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Patricia M. Sloop
Patricia Sloop is a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 88 from 2012 to 2015.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sloop served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Energy and Environment |
| • Taxation |
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 Patricia Sloop was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joseph Scapa defeated Jim Price in the Republican primary. Sloop was defeated by Scapa in the general election by 48 votes, according to unofficial results.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Joseph Scapa |
50.3% | 2,615 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Sloop Incumbent | 49.7% | 2,587 | |
| Total Votes | 5,202 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Joseph Scapa |
67.9% | 803 |
| Jim Price | 32.1% | 380 |
| Total Votes | 1,183 | |
2012
Sloop won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 88. She defeated Jason Zabel in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated District 87 incumbent Joseph Scapa (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Sloop |
53.2% | 3,667 | |
| Republican | Joseph Scapa Incumbent | 46.8% | 3,226 | |
| Total Votes | 6,893 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Patricia M. Sloop |
79.7% | 411 |
| Jason Zabel | 20.3% | 105 |
| Total Votes | 516 | |
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.[5]
2013
Patricia Sloop received a score of 36.0% in the 2013 index.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Patricia + Sloop + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 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, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jim Ward (D) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 88 2013-2015 |
Succeeded by Joseph Scapa (R) |
