Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Keenen Smith
Keenen Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 25. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Keenen Smith was born in Canton, Mississippi. He served in the U.S. Army. He attended Hinds Community College and Jackson State University. His career experience includes owning small businesses.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 25
Incumbent Mary Ware defeated Keenen Smith in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Ware (D)  | 57.1 | 11,638 |
 | Keenen Smith (R) | 42.9 | 8,746 | |
| Total votes: 20,384 | |||
| = 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 25
Incumbent Mary Ware advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ware | 100.0 | 1,321 |
| Total votes: 1,321 | |||
| = 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 25
Keenen Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keenen Smith | 100.0 | 1,230 |
| Total votes: 1,230 | |||
| = 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 Smith in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Keenen Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
Keenen Smith's journey from the son of a blue-collar family to a dedicated community leader in Kansas is marked by a commitment to service and a passion for improving the lives of his fellow Kansans. Keenen's dedication to community service and small business ownership took on new meaning with the arrival of his children, Keenen Smith Jr., Keona Smith, and Keni Southern, all attending schools in Kansas. This familial connection ignited his passion to lead and support his fellow Kansans.
Known for his open-mindedness and willingness to discuss ideas, Keenen remains steadfast in his core conservative principles and Christian values. He champions the Declaration of Independence and upholds the Constitution, standing firmly for pro-gun rights, pro-liberty ideals, property rights, a free market, fiscal responsibility, and limited government.
Driven by a compelling sense of duty shaped by his military service and business acumen, Keenen serves as a patriotic leader for his children and neighbors. His active involvement in the state's political process stems from a deep belief that now is the time to stand in the gap for children, liberties, and the future of Kansas.
- Better Economy
- Better Communities
- Better Families
Economics
2nd Amendment Protection
Agriculture & rural advancement
― Tim Scott, Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country
sustainable housing
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
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.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
|
Candidate Kansas State Senate District 25 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 7, 2024
