Ramon Gonzalez
Ramon Gonzalez is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 47 from 2011 to 2017. Gonzalez did not seek re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Vice Chair |
| • Transportation and Public Safety Budget |
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight |
| • Utilities and Telecommunications |
| • Telecommunications Study |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Vice chair |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Utilities and Telecommunications |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gonzalez served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Elections |
| • General Government Budget |
| • Transportation and Public Safety Budget |
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. Incumbent Ramon Gonzalez (R) did not seek re-election.
Ronald B. Ellis defeated Michael Caddell in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 general election.[1][2]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ronald B. Ellis |
68.54% | 6,904 | |
| Democratic | Michael Caddell | 31.46% | 3,169 | |
| Total Votes | 10,073 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Michael Caddell ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael Caddell (unopposed) | |
Ronald B. Ellis ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ronald B. Ellis (unopposed) | |
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. Bob Sirridge was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ramon Gonzalez was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gonzalez defeated Sirridge in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ramon Gonzalez Incumbent |
64.7% | 5,053 | |
| Democratic | Bob Sirridge | 35.3% | 2,753 | |
| Total Votes | 7,806 | |||
2012
Gonzalez won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Bruce Hanson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ramon Gonzalez Incumbent |
58.3% | 5,556 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Hanson | 41.7% | 3,982 | |
| Total Votes | 9,538 | |||
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.[8]
2013
Ramon Gonzalez received a score of 48.0% in the 2013 index.[9]
Personal
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Gonzalez has a wife, Yolanda.
Recent news
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See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Rep. Gonzalez's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Ramon Gonzalez on Facebook
- Ramon Gonzalez on Twitter
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
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, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lee Tafanelli |
Kansas House of Representatives District 47 January 28, 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Ronald B. Ellis (R) |
