Ralph Ostmeyer
Ralph Ostmeyer is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 40 from 2005 to 2017. Ostmeyer served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.
Ostmeyer did not seek re-election to the Kansas State Senate in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ostmeyer served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Federal and State Affairs, Chair |
| • Administrative Rules and Regulations |
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice |
| • Agriculture |
| • Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ostmeyer served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Federal and State Affairs, Chair |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Education |
| • Agriculture |
| • Organization, Calendar and Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ostmeyer served on these committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Administrative Rules and Regulations |
| • Agriculture |
| • Energy and Environmental Policy |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Local Government |
| • Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Reapportionment |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ostmeyer served on these committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice chair |
| • Administrative Rules and Regulations |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Local Government |
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
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place 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 Ralph Ostmeyer (R) did not seek re-election.
Rick Billinger defeated Alex Herman in the Kansas State Senate District 40 general election.[1][2]
| Kansas State Senate, District 40 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Billinger |
74.26% | 23,964 | |
| Democratic | Alex Herman | 25.74% | 8,308 | |
| Total Votes | 32,272 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Alex Herman ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 40 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Alex Herman (unopposed) | |
Rick Billinger ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 40 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Kansas State Senate, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rick Billinger (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Ostmeyer won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 40. Ostmeyer defeated John E. Miller in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Allen Schmidt (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ralph Ostmeyer Incumbent |
66.5% | 21,443 | |
| Democratic | Allen Schmidt Incumbent | 33.5% | 10,796 | |
| Total Votes | 32,239 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ralph Ostmeyer Incumbent |
64.5% | 7,396 |
| John E. Miller | 35.5% | 4,078 |
| Total Votes | 11,474 | |
2008
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Ostmeyer was re-elected to the 40th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate with no opposition.[7] He raised $21,899 for his campaign.[8]
| Kansas State Senate, District 40 (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ralph Ostmeyer (R)
|
26,273 | 100% | ||
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
Ralph Ostmeyer received a rating of 31% 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
Ralph Ostmeyer received a score of 72.4% in the 2013 index.[12]
Personal
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Ostmeyer is married to his wife, Kay.[13]
Recent news
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See also
- Kansas State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Kansas Legislature - Senator Ralph Ostmeyer
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
- State Surge Profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Ralph Ostmeyer's Biography," accessed March 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stan Clark |
Kansas State Senate District 40 2005–2017 |
Succeeded by Rick Billinger (R) |
