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Marc Rhoades
Marc Rhoades is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 72 from 2007 to 2017. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rhoades served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Pensions and Benefits |
| • Education |
| • Taxation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rhoades served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Legislative Budget, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rhoades served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Legislative Budget, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rhoades served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Taxation |
| • Higher Education, Vice chair |
| • Social Services Budget, Vice chair |
| • State-Tribal Relations Joint |
Issues
Policy positions
Rhoades refused to take Project Vote Smart's 2008 Political Courage Test. The test, which is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices, asks one central question - "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"[1]
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
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.
Tim Hodge defeated incumbent Marc Rhoades in the Kansas House of Representatives District 72 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tim Hodge |
51.18% | 4,963 | |
| Republican | Marc Rhoades Incumbent | 48.82% | 4,735 | |
| Total Votes | 9,698 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Tim Hodge ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tim Hodge (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Marc Rhoades ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Marc Rhoades Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Marc Rhoades defeated Barbara Bunting in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Marc Rhoades Incumbent |
57.8% | 2,080 |
| Barbara Bunting | 42.2% | 1,520 |
| Total Votes | 3,600 | |
2012
Rhoades won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 72. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Glenda Reynolds (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marc Rhoades Incumbent |
59.6% | 5,417 | |
| Democratic | Glenda Reynolds | 40.4% | 3,679 | |
| Total Votes | 9,096 | |||
2010
Rhoades won re-election to the 72nd District seat against Amy L. Schumacher (D). Rhoades had no opposition in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[11]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 72 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Marc Rhoades (R)
|
4,427 | |||
| Amy L. Schumacher (D) | 2,680 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Rhoades was re-elected to the 72nd District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Tom Adrian (D).[12] Rhoades raised $46,329 for his campaign, while Adrian raised $33,515.[13]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 72 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Marc Rhoades (R)
|
4,875 | 50.2% | ||
| Tom Adrian (D) | 4,835 | 49.7% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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.[14]
2013
Marc Rhoades received a score of 78.0% in the 2013 index.[15]
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Rhoades has a wife, Denise.[16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Marc + Rhoades + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Rep. Rhoades' website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Kansas Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Rhoades Issue Positions
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (official)," accessed July 9, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 72 2007–2017 |
Succeeded by Tim Hodge (D) |
