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Leslie Donovan
Leslie D. "Les" Donovan, Sr. is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 27 from 1997 to 2017.
Donovan did not seek re-election to the Kansas State Senate in 2016.
Donovan served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1992 to 1997.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Donovan served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Assessment and Taxation, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Assessment and Taxation, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Donovan served on these committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Assessment and Taxation, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Donovan served on these committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Assessment and Taxation, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
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 Leslie Donovan (R) did not seek re-election.
Gene Suellentrop defeated Tony Hunter in the Kansas State Senate District 27 general election.[1][2]
| Kansas State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Gene Suellentrop |
66.50% | 22,252 | |
| Democratic | Tony Hunter | 33.50% | 11,209 | |
| Total Votes | 33,461 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Tony Hunter ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 27 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tony Hunter (unopposed) | |
Gene Suellentrop defeated Lori Graham in the Kansas State Senate District 27 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Gene Suellentrop |
50.61% | 4,085 | |
| Republican | Lori Graham | 49.39% | 3,987 | |
| Total Votes | 8,072 | |||
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Donovan won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 27. Donovan ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Diana Cubbage (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leslie Donovan Incumbent |
65.5% | 20,773 | |
| Democratic | Diana Cubbage | 34.5% | 10,922 | |
| Total Votes | 31,695 | |||
2008
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Donovan was re-elected to the 27th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Melissa J. Flower (D).[7] Donovan raised $58,488 for his campaign, while Flower raised $2,505.[8]
| Kansas State Senate, District 27 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Leslie Donovan (R)
|
21,015 | 66.4% | ||
| Melissa J. Flower (D) | 10,610 | 33.5% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Economic Freedom Index
The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is a project of Bob Weeks, creator of the blog Voice For Liberty in Wichita. The purpose of the Index "is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t."[9] Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.
2010
Leslie Donovan received a rating of 73% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.[10]
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.[11]
2013
Leslie Donovan received a score of 68.1% in the 2013 index.[12]
Personal
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Donovan and his wife, Mary, have three children.[13]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Leslie + Donovan + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Kansas Legislature - Senator Les Donovan
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
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, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - General Election Results," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Economic Freedom Index, "Homepage," accessed January 13, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Economic Freedom Index, "2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index," May 18, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Leslie Donovan's Biography," accessed March 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mike Harris |
Kansas State Senate District 27 1997–2017 |
Succeeded by Gene Suellentrop (R) |
