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Mike Griswold
Mike Griswold (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 41. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Griswold completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike Griswold was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the U.S. Army from 1973 to 2003. Griswold earned a bachelor's degree from West Point Academy and a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. In 2003, Griswold began working in defense contracting, where he worked as a program manager. In 2009, Griswold became the president of the Fort Leavenworth USD 207's board of education. In 2000, he became a member of the board of directors for the Armed Forces Insurance Company in Leavenworth, Kansas.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 41
Pat Proctor defeated Mike Griswold in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 41 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat Proctor (R)  | 53.0 | 3,846 |
 | Mike Griswold (D) | 47.0 | 3,411 | |
| Total votes: 7,257 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 41
Mike Griswold defeated Whitney Davis Moulden and Donald Terrien in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 41 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Griswold | 48.5 | 630 |
| Whitney Davis Moulden | 45.0 | 585 | ||
| Donald Terrien | 6.5 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 1,300 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 41
Pat Proctor advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 41 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Proctor | 100.0 | 1,434 |
| Total votes: 1,434 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Griswold completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Griswold's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Expand Access to Affordable Healthcare, including Mental Health
- Invest in Infrastructure Roads and Bridges
- Stabilize the Budget and Provide Tax Relief for Hardworking Kansans
Over the last one and half years since Governor Kelly took office the state has started to replenish the KDOT budget which was decimated during the Brownback years. On May 14, 2020, the State announced 40 projects for the 10-year Eisenhower Transportation Legacy Program (IKE). This is similar to the T-Works program from 2010. The best news is that a new Centennial Bridge is included. This is a big deal. The bridge was one of eight (8) projects in the NE Kansas District of IKE to make the cut. This does not guarantee funding, but if elected Mike will work tirelessly to secure funding for the new Centennial Bridge.
I ran for election to the Leavenworth City Commission, came in second, and began serving my term in January 2018. I was elected Mayor in 2020, a year of many governing challenges, mainly associated with the COVID-19 health crisis and ensuing economic hardships. I have led the City in such a way that these challenges have been met, including adjusting services to ensure their safe delivery. Indeed, as I have said during each of my 17 Facebook Town Halls since March, the overriding priority of City Government is to do everything possible to assure the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens.
Next most important issue relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the dual challenges of defeating the coronavirus and helping our economy get back to where it was pre-COVID-19. First, all state legislators when they report for the beginning of next January's session must come together with the mindset of doing their very best to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens in their districts and across Kansas. This cannot be a partisan issue. It is a precondition for a significant improvement in the state's public health, which until this happens makes any economic recovery tenuous.
Finally, as a 30 year Army veteran, 15 years as a defense contractor, and 11 years as a civic leader, I know the critical importance of teamwork, working together to accomplish missions and/or goals, or in simple terms, the greater good. Often, if not always, this requires individuals to sacrifice for the team to be successful. So too in politics, where teamwork is necessary to achieve the common good for the citizens being represented. This requires teamwork within one's own party, but also across the aisle to pass legislation that will benefit citizens as a whole, not some narrow special interest. And yes, teamwork in politics requires politicians to compromise, and without sacrificing the core values of being a Democrat, I am prepared to do this if given the opportunity to serve in Topeka.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 17, 2020
