2018 Trust Women Primary Election Voter Guide

Trust Women’s Vision: All women will have access to health are, including abortions, regardless of where they live or their ability to pay.

Last month, we mailed a candidate questionnaire to each candidate running for office in the Kansas state general elections, regardless of affiliation to any party or organization.

Below you will find the questions asked to each of the candidates, as well as a key to the Voter Guide itself. “Yes” and “no” answers, as well as any additional comments about questions asked, are included in this document.

The voter guide is listed according to position and by district in numerical order per position. For example; if you are looking for Kansas State Representatives in district 83, you would first look in the section of Kansas State Representatives and follow the chart down numerically until you find District 83.

We hope you find the information in the 2018 Trust Women Voter Guide helpful for the Primary Election on August 7th, 2018.

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Below, you will find the answers asked to each of the Kansas primary election candidates.

1.) Do you support a woman’s right to safe, legal abortion care? 2.) Would you oppose legislation that attempts to restrict a woman’s constitutional right to make her own medical decisions, including her decision to have an abortion? 3.) Would you support legislation that protects women, doctors and other reproductive health providers from harassment, threats, violence, and intimidation? 4.) Would you support legislation to repeal the ban on private health insurance covering abortion care? 5.) Telemedicine is defined as “the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology.” Do you support telemedicine health access in Kansas? 6.) Medication abortion is used in the first 10 weeks of a pregnancy. It is a safe and effective way of terminating a pregnancy for those who choose to do so. Would you support legislation to allow medication abortion via telemedicine by qualified reproductive health care professionals? 7.) Would you support legislation that repeals the 24-hour waiting period on abortion care in Kansas? 8.) Do you support women’s access to all FDA-approved birth control, regardless of age, religion, geography, or income? (FDA-approved forms of birth control include, but are not limited to: intrauterine devices (IUDs), Nexplanon, birth control shot (Depo-Provera), birth control pills, hormonal patches, vaginal rings (NuvaRing))

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Voter Guide Key Y: Yes N: No U: Undecided ?: Candidate had a question they addressed with a comment *: Denotes a candidate as an Incumbent SW: Statewide office VRP: Voting record pro-choice VRA: Voting record anti-choice VRM: Voting record mixed KFL: Endorsed by Kansas for Life

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Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Alan LaPolice US House 1 Dem Roger Marshall* US House 1 Rep VRA KFL Nick Reinecker US House 1 Rep Paul Davis US House 2 Dem Vernon J. Fields US House 2 Rep US House 2 Rep KFL US House 2 Rep Doug Mays US House 2 Rep US House 2 Rep US House 2 Rep KFL US House 2 Rep Sharice Davids US House 3 Dem Mike McCamon US House 3 Dem

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I could not imagine asking any woman to accept fewer rights than I have to make my own medical decisions, so I support a woman's right to choose. I know not all my constituents will agree with me. I am a confirmed Catholic, and understand and respect that many of my neighbors have deeply held religious beliefs, and it is each woman's right to make decisions for her own family. Women's reproductive medical decisions are so personal and complicated that government involvement virtually guarantees infringement on a woman's basic rights. Instead our government ought to guarantee those rights, and make opportunity more accessible for women, not less. In Congress, I pledge to fight for equal pay for equal work, and work to end the culture of sexual harassment Tom Niermann US House 3 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y both in public life and the American workplace. Jay Sidie US House 3 Dem Brent Welder US House 3 Dem Sylvia D. Williams US House 3 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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Overall statement on my position on abortion: I believe that abortion is wrong, but I understand the need for exceptions in cases of danger to the mother's life or for rape. I believe that abortion in the third trimester is unnecessary and I would support additional restrictions as allowed by the law in that scenario. I believe the best way to reduce abortions is to increase support for women's health and birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancies in the first place, and I would support groups that believe that also. I generally support reducing regulations on abortions as long abortions themselves are Trevor Keegan US House 3 Rep N N Y Y Y Y Y Y allowed only in specific scenarios. Joe Myers US House 3 Rep Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Kevin Yoder* US House 3 Rep VRA KFL Laura Lombard US House 4 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y James A. Thompson US House 4 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Rep. Ron Estes* US House 4 Rep VRA KFL Ron M. Estes US House 4 Rep Arden Andersen Governor SW Dem Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Jack Bergeson Governor SW Dem

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8.) "Regardless of age" is an important qualifier because of concerns for the victims of incest, sexual abuse and human trafficking! Additional Comments: While mayor of Wichita and part of the city council, anti-choice protestors decided to return to Wichita for a "Summer of Mercy" style protest. Some of the conservative members of the city council wanted to not enforce the laws regarding trespass by protestors, blocking access to clinics and other issues regarding the protest. I insisted the laws be strictly enforced with adequate police staffing to be available to address any protestors who attempted to break the law. Additionally, my wife escorted women Carl Brewer Governor SW Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y into the clinic when anti-choice protestors were present. Governor SW Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joshua Svaty Governor SW Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Jim Barnett Governor SW Rep Jeff Colyer Governor SW Rep VRA KFL Governor SW Rep KFL Patrick "PK" Kucera Governor SW Rep Tyler Ruzich Governor SW Rep Ken Selzer Governor SW Rep Joseph Tutera Jr. Governor SW Rep Brian "BAM" McClendon Sec. of State SW Dem

Randy Duncan Sec. of State SW Rep

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Keith Esau Sec. of state SW Rep

Craig McCullah Sec. of state SW Rep

Scott Schwab Sec. of State SW Rep KFL

Dennis Taylor Sec. of State SW Rep Sarah G. Swain AG SW Dem AG SW Rep KFL Bryan Hoffman KS Senate 13 Dem

Richard Hilderbrand* KS Senate 13 Rep VRA KFL Michael Houser* KS House 1 Rep VRA KFL Adam J. Lusker Sr.* KS House 2 Dem VRA Kenneth Collins KS House 2 Rep * KS House 3 Dem VRP Terry Calloway KS House 3 Rep KFL Lawrence Forbach KS House 4 Dem Trevor Jacobs* KS House 4 Rep VRA KFL Lassey Murphy KS House 5 Dem KS House 5 Rep Renee Slinkard KS House 5 Rep KFL

Clifford F. Blackmore KS House 6 Rep Jene Vickrey* KS House 6 Rep VRA KFL Richard J. Proehl* KS House 7 Rep VRA Michele Lobitz KS House 8 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 8 Rep KFL

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Patty Markley* KS House 8 Rep VRA Kent L. Thompson* KS House 9 Rep VRA * KS House 10 Dem VRP Jim Kelly* KS House 11 Rep VRA KFL John Lowrance KS House 11 Rep * KS House 12 Rep VRA KFL Brad Hall KS House 12 Rep Larry P. Hibbard* KS House 13 Rep VRA Londa R. Tindle KS House 13 Rep KFL

Angela Justus Schweller KS House 14 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 14 Rep KFL Tom Stanion KS House 14 Rep Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Aaron V. Young KS House 14 Rep Chris Haulmark KS House 15 Dem John Toplikar KS House 15 Rep KFL * KS House 16 Dem VRP Susan "Sue" Huff KS House 16 Rep KFL Laura Smith- Everett KS House 17 Dem Tom Cox* KS House 17 Rep VRA KFL Jim Eschrich KS House 17 Rep

Andrew "Andy" Hurla KS House 18 Dem KFL * KS House 18 Dem VRP Cathy Gordon KS House 18 Rep KFL Eric Jenkins KS House 18 Rep KFL Stephen Wyatt KS House 19 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Stephanie S. Clayton* KS House 19 Rep VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Becky Barber KS House 20 Dem Jan H. Kessinger* KS House 20 Rep VRP * KS House 21 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Michael L. Coleman III KS House 22 Dem * KS House 22 Dem VRP Y Y Y ? Y Y Y Y 4.) "Federal issue" KS House 23 Dem Linda Gallagher* KS House 23 Rep VRP * KS House 24 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 25 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Melissa A. Rooker* KS House 25 Rep VRP Deann Mitchell KS House 26 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Adam Thomas KS House 26 Rep KFL Nicole Rome KS House 27 Dem Rochelle Bird KS House 27 Rep Karen Snyder KS House 27 Rep Sean E. Tarwater Sr.* KS House 27 Rep VRA KFL Brian Clausen KS House 28 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Joy Koesten KS House 28 Rep KS House 28 Rep VRP KFL * KS House 29 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Peggy Galvin KS House 29 Rep James Todd KS House 29 Rep KFL Additional comments: When voters ask about my stance on abortion, my standard response is "I trust women to make their own healthcare decisions in consultation with their Matthew Calcara KS House 30 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y doctor." KS House 30 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Wendy Bingesser KS House 30 Rep KFL Colleen Webster KS House 30 Rep Louis E. Ruiz* KS House 31 Dem VRP * KS House 32 Dem VRP * KS House 33 Dem VRM Valdenia C. Winn* KS House 34 Dem VRP

Brodrick Henderson* KS House 35 Dem VRP Kahty Wolfe Moore* KS House 36 Dem VRM Chiqita C. Coggs KS House 36 Rep KFL * KS House 37 Dem VRM Stuart W. Sweeney KS House 38 Dem * KS House 38 Rep VRA KFL Noel Hull KS House 38 Rep Michael Bolton KS House 39 Dem Kristy Acree KS House 39 Rep KS House 39 Rep KFL Debbie Deere* KS House 40 Dem VRM Donald G Terrien KS House 40 Dem Y Y Y Y N N N Y David W. French KS House 40 Rep KFL * KS House 41 Dem VRA KS House 41 Rep KFL Thea Perry KS House 42 Dem Jim Karleskint* KS House 42 Rep VRA KFL Lance Neelly KS House 42 Rep Pamela Finley KS House 43 Dem Bill Sutton* KS House 43 Rep VRA KFL Barbara W. Ballard* KS House 44 Dem VRP KS House 45 Dem

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Steven X. Davis KS House 45 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4.) I need to know more about this issue. 8.) If it is provided under the care of a licensed Aidan Loveland Koster KS House 45 Dem Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y clinician, yes. Cynthia Smith KS House 45 Rep Ronald Thacker KS House 45 Rep KFL Benjamin Ferlo KS House 46 Dem Dennis "Boog" Highberger* KS House 46 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y George D. Hanna KS House 47 Dem Ronald B. Ellis* KS House 47 Rep VRA KFL David L. Benson KS House 48 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Abraham Rafie* KS House 48 Rep VRA KFL Darnell W. Hunt KS House 49 Dem Fsehazion Desalegn KS House 49 Rep KS House 49 Rep KFL Down River Dan Brennan KS House 50 Dem VRA Fred C. Patton* KS House 50 Rep KFL Noah L. Wright KS House 51 Dem * KS House 51 Rep VRA KFL If yes, this could be used for Medicaid, therefore provide insurees with low cost Toni Scalia KS House 52 Dem Y Y Y Y ? Y Y Y ineffective treatment. Brenda S. Dietrich KS House 52 Rep Jim Gartner* KS House 53 Dem VRP Sarah Coats KS House 54 Dem * KS House 54 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 55 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Joseph Stringer KS House 55 Dem Y Y Y Y ? Y Y Y 5) learning more about it. * KS House 56 Dem VRP Michael J. Snowden KS House 56 Rep KFL * KS House 57 Dem VRM Vic "T-Bone" Miller* KS House 58 Dem VRA John Hall KS House 59 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y * KS House 59 Rep VRA Shari Weber KS House 59 Rep KFL Mark Schreiber* KS House 60 Rep VRA * KS House 61 Rep VRA KFL Melvin L. Baker KS House 62 Dem Randy Garber* KS House 62 Rep VRA KFL John R. Eplee* KS House 63 Rep VRA KFL

Susan "Suzi" L. Carlson KS House 64 Rep KFL Kathy Martin KS House 64 Rep * KS House 65 Rep VRA * KS House 66 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Alex Van Dyke KS House 67 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tom Phillips* Dave KS House KS Rep Baker* House 67 Rep VRA VRA Gerrett Morris KS House 68 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y J.R. Claeys* KS House 69 Rep VRA KFL Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jo Schwartz KS House 70 Dem John E Barker* KS House 70 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 71 Rep VRA * KS House 72 Dem VRA Steven G. Kelly KS House 72 Rep KFL * KS House 73 Rep VRA KFL

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Stephen Owens KS House 74 Rep KFL * KS House 74 Rep VRA KFL Will Carpenter KS House 75 Rep KFL Mary Martha Good KS House 75 Rep VRA Eric L. Smith* KS House 76 Rep VRA KFL Kristey S.Williams* KS House 77 Rep VRA KFL Jason K Darby KS House 78 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ron Ryckman* KS House 78 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 79 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 2.) I do not support late term abortion KS House 79 Rep KFL Anita Judd-Jenkins* KS House 80 Rep VRA KS House 80 Rep KFL Shala Perez KS House 81 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y * KS House 81 Rep VRA KFL Danette Harris KS House 82 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y * KS House 82 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 83 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

1.) When? 2.) When? Where is the father? Candidate added, "9.) Why do you want to abort your own children and pay taxes to David J. Robbins KS House 83 Rep VRP KFL ? N Y N Y N N Y support all these immigrant children?" KS House 83 Dem Monica Marks KS House 84 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael Capps KS House 85 Rep KFL

Alexander Vulgamore KS House 86 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jim Ward* KS House 86 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jim Price KS House 86 Rep KFL

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Renee Erickson KS House 87 Rep KFL Jeff Kennedy KS House 87 Rep Elizabeth Bishop* KS House 88 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

I am a Roman Catholic, and as recently as 2008 believed that criminalization of abortion was the best way to reduce abortions. I was wrong about that. I became a college professor in 2010, and in teaching Political Science, Criminal Justice and Constitutional Law to over 2,000 college students over the last 8 years, I have listened to my female students, and also, as a teach, began to understand and appreciate and embrace the right to privacy as set forth starting in Griswold, and extending to Roe, Casey and Lawrence. I do not wish to reduce the number of abortions, through birth control, adoption, and better economic opportunities for women, Marty Keenan KS House 89 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y not through unconstitutional criminalization. KC Ohaebosim* KS House 89 Dem VRP LeSean Tarkington KS House 89 Dem * KS House 90 Rep VRA KFL Emil M. Bergquist* KS House 91 Rep VRA KFL John Carmichael* KS House 92 Dem VRP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Clifton Beck KS House 93 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7.) Why punish women making a hard choice J.C. Moore KS House 93 Rep John Whitmer* KS House 93 Rep VRA KFL Dan Stiffler KS House 94 Dem Leo G. Delperdang* KS House 94 Rep VRA KFL Tom Sawyer* KS House 95 Dem VRP Brandon J. Whipple* KS House 96 Dem VRM

Trust Women PAC Post Office Box 3222 | Wichita, Kansas 67201 | 316.425.3215 | www.trustwomenpac.org Voting Candidate Office Dist. Party record Endorse-ment Responses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additional Comments: Rebecca Jenek KS House 97 Dem Nick J. Hoheisel KS House 97 Rep KFL Michael E. Walker KS House 97 Rep KFL Steven G. Crum* KS House 98 Dem VRM Ron Howard KS House 98 Rep Kristi Kirk KS House 99 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y U Y Gerald A. Winget KS House 99 Dem * KS House 99 Rep VRA KFL Jennifer Winn KS House 100 Dem James Francis Breitenbach KS House 100 Rep Daniel Hawkins* KS House 100 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 101 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 102 Dem Ponka-We Victors* KS House 103 Dem VRP Steven R. Becker* KS House 104 Rep VRA Paul Waggoner KS House 104 Rep KFL

Brenda K. Landwehr* KS House 105 Rep VRA KFL Bill Pannbacker KS House 106 Rep Susan L Concannon* KS House 107 Rep VRA Sam J Sacco KS House 107 Rep KFL Steven Johnson* KS House 108 Rep VRA KFL Troy L. Waymaster* KS House 109 Rep VRA KFL Kim Thomas KS House 110 Dem * KS House 110 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 111 Dem VRA Barbara K. Wasinger KS House 111 Rep KFL

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Tory Marie Arnberger* KS House 112 Rep VRA KFL David W. Curtis KS House 113 Dem Y Y Y Y Y ? Y Y David Serrault KS House 113 Dem Brett Fairchild KS House 113 Rep KFL Greg Lewis* KS House 113 Rep VRA KFL Shanna Henry KS House 114 Dem * KS House 114 Rep VRA KFL * KS House 115 Rep VRA Kyle D. Hoffman* KS House 116 Rep VRA KFL

Leonard A. Mastroni* KS House 117 Rep VRA * KS House 118 Rep VRA Bradley Ralph* KS House 119 Rep VRA Jerry Hill KS House 120 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Adam Smith* KS House 120 Rep VRA KFL Nick Gill KS House 121 Dem * KS House 121 Rep VRA KFL J. Russell "Russ" Jennings* KS House 122 Rep VRA KFL Pedro Rodriguez KS House 123 Dem Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John P. Wheeler jr.* KS House 123 Rep VRA Jeffrey G. Locke KS House 124 Rep KFL Martin (Marty) Long KS House 124 Rep KFL * KS House 125 Rep VRA

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