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Rob Bruchman
Rob Bruchman is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 20 from 2011 to 2017.
Bruchman earned his B.A. in English from the University of Kansas in 2001 and his J.D. from the University of Kansas in 2004. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and owning his own law firm.
Campaign themes
2016
Bruchman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "It is imperative that we maintain the quality of education available in our public schools in order to prepare our children for the future and give them every opportunity to succeed."
Fiscal responsibility
- Excerpt: "Kansas is amassing debt at an alarming rate due to excessive governmental expenditures. In order to restore our economy and address the important issues faced by our state, we must exercise fiscal responsibility in Topeka."
Economic development and job creation
- Excerpt: "Small businesses generate approximately two-thirds of the jobs in Kansas. In order to stimulate our economy and create new jobs, we need to control and reduce business regulations and costs."
Energy
- Excerpt: "Clean, reliable and affordable energy is vital to the State of Kansas."
Seniors
- Excerpt: "Standing up for our seniors is a priority to me."
Veterans
- Excerpt: "I am a vigorous supporter of legislation providing benefits to service members, as well as benefits for the families of those killed in action."
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bruchman served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Insurance, Vice Chair |
| • Education |
| • Rules and Journal |
| • Utilities and Telecommunications |
| • Telecommunications Study |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bruchman served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • Rules and Journal |
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice |
| • Utilities and Telecommunications |
2011-2012
Bruchman served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Energy and Utilities |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules and Journal |
| • Special Claims Against the State |
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.
Jan Kessinger defeated Christopher McQueeny in the Kansas House of Representatives District 20 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jan Kessinger |
64.93% | 9,153 | |
| Democratic | Christopher McQueeny | 35.07% | 4,944 | |
| Total Votes | 14,097 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Christopher McQueeny ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Christopher McQueeny (unopposed) | |
Jan Kessinger defeated incumbent Rob Bruchman in the Kansas House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jan Kessinger |
54.74% | 2,277 | |
| Republican | Rob Bruchman Incumbent | 45.26% | 1,883 | |
| Total Votes | 4,160 | |||
Primary election
In the primary elections held on August 2, 2016, six incumbents were defeated in the state Senate, while nine incumbents were defeated in the state House. Outside of the one incumbent Democrat who was defeated in the House, moderates defeated 14 conservative Republican incumbents in the primary. Before the 2016 primary, moderate Republicans had been losing ground in the state legislature since the 2010 election of Gov. Sam Brownback (R), shifting from a more moderate Republican-controlled state legislature to a more conservative one after the 2012 elections. Eighteen Republican incumbents were defeated in the conservative wave in 2012. Rob Bruchman was one of 14 Republican incumbents who were defeated in the 2016 primary.
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. Elizabeth Arnold was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Rob Bruchman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bruchman defeated Arnold in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rob Bruchman Incumbent |
57.7% | 6,075 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Arnold | 42.3% | 4,458 | |
| Total Votes | 10,533 | |||
2012
Bruchman won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 20. He defeated Mark Read in the August 7 primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Rob Bruchman Incumbent |
66.7% | 2,591 |
| Mark Read | 33.3% | 1,293 |
| Total Votes | 3,884 | |
2010
Bruchman defeated Rob McKnight (D) in the November 2 general election.[10]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rob Bruchman (R)
|
5,894 | |||
| Rob McKnight (D) | 3,650 | |||
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.[11]
2013
Rob Bruchman received a score of 68.0% in the 2013 index.[12]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Rob + Bruchman + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Rep. Bruchman's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Rob Bruchman, "Issues," accessed June 16, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," 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 Kevin Yoder (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 20 2011-2017 |
Succeeded by Jan Kessinger (R) |
