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Travis Couture-Lovelady
Travis Couture-Lovelady is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 110 from 2012 to November 29, 2015. He resigned to take a lobbying job with the NRA.[1]
Couture-Lovelady served as majority caucus chair from January 2015 to his resignation in November 2015.
Couture-Lovelady was appointed to serve as the campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R) in the 2014 election.[2]
Biography
Couture-Lovelady earned his Bachelor's from Fort Hays State University. His professional experience includes working on a family farm that his grandparents own, field director for Sen. Pat Roberts, legislative correspondent for then-Sen. Sam Brownback and Director of Communications for State Treasurer Ron Estes.[3]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Couture-Lovelady served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Federal and State Affairs, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Rules and Journal |
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Couture-Lovelady served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Rules and Journal |
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Taxation |
Campaign themes
2014
Couture-Lovelady's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Pro Gun Rights
- Excerpt: "He is a firm believer that the Second Amendment is an individual right and will fight any encroachment on that right."
Pro-Family
- Excerpt: "Travis is Pro-Life and believes that government should encourage the creation of families and not their destruction. "
Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "Kansas needs to meet its statutorily required 7.5% ending balance and end the practice of issuing certificates of indebtedness."
Transportation: A Vital Link for Our Economy
- Excerpt: "Whether it's agricultural products, construction materials, or products from our factories, access to modern maintained highways is vital to keeping our goods moving and our residents employed."
Reduce the Tax Burden: Create Opportunity
- Excerpt: "Our tax burden has made Kansas uncompetitive, driving businesses and Kansas families elsewhere to find economic opportunity."
Sponsored legislation
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. Travis Couture-Lovelady was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[4][5]
2012
Couture-Lovelady won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 110. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Philip H. Martin (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Travis Couture-Lovelady |
75.6% | 7,407 | |
| Democratic | Philip Martin | 24.4% | 2,385 | |
| Total Votes | 9,792 | |||
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.[8]
2013
Travis Couture-Lovelady received a score of 64.0% in the 2013 index.[9]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Travis + Couture-Lovelady + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Travis Couture-Lovelady on Facebook
- Travis Couture-Lovelady on Twitter
- Travis Couture-Lovelady on YouTube
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Hays Post, "Anti-gun group takes aim at Couture-Lovelady after state rep’s resignation," accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Kansas lawmaker running Huelskamp re-election bid," June 23, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 travisforkansas.com, "Meet Travis," accessed June 30, 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 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dan Collins (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 110 2013–November 29, 2015 |
Succeeded by NA |
