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Ponka-We Victors
Prior offices:
Kansas House of Representatives District 103
Years in office: 2011 - 2023
Successor: Angela Martinez (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
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Ponka-We Victors (Democratic Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 103. She assumed office on January 10, 2011. She left office on January 9, 2023.

Victors (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 103. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

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Victors earned her B.S. in biology from Newman University in 2005 and her M.P.A. from Wichita State University in 2008. Her professional experience includes working for Behavioral Link.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Victors was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Victors was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2017
Transportation
Water and Environment
State-Tribal Relations

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Victors served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Victors served on the following committees:

2011-2012

Victors served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

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

2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

Ponka-We Victors did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Ponka-We Victors defeated Susanne Haynes and Loren John Hermreck in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 103 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ponka-We Victors
Ponka-We Victors (D)
 
61.2
 
2,615
Susanne Haynes (R)
 
31.8
 
1,358
Loren John Hermreck (L)
 
7.0
 
299

Total votes: 4,272
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Ponka-We Victors advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 103 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ponka-We Victors
Ponka-We Victors
 
100.0
 
708

Total votes: 708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 103

Susanne Haynes advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 103 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Susanne Haynes
 
100.0
 
391

Total votes: 391
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2018

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Ponka-We Victors won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 103 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ponka-We Victors
Ponka-We Victors (D)
 
100.0
 
2,448

Total votes: 2,448
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Ponka-We Victors advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 103 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ponka-We Victors
Ponka-We Victors
 
100.0
 
598

Total votes: 598
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2016

See also: Kansas House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent Ponka-We Victors ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 103 general election.[1][2]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 103 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ponka-We Victors Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


Incumbent Ponka-We Victors ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 103 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ponka-We Victors Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Kansas House of Representatives 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 Ponka-We Victors was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[5][6]

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Victors won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 103. She defeated Angela Martinez in the August 7 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPonka-We Victors Incumbent 67.5% 237
Angela Martinez 32.5% 114
Total Votes 351

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Victors won election unopposed in the November 2 general election.[9]

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Ponka-We Victors campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Kansas House of Representatives District 103Won general$14,515 N/A**
2018Kansas House of Representatives District 103Won general$12,625 N/A**
2016Kansas House of Representatives, District 103Won $14,785 N/A**
2014Kansas House of Representatives, District 103Won $12,732 N/A**
2012Kansas State House, District 103Won $18,933 N/A**
2010Kansas State House, District 103Won $7,250 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.

Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
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Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Kansas House of Representatives District 103
2011-2023
Succeeded by
Angela Martinez (D)


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