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Ward Cassidy
Ward Cassidy is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 120 from 2010 to 2015. Cassidy did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Cassidy earned his B.S. and his M.S. in Counseling and Administration from Northwest Oklahoma State University in 1969 and 1972, respectively. His professional experience includes working as a teacher and principal.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cassidy served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Education Budget, Chair |
| • Education, Vice chair |
| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
Cassidy served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Corrections and Juvenile Justice |
| • Education |
| • Education Budget |
Elections
2012
Cassidy won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 120. He defeated District 121 incumbent Rick Billinger in the August 7 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Ward M. Cassidy Incumbent |
53.6% | 2,811 |
| Rick Billinger Incumbent | 46.4% | 2,430 |
| Total Votes | 5,241 | |
2010
Cassidy defeated incumbent John Faber in the Republican primary on August 3, 2010.[4] Faber was seeking his eighth term. Cassidy defeated Robert Strevey (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ward Cassidy (R)
|
5,664 | |||
| Robert Strevey (D) | 1,409 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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.[6]
2013
Ward Cassidy received a score of 53.0% in the 2013 index.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Ward + Cassidy + Kansas + Legislature
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Ward Cassidy's Biography," accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Faber (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 120 2011-2015 |
Succeeded by Rick Billinger (R) |
