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Kevin Braun
Kevin Braun (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on January 11, 2021.
Braun (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 36. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Braun obtained a bachelor's degree in business and a master's degree in business law.[1]
Braun served in the Army Reserve. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel August 1, 2018.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Braun was assigned to the following committees:
- Information Technology Committee
- Kansas Security Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 36
Lynn Melton defeated Kevin Braun in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynn Melton (D) | 62.3 | 4,999 |
 | Kevin Braun (R) | 37.7 | 3,027 | |
| Total votes: 8,026 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 36
Lynn Melton defeated JoAnne Gilstrap in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 36 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynn Melton | 67.0 | 2,764 |
| JoAnne Gilstrap | 33.0 | 1,359 | ||
| Total votes: 4,123 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 36
Kevin Braun defeated Mark David Snelson in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 36 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Braun | 77.8 | 1,504 |
| Mark David Snelson | 22.2 | 428 | ||
| Total votes: 1,932 | |||
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2020
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 5
Jeff Pittman defeated incumbent Kevin Braun in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Pittman (D) | 53.1 | 16,753 |
| Kevin Braun (R) | 46.9 | 14,818 | |
| Total votes: 31,571 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 5
Jeff Pittman advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Pittman | 100.0 | 5,575 |
| Total votes: 5,575 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 5
Incumbent Kevin Braun advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Braun | 100.0 | 5,571 |
| Total votes: 5,571 | |||
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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.
Incumbent Kathy Wolfe Moore defeated Kevin Braun in the Kansas House of Representatives District 36 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kathy Wolfe Moore Incumbent |
67.37% | 7,481 | |
| Republican | Kevin Braun | 32.63% | 3,623 | |
| Total Votes | 11,104 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Kathy Wolfe Moore defeated Gwendolyn Thomas in the Kansas House of Representatives District 36 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kathy Wolfe Moore Incumbent |
76.46% | 2,537 | |
| Democratic | Gwendolyn Thomas | 23.54% | 781 | |
| Total Votes | 3,318 | |||
Kevin Braun ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kevin Braun (unopposed) | |
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2020
In 2020, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.
- Kansas AFL-CIO: House
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Braun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kevin Braun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappt - ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Steve Fitzgerald (R) |
Kansas State Senate District 5 2018–2021 |
Succeeded by Jeff Pittman (D) |
