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Brad Starnes
2025 - Present
2029
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Brad Starnes (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 22. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Starnes (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brad Starnes earned a bachelor's degree from Sterling College and a graduate degree from West Texas A&M University. His career experience includes working as a teacher, coach, and superintendent.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 22
Brad Starnes defeated incumbent Usha Reddi in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Starnes (R) | 50.9 | 12,262 |
 | Usha Reddi (D) | 49.1 | 11,825 | |
| Total votes: 24,087 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 22
Incumbent Usha Reddi advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Usha Reddi | 100.0 | 1,002 |
| Total votes: 1,002 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 22
Brad Starnes advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 22 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Starnes | 100.0 | 2,251 |
| Total votes: 2,251 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Starnes in this election.
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 64
Lewis Bloom defeated Patricia Smetana in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 64 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lewis Bloom (R) | 77.3 | 5,721 |
 | Patricia Smetana (D) | 22.7 | 1,676 | |
| Total votes: 7,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 64
Patricia Smetana advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 64 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Smetana | 100.0 | 792 |
| Total votes: 792 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 64
Lewis Bloom defeated Brad Starnes and incumbent Susan Carlson in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 64 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lewis Bloom | 40.5 | 2,039 |
| Brad Starnes | 29.9 | 1,505 | |
 | Susan Carlson | 29.6 | 1,488 | |
| Total votes: 5,032 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Brad Starnes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Kansas State Senate District 22 |
Officeholder Kansas State Senate District 22 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-starnes-43493418/details/experience/ LinkedIn, "Brad Starnes," accessed February 21, 2025]
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Kansas State Senate District 22 2025-Present |
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