Pat Apple
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Pat Apple is a former member of the Kansas Corporation Commission. He was appointed to the commission by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) on March 24, 2014, and took office on April 11, 2014, shortly after he was confirmed by the Kansas State Senate. Apple's term expired on March 15, 2018.[1] In December 2017, he announced he would not seek another four-year term to the position.[2]
Apple is a former Republican state Sen. representing District 37 from 2013-2014, and District 12 from 2005-2013. He resigned in 2014 to begin his appointment on the Kansas Corporation Commission.[3]
Apple served as a Miami County Commissioner from 2003 to 2005.
Political career
Kansas Corporation Commission (2014-2018)
Apple was sworn in as a member of the Kansas Corporation Commission on April 11, 2014. He was appointed to the commission by Gov. Brownback in March 2014, upon the expiration of former commissioner Thomas E. Wright's second term. Apple's appointment was confirmed by the state Senate on April 6, 2014 and it expired on March 15, 2018.[4][1] Apple did seek reappointment to another four-year term.[2]
Kansas State Senate (2005-2014)
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Apple served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Utilities, Chair |
| • Commerce |
| • Assessment and Taxation |
| • Organization, Calendar and Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Apple served on these committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Assessment and Taxation, Vice chair |
| • Ethics and Elections |
| • Organization, Calendar and Rules |
| • State Building Construction |
| • Utilities, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Apple served on these committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Utilities, Chair |
| • Ethics and Elections, Vice chair |
| • Assessment and Taxation |
| • Energy and Environmental Policy |
| • Organization, Calendar and Rules |
| • State Building Construction |
| • Transportation |
Elections
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Apple won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 37. Apple defeated Daniel B. Campbell and House incumbent Charlotte O'Hara in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Pat Apple Incumbent |
64.6% | 4,751 |
| Charlotte O'Hara | 29.4% | 2,165 |
| Daniel B. Campbell | 6% | 441 |
| Total Votes | 7,357 | |
2008
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Apple was re-elected to the 12th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Andrew Rickel (D).[7] Apple raised $69,552 for his campaign, while Rickel raised $1,886.[8]
| Kansas State Senate, District 12 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Pat Apple (R)
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22,614 | 71.4% | ||
| Andrew Rickel (D) | 9,029 | 28.5% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Economic Freedom Index
The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is a project of Bob Weeks, creator of the blog Voice For Liberty in Wichita. The purpose of the Index "is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t."[9] Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.
2010
Pat Apple received a rating of 69% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.[10]
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.[11]
2013
Pat Apple received a score of 66.4% in the 2013 index.[12]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Former office links
- Kansas Corporation Commission
- About Kansas Corporation Commissioner Pat Apple
- Kansas Legislature - Senator Pat Apple
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Corporation Commission, "Pat Apple," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WIBW News, "KCC Chairman Pat Apple announces he will not seek reappointment," December 13, 2017
- ↑ Osawatomie Graphic, "Apple sworn in to utilities commission Monday," April 16, 2014
- ↑ ''Kansas Corporation Commission, "About Commissioner Pat Apple," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 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 Economic Freedom Index, "Homepage," accessed January 13, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Economic Freedom Index, "2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index," May 18, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas E. Wright |
Kansas Corporation Commission 2014 - 2018 |
Succeeded by Dwight Keen |
| Preceded by Ray Merrick (R) |
Kansas State Senate District 37 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Molly Baumgardner (R) |
| Preceded by Robert Tyson |
Kansas State Senate District 12 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Caryn Tyson (R) |
