Rodney Wren

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Rodney Wren

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Rodney Wren ran for election to the Wichita City Council to represent District 2 in Kansas. Wren lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Wren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Wichita, Kansas (2019)

General election

General election for Wichita City Council District 2

Incumbent Becky Tuttle defeated Joseph Scapa and Rodney Wren in the general election for Wichita City Council District 2 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Becky Tuttle (Nonpartisan)	60.9	6,082
		Joseph Scapa (Nonpartisan)	29.7	2,966
	Submit photo	Rodney Wren (Nonpartisan)	8.7	871
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	62

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Becky Tuttle, Joseph Scapa, and Rodney Wren advanced from the primary for Wichita City Council District 2.

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Wren was running in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 83. He was set to face Tim Garvey in the August 7 Republican primary, but withdrew from the race on July 11.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 83 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Garvey	69.5%	914
Rodney Wren	30.5%	401
Total Votes		1,315

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Rodney Wren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wren's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Criminal Justice Reform

Tax policy

More growth opportunities

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

All of them

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

John Locke, Montesquieu, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Frederic Bastiat, FA Hayek, Henry Hazlitt, Burt Folsom

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Economics in One Lesson, The Road to Serfdom, The Fatal Conceit

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Acting as a fiduciary with the public treasury

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

As an academic debate coach I am always learning and researching issues from all sides before I come to any decision.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Not giving away taxpayer dollars to the politically well connected under the guise of economic development.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

An understanding of how economics works.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Knowledge of governance and economics, but that doesn't mean prior held political office.

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