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Les Lampe

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Les Lampe
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Ph.D

University of Kansas, 1983

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Birthplace
St. Francis, Kan.
Religion
Methodist
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Les Lampe (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Lampe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Les Lampe was born in St. Francis, Kansas. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1983. Lampe’s career experience includes working as Vice President and Director of Water Resources at Black & Veatch Consultants.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Owen Donohoe defeated Les Lampe in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Owen Donohoe
Owen Donohoe (R)
 
54.8
 
8,511
Image of Les Lampe
Les Lampe (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
7,027

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 39

Les Lampe defeated Michael Bolton in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 39 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Les Lampe
Les Lampe Candidate Connection
 
69.6
 
1,613
Image of Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
 
30.4
 
704

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,317
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Owen Donohoe advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 39 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Owen Donohoe
Owen Donohoe
 
100.0
 
3,594

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,594
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Les Lampe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lampe'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 am a life-long resident of Kansas. After graduating from high school in Goodland, I attended the University of Kansas where I obtained three degrees in engineering, culminating with a Doctorate in Water Resources Engineering. My forty-two year career was with Black & Veatch, where I was a Vice President and Director of Water Resources. I was licensed to practice engineering in six states and led water supply, flood control, and water quality projects both nationally and internationally. My spouse is a retired pastor who served as the Executive Pastor of Congregational Care at Church of the Resurrection. We have three accomplished children and four wonderful grandchildren. My volunteer activities have included serving on the Board of Directors of Kansas Interfaith Action and leading efforts to pass a non-discrimination ordinance for the City of Shawnee, Kansas. My activities include travel, reading, time with family, and running.
  • I believe in equality for all Kansans and will be a strong advocate for the rights of women, minorities, and the LGBTQ community.
  • I am committed to providing adequate funding for public schools and encouraging innovation, while supporting growth in post-secondary education provided through community colleges and trade schools.
  • My first priority as a State Representative will be to ensure the expansion of Medicaid in an effort to provide adequate health care to all Kansans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The areas of public policy that I am personally passionate about are expansion of healthcare, equality for all Kansans, public school funding, and economic growth. All of these are tied together with the theme of expanding opportunities for all Kansans. Expansion of Medicaid promotes the health and well-being of everyone in the State and promotes economic growth by bringing hundreds of millions of Federal dollars to the State to help sustain employment of medical professionals and keep hospitals open. Funding for schools is necessary to insure that the younger generation is equipped to succeed and that we have the base of highly-educated employees to serve future economic needs. We have historic systemic inequality that must be addressed if women, minorities, and the LGBTQ community can be welcomed and be part of the economic fabric of our state.
I look up to both my parents and to many teachers that I had while growing up. Both provided wonderful examples of integrity and selfless service.
The "I Have a Dream" speech made by Dr. Martin Luther King on August 28, 1963, is profound, moving, and eloquent. The book that I would recommend is "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau.
Honesty, integrity, transparency, and a strong work ethic.
Honesty, integrity, transparency, and a strong work ethic.
I believe that maintaining an open relationship with constituents in the district is the primary responsibility. Next, and almost as important, is to thoroughly understand the issues before voting on them.
I would like to leave a legacy of making Kansas a better place in every way possible.
The first historical event that I remember was the Presidential election of 1956 when Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) ran agains Adlai Stevenson (Democrat). I was seven years old at the time.
My first job was working on our family farm primarily driving a tractor during summers. I also drove a tractor during the school year on evenings and weekends. This first job lasted from when I was fourteen until my younger brother took over when I was twenty.
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. It provides wonderful insights on culture and human nature.
I have had a few health events to deal with.
The most obvious difference is that the House of Representatives has 125 members and the Senate has 40 members. Hence, the proportional significance of each senator is three times as great as that of a representative.
I believe that state legislators should have previous experience with elected office or with groups that serve legislative advocacy interests. I have gained substantial experience tracking proposed legislation, advocating for passage or rejection of the legislation, and meeting with legislators through my service on the Board of Directors of Kansas Interfaith Action.
The greatest challenges will be providing for economic growth, balancing the budget, providing adequate funding for schools, expanding healthcare coverage, and insuring equality for women, minorities, and the LGBTQ community.
The ideal relationship is collaboration and consensus on overall goals for the State, while working through checks-and-balances to enact measures to accomplish these goals.
Absolutely. Relationships with legislators on both sides of the aisle are essential. This is important to fully understand legislative initiatives and the advantages and disadvantages of these initiatives.
I favor having an independent bipartisan agency carry out redistricting. The redistricting guidelines would be to look for reasonable geographic boundaries that are established without regard to likely election outcomes.
In particular, my background is well related to committees on natural resources and equality issues.
I would model myself after Wendell Lady, who was an engineer who served as Speaker of the House for many years.
No, not particularly.
There are many stories. One that I found particularly impactful was that of a young man who was contemplating suicide because he was gay and felt abused and rejected because of his sexual orientation. This made me passionate about ordinances and laws that protect vulnerable populations from discrimination.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2020


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