Mario Goico
Mario Goico is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 94 from 2003 to 2017. Goico served as Assistant Majority Leader from 2015 to 2017.
Goico did not seek re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Goico served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Kansas Security, Chair |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security, Chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Calendar and Printing |
| • Financial Institutions |
| • Transportation |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Legislative Budget |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Goico served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security, Chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Taxation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Goico served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Elections, Vice chair |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Kansas Security, Chair |
| • Taxation |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Goico served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Taxation |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security, Vice chair |
| • Vision 2020 |
| • Financial Institutions |
| • Local Government |
| • Kansas Security Joint, Chair |
Issues
Policy positions
Goico's website is not up to date, but lists some of his accomplishments from the 2006 legislative session as introducing bills on "Providing affordable airfares for Kansans flying from Wichita, restricting picketing at military funerals, and using eminent domain to combat drug houses."[1]
He 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?"[2]
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Goico endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[3]
- See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio
2012
Mario Goico endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[4]
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. Incumbent Mario Goico (R) did not seek re-election.
Leo Delperdang defeated Susan Osborne in the Kansas House of Representatives District 94 general election.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 94 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Leo Delperdang |
60.22% | 6,577 | |
| Democratic | Susan Osborne | 39.78% | 4,344 | |
| Total Votes | 10,921 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Susan Osborne ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 94 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 94 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Susan Osborne (unopposed) | |
Leo Delperdang defeated Scott Anderson in the Kansas House of Representatives District 94 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 94 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Leo Delperdang |
52.90% | 1,277 | |
| Republican | Scott Anderson | 47.10% | 1,137 | |
| Total Votes | 2,414 | |||
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 Mario Goico was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[9][10]
2012
Goico won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 94. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
2010
Goico won re-election to the 100th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[13]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Goico was re-elected to the 100th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Beverly Lucas (D).[14] Goico raised $24,318 for his campaign, while Lucas raised $1,912.[15]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 100 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mario Goico (R)
|
7,883 | 67.8% | ||
| Beverly Lucas (D) | 3,739 | 32.1% | ||
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.[16]
2013
Mario Goico received a score of 67.0% in the 2013 index.[17]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Mario + Goico + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official Website
- Rep. Goico's website
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Rep. Mario Goico - Homepage
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Goico Issue Positions
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan, 18 state legislators endorse Marco Rubio," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Newt Gingrich Announces Support of Conservative Kansas State Legislators," February 15, 2012 (Archived)
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joe McLeland (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 94 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Leo Delperdang (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 100 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Daniel Hawkins (R) |
