powell received a score of 84.0% in the 2013 index.[7]

See also


External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Trent LeDoux (R)
Kansas House of Representatives District 50
2013-2015
Succeeded by
Fred Patton (R)


Current members of the Kansas State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Ty Masterson
Majority Leader:Chase Blasi
Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Mary Ware (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
Tory Blew (R)
District 34
District 35
TJ Rose (R)
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Republican Party (31)
Democratic Party (9)