Eden Fuson
Eden Fuson was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 12 of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Biography
Fuson's business experience includes working for a number of local newspapers while also volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County.[1]
Campaign themes
2012
Fuson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Opportunity
- Excerpt: "Children and adults, especially in rural areas, need access to health care. Healthier people are more productive to society. Schools need to be a priority, and we must fund them so they are able to succeed."
Education
- Excerpt: "The more successful our students are, the more productive our workers are in the future. Our teachers need and deserve good pay and benefits. This will attract more teachers to our state."
Responsibility
- Excerpt: "We must take part in our children’s education, our neighborhood and our state. I am here to hear you, and do what you think is best for our state as a whole."
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. Eden Fuson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Virgil Peck was unopposed in the Republican primary. Peck defeated Fuson in the general election.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
70.3% | 4,566 | |
Democratic | Eden Fuson | 29.7% | 1,929 | |
Total Votes | 6,495 |
2012
- See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
Fuson ran in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 14. Fuson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 7 and was defeated by Forrest Knox (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
72.3% | 21,790 | |
Democratic | Eden Fuson | 27.7% | 8,349 | |
Total Votes | 30,139 |
Personal
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Fuson and her husband, Shawn, have three children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eden + Fuson + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Kansas House of Representatives District 12
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Eden Fuson on Facebook
- Eden Fuson on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 electeden, accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014