Oletha Faust-Goudeau

Oletha Faust-Goudeau

Democratic Party

Kansas State Senate District 29

Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

16

Prior offices

Kansas House of Representatives

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Compensation

Base salary

$86.66/session day

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Oletha Faust-Goudeau (Democratic Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 29. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Faust-Goudeau (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 29. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Faust-Goudeau served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2004 to 2009.

Biography

Oletha Faust-Goudeau, as of February 2020, lived in Wichita, Kansas. She earned a degree in pre-law from Wichita State University. Faust-Goudeau’s career experience includes working with PCA International and as a member of the KPTS Channel 8 advisory board. She has volunteered with Wichita Habitat for Humanity, POWER CDC, Kansas Legal Services, and the Wichita Children’s Home Advisory board. Faust-Goudeau has also been a member "of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, and the Women’s Democratic Club." She was appointed to serve on the Human Services Advisory Board for the City of Wichita by Mayor Bob Knight and was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives for District 84.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Faust-Goudeau was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
• Senate Local Government Committee
• Transparency and Ethics Committee (decommissioned)
• Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee
• Child Welfare System Oversight Committee
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)

2021-2022

Faust-Goudeau was assigned to the following committees:

• Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
• Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, Ranking minority member
• Senate Local Government Committee
• Transparency and Ethics Committee (decommissioned), Ranking minority member

2019-2020

Faust-Goudeau was assigned to the following committees:

• Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
• Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee
• Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, Ranking minority member
• Ethics, Elections, and Local Government Committee, Chair

2017 legislative session

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

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Faust-Goudeau served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Faust-Goudeau served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2013
• Ethics, Elections and Local Government
• Federal and State Affairs
• Commerce

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Sponsored legislation

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

2024

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 29

Incumbent Oletha Faust-Goudeau won election in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 29 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)	100.0	14,158

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 29

Incumbent Oletha Faust-Goudeau advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 29 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oletha Faust-Goudeau	100.0	1,526

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,526
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 29

Incumbent Oletha Faust-Goudeau defeated Myron Ackerman in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 29 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)	71.1	15,253
	Submit photo	Myron Ackerman (R)	28.9	6,199

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,452
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 29

Incumbent Oletha Faust-Goudeau advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 29 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oletha Faust-Goudeau	100.0	5,138

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 29

Myron Ackerman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 29 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Myron Ackerman	100.0	2,258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,258
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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 Oletha Faust-Goudeau ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 29 general election.

Kansas State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Oletha Faust-Goudeau ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 29 Democratic primary.

Kansas State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Faust-Goudeau won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 29. Faust-Goudeau defeated KC Ohaebosim in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Kenya Cox (R) and Carl Kramer (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau Incumbent	63.7%	11,720
	Republican	Kenya Cox	30.3%	5,570
	Libertarian	Carl Kramer	6.1%	1,120
Total Votes				18,410

Kansas State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Oletha Faust-Goudeau Incumbent	78.4%	2,103
KC Ohaebosim	21.6%	579
Total Votes		2,682

2008

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Faust-Goudeau was elected to the 29th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Kenya Cox (R). Faust-Goudeau raised $42,074 for her campaign, while Cox raised $34,122.

Kansas State Senate, District 29 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)		12,774	69.7%
Kenya Cox (R)		5,527	30.2%

Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Oletha Faust-Goudeau campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Kansas State Senate District 29	Won general	$67,225	$0
2020	Kansas State Senate District 29	Won general	$58,883	N/A**
2016	Kansas State Senate, District 29	Won	$44,253	N/A**
2012	Kansas State Senate, District 29	Won	$38,642	N/A**
2008	Kansas State Senate, District 29	Won	$42,074	N/A**
2006	Kansas State House, District 84	Won	$15,740	N/A**
2004	Kansas State House, District 84	Won	$9,497	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 30. Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Kansas Family Voice Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28. Kansas Family Voice Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23. Kansas Family Voice Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26. Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2020

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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. Kansas AFL-CIO: House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29. Kansas AFL-CIO: House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7. Kansas AFL-CIO: House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26. Kansas AFL-CIO: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 1. A special session was held from June 23 to June 24 over education funding. AFT- Kansas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization highlights. Kansas AFL-CIO: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." Mainstream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Sierra Club Kansas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 12. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 30. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on economic and educational issues. MainStream Coalition Legislators in Johnson, Wyandotte, and Douglas counties are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2013

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In 2013, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 20. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on economic and educational issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

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Preceded by -	Kansas State Senate District 29 2009-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Kansas House of Representatives 2003-2009	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Kansas State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ty Masterson

Majority Leader:Chase Blasi

Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes

Senators

District 1

Craig Bowser (R)

District 2

Marci Francisco (D)

District 3

Rick Kloos (R)

District 4

David Haley (D)

District 5

Jeff Klemp (R)

District 6

Pat Pettey (D)

District 7

Ethan Corson (D)

District 8

Cindy Holscher (D)

District 9

Beverly Gossage (R)

District 10

Mike Thompson (R)

District 11

Kellie Warren (R)

District 12

Caryn Tyson (R)

District 13

Tim Shallenburger (R)

District 14

Michael Fagg (R)

District 15

Virgil Peck (R)

District 16

Ty Masterson (R)

District 17

Mike Argabright (R)

District 18

Kenny Titus (R)

District 19

Patrick Schmidt (D)

District 20

Brenda Dietrich (R)

District 21

Dinah Sykes (D)

District 22

Brad Starnes (R)

District 23

Adam Thomas (R)

District 24

Scott Hill (R)

District 25

Mary Ware (D)

District 26

Chase Blasi (R)

District 27

Joe Claeys (R)

District 28

Mike Petersen (R)

District 29

Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)

District 30

Renee Erickson (R)

District 31

Stephen Owens (R)

District 32

Larry Alley (R)

District 33

Tory Blew (R)

District 34

Michael Murphy (R)

District 35

TJ Rose (R)

District 36

Elaine Bowers (R)

District 37

Douglas Shane (R)

District 38

Ronald Ryckman (R)

District 39

Bill Clifford (R)

District 40

Rick Billinger (R)

Republican Party (31)

Democratic Party (9)