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Kara Reed

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Kara Reed was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 42 of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Biography

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Reed was appointed to the Tonganoxie city council in January 2013 and elected to that office in April 2015. She received a B.S. in biology University of Wyoming and her M.S. in vertebrate zoology from the University of Memphis.

Campaign themes

2016

Reed's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • State budget/economy: Right now, our state’s tax plan is hurting working Kansans. Our district has experienced the effects of the Brownback tax plan first hand—current policies are tying the hands of local government and harming our communities. It’s time for a tax plan and state budget that will create jobs, support infrastructure projects and strengthen public education in our state.
  • Education: Schools need adequate funding to operate and teach the next generation of leaders. While our current state leaders are busy proposing additional cuts to early childhood, K-12 and higher education, our local school districts are struggling to maintain the quality education that our schools proudly provide. Our administrators deserve to have the resources that will let them do their jobs.
  • A new direction: Our state has been moving in the wrong direction for far too long and Kansans are suffering the consequences of irresponsible government. It is time to move away from leadership that has been in lock-step with Gov. Brownback and towards a more efficient and responsible Kansas.
  • Accountability: Our leaders need to be accountable to the people they represent. That means being available to constituents and working with them to figure out what is best for our communities. It also means listening to and compromising with fellow legislators to come to common-sense solutions regardless of party ideologies.[1]
 ”
—Kara Reed[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Kansas House of Representatives 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.

Jim Karleskint defeated Kara Reed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 42 general election.[3][4]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Karleskint 57.86% 5,715
     Democratic Kara Reed 42.14% 4,163
Total Votes 9,878
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


Kara Reed ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kara Reed  (unopposed)


Jim Karleskint defeated incumbent Connie O'Brien in the Kansas House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[5][6]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Karleskint 51.82% 856
     Republican Connie O'Brien Incumbent 48.18% 796
Total Votes 1,652


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Kara Reed, "Issues," accessed July 5, 2016
  3. ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016


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