Kris Trimmer
Kris Trimmer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 79. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Trimmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Webster Roth defeated Kris Trimmer in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Webster Roth (R) | 63.4 | 5,244 |
 | Kris Trimmer (D)  | 36.6 | 3,024 | |
| Total votes: 8,268 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Kris Trimmer defeated Cristel Heffron Love in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kris Trimmer | 79.8 | 1,349 |
 | Cristel Heffron Love | 20.2 | 341 | |
| Total votes: 1,690 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79
Webster Roth defeated incumbent Cheryl Helmer in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 79 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Webster Roth | 53.8 | 2,257 |
 | Cheryl Helmer | 46.2 | 1,938 | |
| Total votes: 4,195 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kris Trimmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Trimmer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Trimmer's work history includes one year at First National Bank (Winfield), four years at Douglass High School, two years at Winfield Presbyterian Church as Christian Educator, twenty-two years as Co-administrator of Nutrition Plus (a Child and Adult Care Food Program), and twenty-four years at Winfield High School. While at WHS, Kris taught American Government, Advanced Placement American Government, State and Local Government, Leadership, Psychology, and College Speech.
As a teacher, Kris received several awards, including WNEA Master Teacher (2005) and Kansas Student Council Sponsor of the year (2017). She was also inducted into the Southwestern College Education Hall of Fame (2018) and the Kansas Teachers' Hall of Fame (2021).
Trimmer has lived in the Winfield community for the past 47 years. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and is a past active elder. She served on several school site-councils and was an active Swim Club parent for years. She is also a member of P.E.O. and she serves on the Winfield Public Library Board as Vice-President.
Kris is married to Ed Trimmer and they have two grown daughters, two sons-in-law and four grandchildren.- We should respect the worth and dignity of all people. We should be protecting rights, not taking them away.
- Our public schools should be fully funded and we should support our teachers instead of trying to micromanage them.
- Almost 80% of Kansans support Medicaid Expansion, to help the working poor afford health care. I agree.
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See also
2022 Elections
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