Sharon Schwartz
Sharon Schwartz is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 106 from 1997 to 2017. Schwartz did not seek re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016.
Schwartz's professional experience includes working as a business manager for Pork Chop Acres, Incorporated.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schwartz served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Administrative Rules and Regulations, Chair |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Appropriations, Vice Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Schwartz served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Local Government |
| • Appropriations |
| • Elections |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schwartz served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Pensions, Investments and Benefits, Chair |
| • Taxation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schwartz served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Taxation |
| • Transportation |
| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Local Government, Chair |
| • Select Committee on KPERS, Chair |
| • Economic Development Joint |
| • Pensions, Investments and Benefits Joint |
Issues
Political positions
Schwartz's answers to the Kansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available. In the test she listed her legislative priorities as budget and healthcare reform.[1]
Debt negotiations
Schwartz was one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[2] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.
TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner had proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[3]
Streaming committee meetings
For important Kansas legislative committees, including the State Senate's Judiciary committee, technology existed to allow for live streaming video online for these committees, but the technology was hardly ever activated during the 2012-2013 legislative session. A spokesperson for State House Speaker Ray Merrick stated that there were no plans to require that legislative committee meetings to be streamed online, despite the capability. "It’s at the discretion of the committee chair," the spokesperson said.[4] Schwartz said she was not aware the video streaming was available for daily use, but also said that the technology was too outdated to be of much use. "At this point in time, the tech is old,” Schwartz said. "Legislative IT Services would have to come up and babysit every committee every day."[4]
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 Sharon Schwartz (R) did not seek re-election.
Clay Aurand defeated Todd Frye in the Kansas House of Representatives District 106 general election.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 106 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Clay Aurand |
56.14% | 5,821 | |
| Democratic | Todd Frye | 43.86% | 4,548 | |
| Total Votes | 10,369 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Todd Frye defeated Beth Owens in the Kansas House of Representatives District 106 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 106 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Todd Frye |
68.74% | 508 | |
| Democratic | Beth Owens | 31.26% | 231 | |
| Total Votes | 739 | |||
Clay Aurand ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 106 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 106 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Clay Aurand (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. Incumbent Sharon Schwartz was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[9][10]
2012
Schwartz won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 106. She defeated District 109 incumbent Clay Aurand in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Nick Levendofsky (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sharon Schwartz Incumbent |
65% | 6,934 | |
| Democratic | Nick Levendofsky | 35% | 3,731 | |
| Total Votes | 10,665 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sharon Schwartz Incumbent |
50.9% | 2,456 |
| Clay Aurand Incumbent | 49.1% | 2,368 |
| Total Votes | 4,824 | |
2010
Schwartz won re-election to the 106th District Seat in 2010 against Philip Breitmeyer (L). She was also unopposed in the GOP primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[14]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 106 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sharon Schwartz (R)
|
5,693 | |||
| Philip Breitmeyer (L) | 1,049 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Schwartz was re-elected to the 106th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[15] She raised $28,784 for her campaign.[16]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 106 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Sharon Schwartz (R)
|
8,099 | 100% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
- See also: Kansas Policy Index (2013)
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.[17]
2013
Sharon Schwartz received a score of 55.0% in the 2013 index.[18]
Personal
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Schwartz and her husband, Leo, have two children. She has been a member of the Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Pork Producers, National Pork Producers, and the National Federation of Independent Business.[19]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Sharon + Schwartz + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Rep. Schwartz's website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Kansas Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1996,1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WatchDog.org, "Eye in the sky: Kansas legislative leader won’t require streaming video," accessed December 24, 2013
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
- ↑ Marysville Advocate, "Schwartz, Holle, Caffrey, Ellenbecker win in primary," August 8, 2012
- ↑ 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 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
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Sharon Schwartz Biography
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Kansas House of Representatives District 106 1997–2017 |
Succeeded by Clay Aurand (R) |
