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Max Langston

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Max Langston
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 2, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Kansas State University, 2017

Personal
Profession
Quality Engineer
Contact

Campaign website

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Max Langston (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 17. Langston lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

Langston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Max Langston earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University in 2017. Langston's career experience includes working as a quality engineer. He has been affiliated with Abolish Abortion Kansas and Abortion Is Murder Kansas.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Jo Ella Hoye defeated Emily Carpenter and Michael Kerner in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jo Ella Hoye
Jo Ella Hoye (D)
 
53.6
 
6,139
Image of Emily Carpenter
Emily Carpenter (R)
 
44.5
 
5,102
Image of Michael Kerner
Michael Kerner (L)
 
1.9
 
217

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

Total votes: 11,458
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Jo Ella Hoye advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 17 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jo Ella Hoye
Jo Ella Hoye
 
100.0
 
4,100

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

Total votes: 4,100
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 17

Emily Carpenter defeated Max Langston in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 17 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Emily Carpenter
Emily Carpenter
 
79.2
 
3,716
Image of Max Langston
Max Langston Candidate Connection
 
20.8
 
978

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

Total votes: 4,694
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Kansas House of Representatives District 17

Michael Kerner advanced from the Libertarian convention for Kansas House of Representatives District 17 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
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Image of Michael Kerner
Michael Kerner (L)

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

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Max Langston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Langston's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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While I am brand-new to this district I've resided in Johnson County my entire life, except for my time at K-State. Since earning my Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering I've interned with my student industry for a year and have worked as a quality engineer in the area for the past four years. Outside of work I am deeply involved in Providence Community Church, I have volunteered with Mission Southside to help a community in need before it was pushed out by gentrification, and I currently plead with clients outside Planned Parenthood with offers of aid and adoption whenever I can.
  • Submitted to God's Word: The reason conservatives these days stand for whatever liberals stood for 10 years ago is because we don't have a standard to conserve. I will work to conform our laws and policies to God's justice which He teaches in His Word.
  • Political Outsider: I don't come from the political community, and I'm not looking to be a career politician, which means I'll have nothing to lose when I need to stand up for what's right.
  • Fresh Perspective: My devotion to God's Word, age, and diversity of life experiences help to me to dream big and, challenge assumptions, and act boldly to create a Godly and Constitutional liberty and justice for all.
My top three categories are currently abortion, education, and taxation. These are easily the top three areas in which we defy the law of God and at times even defy our Constitutions.

Taxation is usually state-sanctioned theft, so I want to help the state much more carefully determine whether or not the state should be funding certain projects than it has been, if our recent state budget increases are any indication. I also want to work to keep the state from profiting off Kansas families' hardships with spikes in food and gas prices by immediately eliminating their sales taxes.

Public education in Kansas is plagued by two main issues today: the woke agenda invading our cirricula and theft from privately-educating families for funding. I will work to ensure that Kansas students are taught how to think instead of what to think. and I will work to return education tax dollars to Kansas families who privately educate their children without any strings attached.

Abortion is by far the greatest tragedy in our state today, however: We affirm that life begins from the moment of fertilization in Kansas law, and that these children have a right to live, but when push comes to shove we let death camps operate in our backyards, and we let poisons be sold in our corner stores. I will work to write laws which protect our preborn neighbors the same way they protect you and me, and I will work to restrict these drugs to their healing uses.
I firstly look up to people who are willing to lay down everything they have, even their lives, for God's glory; like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; the prophets of the Old Testament and the apostles; and, of course, Jesus Christ. Reformers like John Knox, John Calvin, and Martin Luther also share in that tradition. Our purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, and these men were excellent at devoting their lives to that cause. I have an ambition to create and innovate, as well, so brilliant thinkers of all stripes like Admiral Yi, the Curies, Kurt Godel, and Nicolaus Copernicus also tend to capture my imagination.
An elected official needs to have integrity and be forthright, above all. They need to be an excellent communicator and an even better listener. Having a deep understanding of your constituents' concerns is essential, and any particular expertise or insights a legislator has to address those concerns are major pluses.
Lord willing, I want to inspire the Kansas legislature to wholly submit to God's Word above all else in their lawmaking, and to uphold our Constitutions in the process, however odd that may look to the watching world.
The Bible captivates me above all other books in a very real way with its wisdom, and literary artistry. I adore science fiction, though, and Dune is currently at the top of my list for its intricate and unique world, as well as its aesthetic assertions that all human projects are necessarily religious.
'Oh My', by Natalie Prass.
The upcoming national challenges of inflation and possible food shortages will probably dominate the state's particular anxieties, but Kansas is also going through an identity crisis as our farmers struggle to make a living and the best solutions for the state's GDP largely seem to foster urban and industrial environments. Our state needs education and training solutions to help guide our people through this transition.
Naturally, the people benefit greatly when their legislators are more skilled at their jobs. The drawback is that the culture and objectives of the legislature can become increasingly independent from its constituents without levels of civic engagement which are basically unheard of in the United States. This is why there was such strong debate about term limits when the Constitution was being drafted, which only ended without them because the job demanded so much sacrifice from the legislators, at the time.
I generally see no need nor have any desire to compromise, as the Lord has outlined broad sets of roles, duties, and commands in His Word, and we both must do what He commands and not do what He forbids. There are questions in politics which are not so clear in Scripture, though, like how to wisely disentangle the people and their tax dollars from a nanny state, which may warrant some negotiation. It's worth noting that any compromise not sought between brothers and sisters in Christ looking to the Scriptures is a dangerous game to play, though; I will be careful not to pass unjust laws for the sake of convenience or expediency when dealing with unbelievers.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 9, 2022


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