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Nicolas VanWyhe
Nicolas "Nick" VanWyhe was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 10 of the Kansas House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
VanWyhe's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | 1) The Economy
Fiscal responsibility must return to the Statehouse. From 2004 to 2008, state spending increased by 41% (almost a $2 BILLION increase). Making matters worse, spending increased more than 4X the rate of inflation over the same time period. As evidenced by the recent $300 million budget deficit, this is unsustainable. Excessive spending must stop. As your Representative, I pledge to protect taxpayers and place your interests above politics and special interest groups We need to lower the tax burden We need businesses to invest in our state in order to create more jobs for Kansans. However, when deciding where to locate their firms, corporations consider all of these statistics. Because of our extremely high tax rates, they choose the more business-friendly states across the country which, in turn, results in more Kansans searching elsewhere to find work. This is unacceptable and is evident by the recent U.S. Census data which shows a strong trend of population growth in low-tax states and population decline in high tax states. I will adamantly work to decrease the burden placed upon businesses and individual taxpayers. 2) Education As a product of a small-town, public school education, and substitute teacher, I certainly recognize its value. I am committed to finding solutions that will ensure our schools continue to create quality, well-rounded citizens. A strong, growing and educated workforce is crucial to the future growth of our state. The Kansas Constitution requires the state to provide a “suitable” education. The public, educators, legislators, and Governors have not developed consensus definition of that term. For me, a suitable education maximizes the student’s ability to learn and utilize the information acquired. This means that a suitable education for a person with developmental or physical disabilities will be different than for a student in the “gifted” program. The objective will be the same – to maximize the individual student’s ability to learn and apply knowledge and skills – but, the specifics of that education will be different. I also believe that while the Constitution addresses primary (K-12) education, the state has a responsibility to provide affordable educational opportunities for pre-kindergarten students and college/vocational students – including adults who return to school at any level to learn new skills. An educated population makes “better” citizens, contributes more to society, and has greater earning potential. In addition to the traditional classroom approach to providing educational opportunities, I am a strong believer in the use of technology to increase student access to information. 3) Stand up for individual Rights; stop Federal overreach We need limited government. Because of their escape from a controlling and tyrannical government, the Founding Fathers created a Constitution focused on ensuring a limited government. As everyday Americans, we constantly see our representatives implement programs that place more power in the hands of the government. Programs that increase government at a cost much greater than its benefit should not be in place. I will fight to slow the growth of government and return the power to the individual.[2][3] |
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Elections
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 John Wilson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Nicolas VanWyhe was unopposed in the Republican primary. Wilson defeated VanWyhe in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  John Wilson Incumbent |
63.2% | 4,828 | |
| Republican | Nicolas VanWyhe | 36.8% | 2,811 | |
| Total Votes | 7,639 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nicolas + VanWyhe + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Kansas House of Representatives District 10
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Nicolas VanWyhe on Facebook
- Nicolas VanWyhe on Twitter
- Nicolas VanWyhe on LinkedIn
- Kansas House of Representatives, "Candidate Lists"
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Vote Nick VanWyhe, "Platform," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
