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Steve Abrams
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Prior offices
Kansas State Senate District 32

Education

Bachelor's

Kansas State University, 1971

Other

Kansas State University, 1977

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Profession
Veterinarian
Contact

Steve E. Abrams, D.V.M. is a former Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 32 from 2009 to 2017.

Abrams did not seek re-election to the Kansas State Senate in 2016.

Biography

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Abrams earned his B.S. in animal science and industry and his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Kansas State University in 1971 and 1977, respectively.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Abrams served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Abrams served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2013
Education, Chair
Ways and Means
Agriculture

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Abrams served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Abrams served on these committees:

Campaign themes

2012

Abrams' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]

  • Against tax increases
  • Supports reducing energy costs through energy production expansion
  • Wants to keep government spending in check
  • Supports more Career & Tech education for students

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

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place 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 Steve Abrams (R) did not seek re-election.

Larry Alley defeated Don Shimkus in the Kansas State Senate District 32 general election.[3][4]

Kansas State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Larry Alley 62.23% 16,221
     Democratic Don Shimkus 37.77% 9,844
Total Votes 26,065
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


Don Shimkus ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Kansas State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Don Shimkus  (unopposed)


Larry Alley ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 32 Republican primary.[5][6]

Kansas State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Larry Alley  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Abrams won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 32. Abrams defeated Miranda Allen in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Kansas State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve E. Abrams Incumbent 52.5% 4,886
Miranda Allen 47.5% 4,425
Total Votes 9,311

2008

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Abrams was elected to the 32nd District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Greta Goodwin (D).[9] Abrams raised $42,191 for his campaign, while Goodwin raised $78,528.[10]

Kansas State Senate, District 32 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Abrams (R) 14,027 53.6%
Greta Goodwin (D) 12,097 46.3

Campaign finance summary


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Steve Abrams campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2008Kansas State Senate, District 32Won $42,191 N/A**
2004Kansas Board of Education, District 10Won $11,078 N/A**
Grand total$53,269 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

Kansas Economic Freedom Index

The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is a project of Bob Weeks, creator of the blog Voice For Liberty in Wichita. The purpose of the Index "is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t."[11] Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.

2010

Steve Abrams received a rating of 87% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.[12]

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.[13]

2013

Steve Abrams received a score of 64.7% in the 2013 index.[14]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Steve + Abrams + Kansas + Legislature

See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Greta Goodwin
Kansas Senate District 32
2009–2017
Succeeded by
Larry Alley (R)


Current members of the Kansas State Senate
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Senate President:Ty Masterson
Majority Leader:Chase Blasi
Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes
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Tory Blew (R)
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