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Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 61 from 2004 to 2015. Carlson did not seek re-election in 2014.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Carlson served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Taxation, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Carlson served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Pensions, Investments and Benefits |
| • Taxation, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Carlson served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Taxation, Chair |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Education Budget |
| • Select Committee on KPERS |
| • Pensions, Investments and Benefits Joint |
Issues
Sponsored legislation
- H 2150 Property taxation; 2% limit on valuation increases. 02/27/2009[1]
Elections
2012
Carlson won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 61. Carlson defeated District 50 incumbent Trent LeDoux and Daniel A. Brenner in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Richard Carlson Incumbent |
49.2% | 1,855 |
| Trent LeDoux Incumbent | 32% | 1,206 |
| Daniel A. Brenner | 18.8% | 711 |
| Total Votes | 3,772 | |
2010
Carlson won re-election to the 61st District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[3]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Carlson was re-elected to the 61st District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[4] He raised $22,595 for his campaign.[5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 61 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Richard Carlson (R)
|
9,515 | 100% | ||
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.[6]
2013
Richard Carlson received a score of 71.0% in the 2013 index.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Richard + Carlson + 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
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Legislature - Bills Introduced by Member (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (official)," accessed July 6, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 61 2005-2015 |
Succeeded by Becky Hutchins (R) |
