2020 Trust Women Primary Election Voter Guide

Trust Women is a 501(c)3 organization and neither endorses nor opposes any candidate.

In July we mailed a candidate questionnaire to each candidate running for office in the upcoming state and federal primary election, regardless of affiliation with any party or organization.

The answers provided do not denote any affiliation or endorsement by Trust Women, nor does a candidate’s choice to participate in our questionnaire signify affiliation or endorsement.

The endorsements we have included along with our questionnaire responses are those given by the anti-choice organization Kansans for Life and the pro-choice organization Planned Parenthood.

Yes and No answers and any additional comments about the questions we asked candidates are included in this document. The voting record on issues of reproductive rights of each candidate already serving in public office is listed in this document as well.

The voter guide itself is listed according to elected office and then numerically by district for each position. So, if you were looking for Kansas State Senator candidates in district 16, you would first look for the section and follow down numerical order until you find district 16. Voter Guide Key Y: Yes N: No U: Undecided VRP: Voting record pro-choice VRA: Voting record anti-choice

We hope you find the information below helpful.

Kansas Candidate Survey

These are the questions asked of the candidates running for office in Kansas. Each candidate had the opportunity to answer each question with a yes or no and provide further comment to explain their stance for each question.

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. For many women, reproductive health care is their primary point of contact with the health care system. Would you support expanding Medicaid in Kansas to ensure women in the coverage gap have better access to preventative care and disease treatment?

5. Do you support legislation that ensures every person has access to health coverage regardless of their ability to pay?

6. Would you support legislation to repeal the ban on private health insurance covering abortion care?

7. Would you support the expansion of funding to local health departments for broader access of contraceptive services?

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)

CANDIDATE OFFICE DISTRICT PARTY VOTING RECORD PP ENDOSEMENT KFL ENDORSEMENT QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 QUESTION 5 QUESTION 6 QUESTION 7 QUESTION 8 COMMENTS US Senate 0 D VRP Y N Robert Leon Tillman US Senate 0 D NA N N Lance Berland US Senate 0 R NA N N John L. Berman US Senate 0 R VRA N N Derek C. Ellis US Senate 0 R NA N N Bob Hamilton US Senate 0 R NA N N US Senate 0 R NA N N David Alan Lindstrom US Senate 0 R NA N N Roger Marshall US Senate 0 R VRA N Y Brian Matlock US Senate 0 R NA N N John Miller US Senate 0 R NA N N Steve Roberts US Senate 0 R NA N N Gabriel Mark Robles US Senate 0 R NA N N Jason Buckley US Senate 0 L NA N N Kali Barnett US House 1 D NA N N Christy Cauble Davis US House 1 D NA N N Bill Clifford US House 1 R NA N Y Tracey Mann US House 1 R NA N Y Jerry Molstad US House 1 R NA N N Michael Soetaert US House 1 R NA N N Michelle De La Isla US House 2 D NA Y N James K. Windholz US House 2 D NA N N Jake LaTurner US House 2 R VRA N Y Dennis Taylor US House 2 R NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Steve Watkins US House 2 R NA N Y Robert Garrard US House 2 L NA N N Sharice L. Davids US House 3 D NA Y N Amanda L. Adkins US House 3 R NA N Y Mike Beehler US House 3 R NA N Y Adrienne Vallejo Foster US House 3 R NA N Y Tom Love US House 3 R NA N N Sara Hart Weir US House 3 R NA N Y Steven A Hohe US House 3 L NA N N Laura Lombard US House 4 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ron Estes US House 4 R VRA N Y Kirk Miller KS Senate 1 D NA Y N KS Senate 1 R VRA N Y KS Senate 2 D VRP Y N KS Senate 3 D VRP Y N KS Senate 3 R VRA N Y KS Senate 4 D VRP Y N Sam Stillwell KS Senate 4 R NA N Y Jeffrey Pittman KS Senate 5 D Mixed N N KS Senate 5 R VRA N Y KS Senate 6 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Diana Whittington KS Senate 6 R NA N Y KS Senate 7 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Laura McConwell KS Senate 7 R NA N N KS Senate 8 D VRP Y N James Todd KS Senate 8 R VRA N Y

Stacey Knoell KS Senate 9 D NA Y N Julia Lynn KS Senate 9 R VRA N Y Lindsey Constance KS Senate 10 D NA Y N Tom Cox KS Senate 10 R VRA N A Mike Thompson KS Senate 10 R VRA N Y Joy Koesten KS Senate 11 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS Senate 11 R VRP N N *co-sponsor of Medicaid Expansion Bill KS Senate 11 R VRA N Y Mike Bruner KS Senate 12 D NA N N KS Senate 12 R VRA N Y Nancy J. Ingle KS Senate 13 D NA N N Richard Hilderbrand KS Senate 13 R VRA N Y Michael A. Fagg KS Senate 14 R NA N A KS Senate 14 R Mixed N Y KS Senate 15 R VRA N Y Virgil Peck KS Senate 15 R VRA N A Timothy Don Fry II KS Senate 16 D NA N N KS Senate 16 R VRA N Y Stephen Vecchione KS Senate 17 D NA N N KS Senate 17 R VRA N Y Joe Cheray KS Senate 18 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tobias Schlingensiepen KS Senate 18 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y H. Dean Zajic KS Senate 18 D NA N N Kristen O'Shea KS Senate 18 R NA N Y KS Senate 19 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS Senate 19 R NA N Y Rachel Willis KS Senate 20 D NA Y N Brenda S. Dietrich KS Senate 20 R VRA N A KS Senate 20 R VRA N Y KS Senate 21 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tom Bickimer KS Senate 21 R NA N Y KS Senate 22 D VRP Y N Craig Bowser KS Senate 22 R NA N Y Bryan Pruitt KS Senate 22 R NA N N Wendy Budetti KS Senate 23 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Chris Lengquist KS Senate 23 R NA N N Rob Olson KS Senate 23 R VRA N Y J.R. Claeys KS Senate 24 R VRA N A KS Senate 24 R Mixed N A 8. "Women's reproductive rights truly are fundamental rights. I lived through the "Summer of Mercy" and later when my daughters were infants through Dr. Tiller's murder. It is my daughters that I keep in mind with this fight. In this critical election, we have the opportunity to reshape how our state government works. With an addition of only three senators and one KS Senate 25 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y representative, we can break the supermajority that the conservatives now hold. We have well over twice as many strong candidates as is necessary to build our caucuses to that point. Not only would we be able to protest to protect the Governor's veto power, we would have twice as many on each standing committee. What this boils down to is that the opposition would be forced to negotiate with us rather than steamroll us. Vail Fruechting KS Senate 25 R NA N Y KS Senate 26 R VRA N Y Mike McCorkle KS Senate 27 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Gene Suellentrop KS Senate 27 R VRA N Y Jim Ward KS Senate 28 D VRP Y N Mike Petersen KS Senate 28 R VRA N Y Oletha Faust Goudeau KS Senate 29 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Myron L. Ackerman KS Senate 29 R NA N Y Melissa Gregory KS Senate 30 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4. "My position on Medicaid expansion is that ZERO reason we leave money in DC that could help Kansans who need care. Currently, 90% of Medicaid expansion is already paid for, leaving our local government to save across the board and ensure our most vulnerable have access to medical services. After 2020, it is estimated that Kansas would possibly see a 2.8% increase in state Medicaid expenses which is easily made up by the plethora of savings that come with expansion." 7. "In the numerous Amy Lyon KS Senate 30 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y interviews I have had, this topic is on I am most passionate about. I am in support of the model Colorado has had so much success with. Given we are in a truly red state, and have pro-life extremists, no one should have an issue with greater access to birth control for women....my campaign has had significant support because we are not waiting to get elected, but rather drafting legislation on these very issues so that we can hit the ground running once elected." Renee Erickson KS Senate 30 R NA N Y Carolyn McGinn KS Senate 31 R VRA N Y Larry W Alley KS Senate 32 R VRA N Y Alicia (Schartz) Straub KS Senate 33 R NA N A KS Senate 33 R Mixed N A Shanna Henry KS Senate 34 D NA Y N KS Senate 34 R VRA N Y Mark Steffen KS Senate 34 R NA N A Richard Wilborn KS Senate 35 R VRA N Y Elaine S. Bowers KS Senate 36 R VRA N Y Becca Peck KS Senate 37 D NA Y N KS Senate 37 R VRA N Y Edgar A. Pando KS Senate 38 D NA N N Bud Estes KS Senate 38 R NA N Y John Doll KS Senate 39 R Mixed N A Lon E. Pishny KS Senate 39 R NA N A Larry Joseph Dreiling KS Senate 40 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Richard (Rick) Billinger KS Senate 40 R VRA N Y Ronald Coquillette KS House 1 R NA N N Michael Houser KS House 1 R VRA N Y Lynn D. Grant KS House 2 D NA N N Kenneth Collins KS House 2 R NA N Y KS House 3 D VRP N N Charles (Chuck) Smith KS House 3 R NA N Y Bill Meyer KS House 4 D NA N N Arlyn Briggs KS House 4 R NA N N Trevor Jacobs KS House 4 R VRA N Y Roger Sims KS House 5 D NA Y N Mark Powls KS House 5 R NA N N KS House 5 R Mixed N Y Clifford Blackmore KS House 6 R NA N A Samantha M. Poetter KS House 6 R NA N A Richard J. Proehl KS House 7 R VRA N Y KS House 8 R VRA N Y

Clay Nrkey KS House 8 R NA N N Alana Cloutier KS House 9 D NA Y N Armando J. Hernandez KS House 9 R NA N N Kent L. Thompson KS House 9 R VRA N Y KS House 10 D NA N N Brandon Holland KS House 10 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A.J. Stevens KS House 10 D NA N N Jim Kelly KS House 11 R VRA N Y KS House 12 R VRA N Y Mark Pringle KS House 13 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y No Response Y KS House 13 R VRA N Y Angela Justus Schweller KS House 14 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 14 R VRA N Y Cole Fine KS House 15 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y John Toplikar KS House 15 R VRA N Y Linda Featherston KS House 16 D NA N N Rashard Young KS House 16 R NA N Y Jo Ella Hoye KS House 17 D NA N N Kristine Sapp KS House 17 R NA N Y Michael Kerner KS House 17 L NA N N KS House 18 D VRP Y N Cathy Gordon KS House 18 R NA N Y Calvin Vandegrift KS House 18 R NA N N Stephanie Sawyer Clayton KS House 19 D VRP Y N

Mari-Lynn Poskin KS House 20 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jane Dirks KS House 20 R NA N Y Jan H Kessinger KS House 20 R VRP N N KS House 21 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bob Reese KS House 21 R NA N Y Randen Smith KS House 22 D NA N N KS House 22 D NA Y N KS House 23 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jeff Shull KS House 23 R NA N Y Matthew Clark KS House 23 L NA N N KS House 24 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 25 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4. "Definitely, healthcare (Medicaid) expansion in Kansas is essential for rural and urban parts of the state." 8. "People should have the right to W. Michael Shimeall KS House 26 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y control one set of reproductive organs-their own."

Adam T. Thomas KS House 26 R NA N Y Sona Patel KS House 27 D NA N N Sean E. Tarwater Sr. KS House 27 R VRA N Y Sally Jercha KS House 28 D NA N N Fred Lehman KS House 28 R NA N N Carl Turner KS House 28 R NA N Y KS House 29 D VRP Y N Jerry Clinton KS House 29 R NA N Y KS House 30 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jesse Gillam KS House 30 R NA N N Laura Williams KS House 30 R NA N Y Louis E. Ruiz KS House 31 D VRP Y N Landon Griffith KS House 31 R NA N Y

Pam Curtis KS House 32 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Oscar Irenia KS House 32 D NA N N Greg Conchola KS House 32 R NA N Y KS House 33 D Mixed N N Jordan Michael Mackey KS House 33 R NA N Y Rick Parsons KS House 33 L NA N N Valdenia C. Winn KS House 34 D VRP Y N Nelson R. Gabriel KS House 35 D NA N N KS House 35 D VRP Y N Mark David Snelson KS House 35 R NA N Y KS House 36 D Mixed N N Mark Gilstrap KS House 36 R NA N Y KS House 37 D NA N N Stan S. Frownfelter KS House 37 D Mixed N N Sherri D. Grogan KS House 38 D NA Y N David K. Breuer KS House 38 R NA N N Nel Hull KS House 38 R NA N N Timothy H. Johnson KS House 38 R NA N Y Michael Bolton KS House 39 D NA N N Les Lampe KS House 39 D NA Y N Owen DoNhoe KS House 39 R VRA N Y Joana Scholtz KS House 40 D NA N N David W. French KS House 40 R NA N Y Mike Griswold KS House 41 D NA N N Whitney Davis Moulden KS House 41 D NA N N Donald G Terrien KS House 41 D NA N N Pat Proctor KS House 41 R NA N Y Jim Karleskint KS House 42 R VRA N Y Lance W. Neelly KS House 42 R NA N N 8. "Minors under the age of 16 should not have access to birth control, but Pamela Finley KS House 43 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y all others, yes" Bill Sutton KS House 43 R VRA N Y Barbara W. Ballard KS House 44 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 45 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dennis "Boog" Highberger KS House 46 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Dante Javaheri KS House 46 L NA N N Michael Caddell KS House 47 D NA N N Ronald B. Ellis KS House 47 R VRA N Y Jennifer Day KS House 48 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Terry Frederick KS House 48 R NA N Y Katie Dixon KS House 49 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Darnell Hunt KS House 49 D NA N N KS House 49 R NA N Y Timothy B. Reed KS House 50 D NA N N Fred C. Patton KS House 50 R NA N Y KS House 51 R VRA N Y Gary Schuetz KS House 51 R NA N N Mary Lou Davis KS House 52 D NA Y N Sam A. Nasser KS House 52 D NA N N KS House 52 R NA N Y Daniel R. Donaldson KS House 52 R NA N N

Jim Gartner KS House 53 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Jeff Coen KS House 53 R NA N Y John Brosz KS House 54 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 54 R VRA N Y KS House 55 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Janlyn Nesbett Tucker KS House 55 R NA N Y KS House 56 D VRP Y N Tim Clothier KS House 56 R NA N Y KS House 57 D Mixed N N Michael Martin KS House 57 R NA N Y KS House 58 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Geoffrey H Gawdun KS House 58 R NA N Y Caren Rugg KS House 59 D NA N N KS House 59 R VRA N Y Shari Weber KS House 59 R NA N N Todd Maddox KS House 60 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Mark A. Schreiber KS House 60 R VRA N Y KS House 61 R VRA N Y Randy Garber KS House 62 R VRA N Y KS House 63 R VRA N Y Jim Vathauer KS House 64 D NA N N KS House 64 R NA N Y Lonnie G. Clark KS House 65 R VRA N Y KS House 66 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Cheryl A. Arthur KS House 67 D NA Y N KS House 67 R NA N Y Scott T. Dawson KS House 68 D NA N N Dave Baker KS House 68 R VRA N Y Philip Black KS House 69 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Ryan Holmquist KS House 69 D NA N N Clarke Sanders KS House 69 R NA N Y Jo Schwartz KS House 70 D NA N N John E Barker KS House 70 R VRA N Y Daniel Wasylk KS House 70 R NA N N Jeffrey A Zamrzla KS House 71 D NA Y N KS House 71 R VRA N A Steven K. Howe KS House 71 R NA N A KS House 72 D Mixed N N KS House 72 R NA N N Lance Gormley KS House 72 R NA N N Dwight R. McAdow KS House 72 R NA N N Kathy Valentine KS House 72 R NA N Y KS House 73 R VRA N Y Stephen Owens KS House 74 R NA N Y Ethan D. Caylor KS House 75 D NA N N Will Carpenter KS House 75 R NA N Y Robert Harmon KS House 76 R NA N N Eric L. Smith KS House 76 R VRA N Y Kristey S. Williams KS House 77 R VRA N Y Kathy Meyer KS House 78 D NA N N Ron Ryckman KS House 78 R VRA N Y

Richard DoNvan Kautz KS House 79 D NA N N Ken White KS House 79 D NA N N KS House 79 R NA N Y KS House 80 R NA N Y Matthew Joyce KS House 81 D NA N N KS House 81 R VRA N Y Edward Hackerott KS House 82 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 82 R VRA N Y Jerimiah Webb KS House 82 R NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 83 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Crystal Dozier KS House 83 R NA N Y KS House 84 D NA Y N Janet Sue Rine KS House 84 R NA N Y Marcey Gregory KS House 85 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Michael Capps KS House 85 R VRA N N KS House 85 R NA N Y KS House 86 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Cyndi Howerton KS House 86 R NA N Y Matt Fox KS House 87 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Susan Oliver Estes KS House 87 R NA N Y Elizabeth Bishop KS House 88 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KC Ohaebosim KS House 89 D VRP Y N Emanuel Banks KS House 89 R NA N N N Y Y N Y N Y Y Robert W. Herrick Jr. KS House 89 R NA N Y KS House 90 R VRA N Y Emil M. Bergquist KS House 91 R VRA N Y John Carmichael KS House 92 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Patrick McCormack KS House 92 R NA N Y Brian Bergkamp KS House 93 R NA N Y J.C. Moore KS House 93 R NA N Y Mike Webb KS House 93 R NA N N Derek Milligan KS House 94 D NA Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Leo G. Delperdang KS House 94 R VRA N Y Tom Sawyer KS House 95 D VRP Y N Christopher Parisho KS House 95 R NA N Y KS House 96 D NA Y N Tom Kessler KS House 96 R NA N Y Kim Webb KS House 97 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Nick Hoheisel KS House 97 R NA N Y Michael E. Walker KS House 97 R NA N N Carol Brewer KS House 98 D NA N N Steven G. Crum KS House 98 D Mixed N N Ron Howard KS House 98 R NA N Y Phil Hodson KS House 99 D NA Y N KS House 99 R VRA N Y Chad Smith KS House 100 D NA Y N Daniel Hawkins KS House 100 R VRA N Y Elliott R. Adams KS House 101 D NA N N KS House 101 R VRA N Y KS House 102 D NA Y N John Whitesel KS House 102 R NA N Y

Ponka-We Victors KS House 103 D VRP Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Susanne Haynes KS House 103 R NA N Y Loren John Hermreck KS House 103 L NA N N Garth Strand KS House 104 D Mixed N N Paul M. Waggoner KS House 104 R NA N Y Michelle Snyder KS House 105 D NA Y N KS House 105 R VRA N Y James L Swim KS House 106 D NA N N Lisa M. Moser KS House 106 R NA N Y Jon L. Ungerer KS House 106 R NA N N Susan L. ConcanNn KS House 107 R VRA N Y Steven Johnson KS House 108 R VRA N Y Troy L. Waymaster KS House 109 R VRA N Y KS House 110 R VRA N Y KS House 111 D VRA N N Barb Wasinger KS House 111 R NA N Y KS House 112 R VRA N Y Brett Fairchild KS House 113 R NA N Y Donna Hoener-Queal KS House 113 R NA N Y Jeff Stroberg KS House 114 D NA N N Bob Booth KS House 114 R NA N Y Michael Murphy KS House 114 R NA N Y KS House 115 R VRA N Y Courtney Schweizer KS House 115 R NA N N Rick Roitman KS House 116 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 4. My #1 Priority! Kyle D. Hoffman KS House 116 R VRA N Y Leonard A. Mastroni KS House 117 R VRA N Y Jim Minnix KS House 118 R NA N Y Jan Scoggins KS House 119 D NA N N Bradley C. Ralph KS House 119 R VRA N Y Adam Smith KS House 120 R VRA N Y James Rexford KS House 121 D NA N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KS House 121 R VRA N Y J. Russell "Russ" Jennings KS House 122 R VRA N Y John P. Wheeler Jr. KS House 123 R VRA N Y Chandler Lee Burrows KS House 124 R NA N N Marty Long KS House 124 R VRA N Y KS House 125 R VRA N Y