Willie Dove

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Willie Dove
Image of Willie Dove
Prior offices
Kansas House of Representatives District 38
Successor: Timothy Johnson

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Contact

Willie Dove (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 38. He assumed office on January 14, 2013. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Dove (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

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Dove served in the United States Army.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Dove was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2017
Education
Financial Institutions
Health and Human Services
Insurance, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

Note: In November 2015, Dove was transferred from the education committee to the Health and Human Services Committee and made vice chair.

2013-2014

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

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

2020

Kansas State Senate

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 3

Incumbent Tom Holland defeated Willie Dove in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Holland
Tom Holland (D)
 
51.2
 
20,490
Image of Willie Dove
Willie Dove (R)
 
48.8
 
19,500

Total votes: 39,990
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 3

Incumbent Tom Holland advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 3 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Holland
Tom Holland
 
100.0
 
8,068

Total votes: 8,068
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 3

Willie Dove advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 3 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Willie Dove
Willie Dove
 
100.0
 
7,808

Total votes: 7,808
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Kansas House of Representatives

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

Willie Dove did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Willie Dove defeated Stuart Sweeney in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Willie Dove
Willie Dove (R)
 
57.6
 
6,287
Image of Stuart Sweeney
Stuart Sweeney (D)
 
42.4
 
4,619

Total votes: 10,906
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 38

Stuart Sweeney advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stuart Sweeney
Stuart Sweeney
 
100.0
 
1,381

Total votes: 1,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Willie Dove defeated Noel Hull in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Willie Dove
Willie Dove
 
64.1
 
2,042
Noel Hull
 
35.9
 
1,144

Total votes: 3,186
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2016

See also: Kansas House of Representatives 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 Willie Dove defeated Mike Fonkert and F. Caleb Christopher in the Kansas House of Representatives District 38 general election.[2][3]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Willie Dove Incumbent 58.26% 6,995
     Democratic Mike Fonkert 34.97% 4,198
     Libertarian F. Caleb Christopher 6.77% 813
Total Votes 12,006
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


Mike Fonkert ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 38 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Fonkert  (unopposed)


Incumbent Willie Dove defeated Mitra Templin and Nathan Lucas in the Kansas House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary.[4][5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Willie Dove Incumbent 51.31% 1,431
     Republican Mitra Templin 38.19% 1,065
     Republican Nathan Lucas 10.51% 293
Total Votes 2,789

2014

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 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. Jan Pringle was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Willie Dove was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dove defeated Pringle and F. Caleb Christopher (L) in the general election.[6][7]

Kansas House of Representatives District 38, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Dove Incumbent 60.8% 4,874
     Democratic Jan Pringle 29.5% 2,366
     Libertarian F. Caleb Christopher 9.7% 775
Total Votes 8,015

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dove won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 38. He defeated David Anderson in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Pete Henderson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 38, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Dove 57.3% 6,138
     Democratic Pete Henderson 42.7% 4,572
Total Votes 10,710
Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Dove 54% 1,022
David Anderson 46% 870
Total Votes 1,892

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Willie Dove did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Dove's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

  • Excerpt: "As a believer of our Youth, we have to stand up for what we believe in and not compromise on moral principles."
  • Excerpt: "We must protect our older population because they have laid the ground work through hard work."
  • Excerpt: "At present Kansas income taxes are among the highest and we can and will do better in the future."
  • Excerpt: "We must cut regulations that continue to discourage growth and help to populate other favorable states."
  • Excerpt: "We must prioritize and put the welfare of our community and Kansas first."

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Dove's endorsements included the following:[10]

  • National Rifle Association
  • Kansans For Life
  • Kansas Republican Assembly
  • Kansas Chamber of Commerce
  • Kansas Restaurant Association
  • Kansas State Farm
  • Kansas Citizens for Life, Liberty and Prosperity
  • Leavenworth County Republican Women’s Club
  • Kansas Agricultural Council
  • Kansas Contractors, Kansas Medical Society
  • Kansas Beverage Association
  • Kansas Bankers Associations

Campaign finance summary


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Willie Dove campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Kansas State Senate District 3Lost general$50,749 N/A**
2018Kansas House of Representatives District 38Won general$48,353 N/A**
2016Kansas House of Representatives, District 38Won $53,867 N/A**
2014Kansas House of Representatives, District 38Won $18,675 N/A**
2012Kansas State House, District 38Won $18,867 N/A**
2010Board of Education, District 1Lost $3,948 N/A**
2004Kansas State House, District 39Lost $5,034 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Willie Dove
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:District-level delegate
Congressional district:2
State:Kansas
Bound to:Ted Cruz
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overviewTypes of delegatesDelegate rules by stateState election law and delegatesDelegates by state

Dove was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kansas.[11] Dove was one of 24 delegates from Kansas bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention. Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Kansas, 2016 and Republican delegates from Kansas, 2016

Kansas district-level delegates were elected at district conventions, while the Kansas Republican State Committee elected at-large delegates at a state convention. All delegates from Kansas to the 2016 Republican National Convention were bound to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated and bound unless released by their candidate.

Kansas caucus results

See also: Presidential election in Kansas, 2016
Kansas Republican Caucus, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngTed Cruz 48.2% 35,207 24
Donald Trump 23.3% 17,062 9
Marco Rubio 16.7% 12,189 6
John Kasich 10.7% 7,795 1
Other 1.2% 863 0
Totals 73,116 40
Source: The New York Times and CNN

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
Logo-GOP.png

Kansas had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 10 percent of the district caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the district's delegates.[12][13]

Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 10 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[12][13]

Personal

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Dove and his wife, Sunday, have two children.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Anthony Brown (R)
Kansas House of Representatives District 38
2013–2021
Succeeded by
Timothy Johnson (R)


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