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Shanna Henry
Shanna Henry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 34. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shanna Henry was born in Kansas. She earned a high school diploma from McPherson High School and a bachelor's degree from William Woods College in 1977. Her career experience includes working as a political organizer, a telecommunications manufacturing supervisor, and a solar energy industry sales consultant. Henry has been affiliated with the Rural Caucus of the Kansas Democratic Party.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 34
Michael Murphy defeated Shanna Henry in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 34 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Murphy (R)  | 70.8 | 22,757 |
| Shanna Henry (D) | 29.2 | 9,375 | ||
| Total votes: 32,132 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 34
Shanna Henry advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 34 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shanna Henry | 100.0 | 960 | |
| Total votes: 960 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 34
Michael Murphy defeated Bob Fee in the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 34 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Murphy | 53.3 | 4,500 |
| Bob Fee | 46.7 | 3,945 | ||
| Total votes: 8,445 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Henry in this election.
2020
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 34
Mark Steffen defeated Shanna Henry in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Steffen (R) | 69.8 | 21,240 |
| Shanna Henry (D) | 30.2 | 9,192 | ||
| Total votes: 30,432 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 34
Shanna Henry advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 34 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shanna Henry | 100.0 | 2,952 | |
| Total votes: 2,952 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 34
Mark Steffen defeated incumbent Edward Berger in the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 34 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Steffen | 57.5 | 7,177 |
 | Edward Berger | 42.5 | 5,302 | |
| Total votes: 12,479 | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 114
Incumbent Jack Thimesch defeated Shanna Henry in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 114 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack Thimesch (R) | 71.0 | 5,558 |
| Shanna Henry (D) | 29.0 | 2,269 | ||
| Total votes: 7,827 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 114
Shanna Henry advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 114 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shanna Henry | 100.0 | 648 | |
| Total votes: 648 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 114
Incumbent Jack Thimesch advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 114 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Thimesch | 100.0 | 2,755 |
| Total votes: 2,755 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shanna Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henry's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I will continue to fight for Medicaid (KanCare) Expansion in Kansas. Our state is one of only ten states in the country that have NOT passed Medicaid Expansion! All of our bordering states HAVE and are enjoying the benefits of reduced health care costs for their citizens. Medicaid Expansion will also help protect Kansans from excessive medical debt and will strengthen and preserve our district's many rural hospitals. According to "Alliance For A Healthy Kansas", lack of expansion has already created a loss of over $7.3 BILLION of Kansas dollars while we wait for expansion!
- I fully support our public education system. I understand how important it is for EVERY child to have access to a good and adequately funded public education. I support a school finance formula that addresses the needs of all student populations, including at-risk students, students in poverty and students with special needs. I also am strongly opposed to the use of public monies to support any students in private schools. This would include tax credits, vouchers and scholarships funded by taxpayer monies. I passionately believe that providing a first-class public education is one of the greatest gifts we can provide to our children.
- Much work still needs to be done to improve rural broadband. Many rural Kansans do not have access to good and reliable internet connections that are vital to agriculture, small businesses and health care connections.
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2020
Shanna Henry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024
