Karen Thurlow
Karen Thurlow (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Thurlow completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Karen Thurlow was born in Columbia, Missouri. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 11
Incumbent Kellie Warren defeated Karen Thurlow in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kellie Warren (R) | 52.2 | 22,905 |
 | Karen Thurlow (D)  | 47.8 | 21,000 | |
| Total votes: 43,905 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 11
Karen Thurlow advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 11 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Thurlow | 100.0 | 3,598 |
| Total votes: 3,598 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 11
Incumbent Kellie Warren advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 11 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kellie Warren | 100.0 | 5,334 |
| Total votes: 5,334 | |||
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Endorsements
Thurlow received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Thurlow's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karen Thurlow completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thurlow's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I've seen our current legislator move farther to the right and continually put their party over people. As an attorney, I've spent 30 years reaching consensus with people whose views are different than mine. I'll take those same skills to the Kansas Senate, if elected.
I'm incredibly passionate about public education and the critical role it plays in our community -- and economy. I support public dollars being spent on public education -- not private school vouchers.
I am also committed to reproductive rights. Kansas voted to keep reproductive healthcare safe, legal and private. Yet our current legislator continues to try to chip away at the will of the people.
I'm also committed to common-sense gun legislation, fair taxes and Medicaid expansion.- I support fully funding our public schools and teachers. As the daughter of public educators, I know the critical role they play in our community -- and economy.
I will fight against legislation that supports vouchers. Vouchers will destroy our public education system, impacting our economy, our property values and, most importantly, our children. All too often, vouchers end up being a tax break for the well-off -- at the expense of our public schools.
Supporting public education will be a cornerstone of my tenure, if elected. I've been endorsed by every major educational group in the area -- the KNEA, Game On for Kansas Schools, Stand Up Blue Valley and others. - I support our right to reproductive healthcare. Those are decisions that should be left between a patient and her physician -- not legislators. Kansans made it clear that they support abortion rights when we voted on the matter. Yet legislators, including my opponent, continue to introduce bills to chip away at those rights. Abortion should be safe, legal and private.
- I also support fair tax laws for Kansans. The disastrous Sam Brownback tax experiment hurt our state for too long. Ensuring we use budget surpluses to help Kansas families is a priority. I would support bi-partisan plans like reducing property tax burden, eliminating the food sales tax and increasing the child tax credit.
Honesty and accountability dovetail with transparency.
I also think there needs to be mutual respect and an agreement to pass legislation for the people. (And not withhold votes out of spite.)
Expanding Medicaid is critical. Right now, we're one of only 9 states not to expand Medicaid.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 26, 2024
