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Marvin Kleeb
Marvin Kleeb is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 48 from 2009 to 2017. He retired from the legislature in January 2017.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kleeb served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Taxation, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kleeb served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Taxation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kleeb served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Taxation, Vice chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kleeb served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Taxation |
| • Transportation |
| • Judiciary |
Issues
Policy positions
Kleeb's website listed his legislative priorities as: education, jobs growth and retention, fiscally responsible government and fair taxes, healthcare, a comprehensive and strategic energy plan, and seniors.[2]
Kleeb 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?"[3]
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 Marvin Kleeb defeated Sandy Ackerson in the Kansas House of Representatives District 48 general election.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Marvin Kleeb Incumbent |
58.31% | 6,621 | |
| Democratic | Sandy Ackerson | 41.69% | 4,734 | |
| Total Votes | 11,355 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Sandy Ackerson ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 48 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sandy Ackerson (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Marvin Kleeb ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 48 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 48 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Marvin Kleeb 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. Sandy Ackerson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Marvin Kleeb was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kleeb defeated Ackerson in the general election.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marvin Kleeb Incumbent |
62.9% | 4,736 | |
| Democratic | Sandy Ackerson | 37.1% | 2,792 | |
| Total Votes | 7,528 | |||
2012
Kleeb won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 48. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
2010
Kleeb won re-election to the 48th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[11]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kleeb was elected to the 48th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Pam Ippel (D).[12] Kleeb raised $27,975 for his campaign, while Ippel raised $18,290.[13]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 48 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Marvin Kleeb (R)
|
10,962 | 62.0% | ||
| Pam Ippel (D) | 6,693 | 37.9% | ||
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
Marvin Kleeb received a score of 63.0% in the 2013 index.[15]
Personal
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Kleeb is a member of the Kansas National Federation of Independent Businesses State Council, Mid-America Personnel and Staffing Services, and the Overland Park Rotary.[16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Marvin + Kleeb + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Rep. Kleeb's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Overland Park Republicans pick Kleeb’s replacement for Kansas Legislature," December 22, 2016
- ↑ Rep. Marvin Kleeb - Issues
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kleeb 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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, "2012 Primary 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 - General Election Results," 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 - Rep. Marvin Kleeb Biography
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 48 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Abraham Rafie |
