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Shawn Shipp
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Shawn Shipp was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 36 of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Shipp has worked as a paralegal for the last 13 years, focusing on medical malpractice lawsuit defense.[1]
Campaign themes
Shipp's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Taxation and Economy
- Excerpt: "He supports legislation that will get the Kansas economy growing including lower taxation and less government regulations."
Immigration
- Excerpt: "Shawn supports immigration reform and supports legislation such as E-verify and opposes in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "Shawn is a strong proponent of the 2nd Amendment and supports legislation that protects Kansans 2nd Amendment rights."
Education
- Excerpt: "Shawn will work with school boards, administrators and teachers to find real solutions, beyond money, to improve our schools."
Kansas Values
- Excerpt: "Shawn is a strong supporter of Right to Life issues."
Elections
2012
Shipp ran for election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 36. Shipp ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was defeated by incumbent Kathy Wolfe Moore (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kathy Wolfe Moore Incumbent |
65% | 7,084 | |
| Republican | Shawn Shipp | 31.8% | 3,468 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Caldwell | 3.2% | 354 | |
| Total Votes | 10,906 | |||
Personal
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Shipp and his wife Kristen have four children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Shawn + Shipp + Kansas + House"
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Shawn Shipp on Facebook
Footnotes
Current members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Daniel Hawkins
Majority Leader:Chris Croft
Minority Leader:Brandon Woodard
Representatives
District 1
Dale Helwig (R)
District 2
Kenneth Collins (R)
District 3
Chuck Smith (R)
District 4
Rick James (R)
District 5
Carrie Barth (R)
District 6
Samantha Poetter (R)
District 7
Dan Goddard (R)
District 8
Chris Croft (R)
District 9
Fred Gardner (R)
District 10
Suzanne Wikle (D)
District 11
Ron Bryce (R)
District 12
Doug Blex (R)
District 13
Duane Droge (R)
District 14
Charlotte Esau (R)
District 15
Lauren Bohi (R)
District 16
District 17
Jo Ella Hoye (D)
District 18
Cindy Neighbor (D)
District 19
District 20
Mari-Lynn Poskin (D)
District 21
Jerry Stogsdill (D)
District 22
Lindsay Vaughn (D)
District 23
Susan Ruiz (D)
District 24
Jarrod Ousley (D)
District 25
Rui Xu (D)
District 26
Chip VanHouden (R)
District 27
Sean Tarwater (R)
District 28
Carl Turner (R)
District 29
Heather Meyer (D)
District 30
Laura Williams (R)
District 31
Louis Ruiz (D)
District 32
Pam Curtis (D)
District 33
Carolyn Caiharr (R)
District 34
Valdenia Winn (D)
District 35
Wanda Paige (D)
District 36
Lynn Melton (D)
District 37
Melissa Oropeza (D)
District 38
Timothy Johnson (R)
District 39
Angela Stiens (R)
District 40
David Buehler (R)
District 41
Pat Proctor (R)
District 42
Lance Neelly (R)
District 43
Bill Sutton (R)
District 44
Barbara Ballard (D)
District 45
Mike Amyx (D)
District 46
District 47
Ronald Ellis (R)
District 48
Dan Osman (D)
District 49
Nikki McDonald (D)
District 50
Kyle McNorton (R)
District 51
Megan Steele (R)
District 52
Jesse Borjon (R)
District 53
Kirk Haskins (D)
District 54
Ken Corbet (R)
District 55
District 56
Virgil Weigel (D)
District 57
John Alcala (D)
District 58
Alexis Simmons (D)
District 59
Rebecca Schmoe (R)
District 60
Mark Schreiber (R)
District 61
Francis Awerkamp (R)
District 62
Sean Willcott (R)
District 63
Allen Reavis (R)
District 64
Lewis Bloom (R)
District 65
Shawn Chauncey (R)
District 66
Sydney Carlin (D)
District 67
Angel Roeser (R)
District 68
Nathan Butler (R)
District 69
Clarke Sanders (R)
District 70
Greg Wilson (R)
District 71
Steven Howe (R)
District 72
Avery Anderson (R)
District 73
Rick Wilborn (R)
District 74
Mike King (R)
District 75
Will Carpenter (R)
District 76
Brad Barrett (R)
District 77
Kristey Williams (R)
District 78
Robyn Essex (R)
District 79
Webster Roth (R)
District 80
Bill Rhiley (R)
District 81
Blake Carpenter (R)
District 82
Leah Howell (R)
District 83
Henry Helgerson (D)
District 84
Ford Carr (D)
District 85
Steven Brunk (R)
District 86
Silas Miller (D)
District 87
Susan Estes (R)
District 88
Sandy Pickert (R)
District 89
KC Ohaebosim (D)
District 90
Steve Huebert (R)
District 91
Emil Bergquist (R)
District 92
John Carmichael (D)
District 93
Brian Bergkamp (R)
District 94
Leo Delperdang (R)
District 95
Tom Sawyer (D)
District 96
Tom Kessler (R)
District 97
Nick Hoheisel (R)
District 98
Cyndi Howerton (R)
District 99
Susan Humphries (R)
District 100
Daniel Hawkins (R)
District 101
Joe Seiwert (R)
District 102
Kyler Sweely (R)
District 103
Angela Martinez (D)
District 104
Paul Waggoner (R)
District 105
Jill Ward (R)
District 106
Lisa Moser (R)
District 107
Dawn Wolf (R)
District 108
Brandon Woodard (D)
District 109
Troy Waymaster (R)
District 110
Ken Rahjes (R)
District 111
Barbara Wasinger (R)
District 112
Sherri Brantley (R)
District 113
Brett Fairchild (R)
District 114
District 115
Gary White (R)
District 116
Kyle Hoffman (R)
District 117
Adam Turk (R)
District 118
Jim Minnix (R)
District 119
Jason Goetz (R)
District 120
Adam Smith (R)
District 121
John Resman (R)
District 122
Lon Pishny (R)
District 123
Bob Lewis (R)
District 124
Martin Long (R)
District 125
Shannon Francis (R)
Republican Party (88)
Democratic Party (37)
