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Kay Wolf
Kay Wolf is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 7 from 2013 to 2017. She previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives from August 2005 to 2013.
Wolf did not seek re-election to the Kansas State Senate in 2016.
Kay's professional experience includes working as the Director of Client Services for Haren Laughlin Construction.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wolf served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Transportation, Vice Chair |
| • Local Government |
| • Ethics and Elections |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wolf served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Transportation, Vice chair |
| • Ethics, Elections and Local Government |
| • Education |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wolf served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Aging and Long Term Care |
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice |
| • Government Efficiency |
| • State Building Construction |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wolf served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Taxation |
| • Vision 2020 |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security |
| • Judiciary |
| • State-Tribal Relations |
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
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place 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 Kay Wolf (R) did not seek re-election.
Barbara Bollier defeated Megan England in the Kansas State Senate District 7 general election.[1][2]
| Kansas State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Barbara Bollier |
54.30% | 22,439 | |
| Democratic | Megan England | 45.70% | 18,884 | |
| Total Votes | 41,323 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Megan England ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Megan England (unopposed) | |
Barbara Bollier ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 7 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Barbara Bollier (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Wolf won the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 7. She defeated David Harvey in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Kyle B. Russell (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Wolf |
53.1% | 20,738 | |
| Democratic | Kyle B. Russell | 46.9% | 18,334 | |
| Total Votes | 39,072 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kay Wolf |
57.1% | 5,176 |
| David Harvey | 42.9% | 3,889 |
| Total Votes | 9,065 | |
2010
Wolf won re-election to the 21st District seat against Joe Hoffman (D). Wolf had no opposition in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 21 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kay Wolf (R)
|
6,934 | |||
| Robert McElwain (L) | 1,737 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wolf was re-elected to the 21st District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Allan Abrams (D) and Robert J. McElwain (L).[8] Wolf raised $39,923 for her campaign, while Abrams raised $0 and McElwain raised $250.[9]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Kay Wolf (R)
|
7,669 | 60.2% | ||
| Allan Abrams (D) | 4,431 | 34.8% | ||
| Robert J. McElwain (L) | 632 | 4.9% | ||
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
Kay Wolf received a score of 39.7% in the 2013 index.[11]
Personal
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Wolf and her husband, Steve, have two children. She is member of the Johnson County Library Foundation and sits on the board of directors of Temporary Lodging for Children and Families.[12]
Recent news
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See also
- Kansas State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Kay Wolf's Official Campaign Website
- Sen. Wolf's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kay Wolf Biography
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Terrie Huntington (R) |
Kansas Senate District 7 2013-2017 |
Succeeded by Barbara Bollier (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 21 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Barbara Bollier (R) |
