Tim Garvey
Tim Garvey was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 83 of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Garvey is involved in real estate, owning and managing a number of properties.[1]
Campaign themes
Garvey's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Economy
- Excerpt: "In this time of financial turmoil and hardship, elected officials MUST make it a priority to help the citizens of Kansas. Our state has a spending problem, not a revenue problem."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Obamacare is not only a violation of the 1st Amendment and its guarantee of the separation between church and state, but a mandated tax that citizens of Kansas should not have to pay."
Education
- Excerpt: "I believe the state wastes too much money on unnecessary employees, such as classroom supervisors, who are paid to sit in classes and monitor the performance of teachers."
Abortion
- Excerpt: "Abortion should be 100% illegal in the state of Kansas. No funds should be allocated to organizations or companies that support and/or perform abortions."
Religion
- Excerpt: "I support the right to religious freedom and the separation of church and state, guaranteed to citizens in Section 7 of the Kansas Bill of Rights. I will fight to protect the religious freedoms of every person, regardless of religious affiliation."
Elections
2012
Garvey ran in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 83. He defeated Rodney Wren in the August 7 Republican primary and was defeated by Carolyn Bridges (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
58.4% | 3,903 | |
Republican | Tim Garvey | 41.6% | 2,776 | |
Total Votes | 6,679 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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69.5% | 914 |
Rodney Wren | 30.5% | 401 |
Total Votes | 1,315 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tim + Garvey + Kansas + House"
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Tim Garvey on Facebook
- Tim Garvey on Twitter
Footnotes