AFP-Kansas Congratulates Slate of Endorsed State Legislative Candidates on Election Night Victory
AFP-KS Sees 28 Endorsed Candidates Win General Election After Making More than 200,000 Overall Points of Voter Outreach
TOPEKA, KS—Tonight, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) congratulates 28 endorsed candidates who won election and re-election to the Kansas state legislature.
By reaching more than 200,000 Kansans across the state through door knocking, calls, as well as digital and mail campaigns, AFP-KS was able to support candidates who will drive economic progress, cut regulatory red tape, grow access to health care, support opportunities for learners among other priorities secure a seat in the legislature.
AFP-KS State Director, Elizabeth Patton, released the following statement:
“With costly special sessions, high taxes and inflation, and rising utility bills for Kansans, tonight’s outcome was vital in making our state’s future stronger and brighter. AFP-KS is thrilled that 28 principled leaders are returning or heading to Topeka for the first time to ensure policies that uplift hardworking Kansas families are carried out next session. Our permanent grassroots base at AFP does politics so we can implement policies and thanks to tonight’s outcome we know a lot of commonsense reforms can be accomplished next year.”
Winning Endorsed Candidates
State Senate
- Craig Bowser (SD-01)
- State Sen. Rick Kloos (SD-03)
- Jeff Klemp (SD-05)
- State Sen. Beverly Gossage (SD-09)
- State Sen. Mike Thompson (SD-10)
- State Sen. Kellie Warren (SD-11)
- State Sen. Kenny Titus (SD-18)
- Brad Starnes (SD-22)
- Rep. Adam Thomas (SD-23)
- Rep. Stephen Owens (SD-31)
- State Rep. Tory Arbnerger-Blew (SD-33)
- TJ Rose (SD-35)
- State Sen. Bill Clifford (SD-39)
State House
- State Rep. Chris Croft (HD-08)
- Charlotte Esau (HD-14)
- Lauren Bohi (HD-15)
- State Rep. Carl Turner (HD-28)
- Mike Thompson (HD-33)
- State Rep. Angela Stiens (HD-39)
- State Rep. Pat Proctor (HD-41)
- State Rep. Lance Neelly (HD-42)
- Sean Willcott (HD-62)
- State Rep. Robyn Essex (HD-78)
- State Rep. Sandy Pickert (HD-88)
- Kyler Sweely (HD-102)
- State Rep. Adam Turk (HD-117)
- State Rep. Bob Lewis (HD-123)
- Marty Long (HD-124)
Background
This has been a record-breaking year as AFP and AFP Action separately engaged in a staggering 647 races, including 7 critical U.S. Senate races and 44 U.S. House races. AFP and AFP Action’s grassroots army across the country reached out to more than 19.5 million voters – AFP and AFP Action’s largest effort in our 20-year history. AFP Action’s engagement in federal races is critical as we get back to promoting candidates who will advance good policy in Washington and AFP and AFP Action’s engagement in state legislative races continues their commitment to championing policy solutions and limited government principles that empower states across the country.
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