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Patsy Terrell
Patsy Terrell was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 102 from January 9, 2017, to June 7, 2017. She was found dead at her hotel room near the Capitol building in Topeka, Kansas. She was 55.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
| • Government, Technology, and Security |
| • Higher Education Budget |
| • Water and Environment |
Campaign themes
2016
Terrell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Transparency I believe government should be transparent. There should never be a question about what is said or done by a representative when it comes to the people’s business. Education I support education because I know what a difference it made in my own life. Every generation should have an opportunity for a great public education. It helped me get out of poverty and it can do the same for others. It is our responsibility to provide education for the generations that come after us. Independent Judiciary Keeping the judiciary free of political influence is of paramount importance. Medicaid Expansion Kansas is one of a few states that has refused medicaid expansion. What medicaid expansion would do is make it possible to insure people who make too much money now to qualify for medicaid, but not enough to be able to buy insurance on the marketplace. This would help 150,000 of our fellow Kansans. It would also help our hospitals and nursing homes.[2] |
” |
| —Patsy Terrell[3] | ||
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Patsy Terrell defeated incumbent Janice Pauls in the Kansas House of Representatives District 102 general election.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 102 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Patsy Terrell |
55.58% | 3,132 | |
| Republican | Janice Pauls Incumbent | 44.42% | 2,503 | |
| Total Votes | 5,635 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Patsy Terrell ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 102 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 102 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Patsy Terrell (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Janice Pauls ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 102 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 102 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Janice Pauls Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Recent news
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See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Kansas House of Representatives District 102
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ US News, "Spokeswoman: Democratic State Rep. Patsy Terrell Dies at 55," June 7, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Patsy for Kansas, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Janice Pauls (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 102 January 2017–June 2017 |
Succeeded by Jason Probst (D) |
