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Exciting New ‘Kansas Senate Watch’ Site Launched

Posted in Kansas State Senate, Senator Huntington, Taxation, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , , on April 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »

http://www.kansasfederalist.com/KansasSenateWatch/

Kansas Senate Watch Releases Profile
on Sen. Terrie Huntington, R-7th

First Profile in Series

The Kansas Senate Watch has issued a detailed profile on Senator Terrie Huntington, which you can view by clicking here.

Welcome to Kansas Senate Watch

Your Online Resource about the Kansas Senate

Welcome to the Kansas Senate Watch! Powered by The Kansas Federalist, this site is dedicated to being your guide for the current Kansas Senate as we lead up to the 2012 Kansas State Senate elections, which will have a profound impact on the next decade of government in our great state.

This site was inspired by the actions of the Kansas Senate over the past several years, where despite Republicans holding as high as a 32-8 majority, often good, conservative, constitutional legislation would go to die — or, at the very least — the path was slowed. The reason for that is a number of those 32 Republicans are what have come to be known as RINO’s — Republicans In Name Only — individuals who run as Republicans to get elected in a red state like Kansas, but then vote in a manner consistent with liberal Democrats.

As such, many have asked where they can find information, in one central resource, about who the Senators are and their voting records. That is why the Kansas Senate Watch was born.

Over the next several months, we will be developing this site, and it will have several features:

Newsroom — This will be an ongoing list of recent news articles dealing with actions taken by the Kansas Senate, and we will attempt to highlight where various Senators have taken. Some of these articles will be our own, some will be from external sources.

Senators — We have initially published a list of the 40 Senators in the Kansas Senate with their contact information. Over time, we will be releasing a profile on as many Senators as we can, including a detailed analysis of their voting records.

Resources — This will include links to outside organizations and websites which will be helpful for you, the voter, in helping determine where your Senator(s) stand on issues.

RINO Alerts — This will be a special section dedicated to special reports focusing on those Republicans who say they are one thing but are clearly doing another. It will include news articles, special reports, and other items.

We will also soon be launching social networking platforms on both Facebook and Twitter.

Together, it is our hope these areas of focus will serve as an online guide for conservative-thinking Kansans who want the real story on the Kansas Senate.

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“Clean Sweep” of an Entirely Different Nature

Posted in Illegal Immigration, Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Huntington, Senator Owens, Senator Vratil, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , , , on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

We could continue to dissect the Kansas Republican Party Platform and compare the votes of the seven Johnson County Republican State Senators and unfortunately the results remain the same as our first three disclosures illustrated once again below.

District

Name

Abortion Restrictions

In-State Tuition

Conceal and Carry

7

Sen. Terrie Huntington

NO

NO

NO

8

Sen. Thomas Owens

NO

NO

NO

9

Sen. Julia Lynn

YES

YES

YES

10

Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook

YES

YES

YES

11

Sen. John Vratil

NO

NO

NO

23

Sen. Robert Olson

YES

YES

YES

37

Sen. Raymond Merrick

YES

YES

YES
It certainly is no secret that NOlathe has long standing issues with Senator Vratil and only recent issues with Senators Owens and Huntington.  This post and the last three make that perfectly clear.  But the real focus that we intend to draw here is the hypocrisy of the Kansas and Johnson County Republican Party Leadership.  The “Clean Sweep” mentality of supporting any and all candidates without regard to supporting their platform is ludicrous and a sign of COMPLETE disrespect for the volunteers that work diligently to format the platform.
 
The Republican Party measures success on the votes occuring in November when the real importance of success is measuring the votes that occur in legislative actions and the reflection of those results in comparison to the platform.  A reasonable person might suggest that the candidates endorse the party platform rather than the party endorsing a candidate.  The Republican Party does need a “Clean Sweep” of an entirely different nature.
 
“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington

Ken Dunwoody                                    GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com  www.NOlathe.com   http://NOlathe.net http://NOjocoboco.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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Do JoCo Republican Senators Abort The Party Platform?

Posted in Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Vratil, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , , , , on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“ We are driven by our JCRP mission: to ensure the election of all Republican candidates and be the “go to” resource for all things Republican for the people, candidates and elected officials in Johnson County.”  http://www.johnsoncountyrepublicanparty.com/ 

“Every human being, born or unborn, has an inalienable right to life which cannot be infringed. We believe life begins at conception.”  JCRPKS Platform http://www.johnsoncountyrepublicanparty.com/what-we-believe/Party%20Platform%202010.pdf

Full text of HB 2218  http://www.votesmart.org/billtext/33774.pdf

Vote March 23, 2011 http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_member.php?cs_id=33774 

Johnson County Senate Votes

Abortion Regulations

HB 2218Issues: Abortion Issues, Reproductive Issues
Date: 03/23/2011
Sponsors: List of Sponsors		      

 

Bill Passed
(Senate)
How members voted
(24 – 15)

 

District

Name

Party

Vote

 

7

Sen. Terrie Huntington

republican

NO

 

8

Sen. Thomas Owens

republican

NO

 

9

Sen. Julia Lynn

Republican

YES

 

10

Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook

Republican

YES

 

11

Sen. John Vratil

republican

NO

 

23

Sen. Robert Olson

Republican

YES

 

37

Sen. Raymond Merrick

Republican

YES

LET THE 2012 ELECTIONS BEGIN!

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington
 
 
Ken Dunwoody                                     GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com  www.NOlathe.com   http://NOlathe.net   http://NOjocoboco.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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“Not Yours to Give” Rally April 28, 2011

Posted in Taxation, TEA Party Movement, Uncategorized, tagged , on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

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What’s Wrong With This Photo?

Posted in Annexation, April 15. 2010, Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, Home Rule Charter, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Overland Park, Property Rights, State Ethic Complaints, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The next four posts will explore more on the “Overland Park mafia”, stay tuned.

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington

Ken Dunwoody                                     GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com    www.NOlathe.com     http://NOlathe.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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Going Green Has Profiteers Seeing Green

Posted in JoCo Board of Commissioners, Taxation, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , , , on February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »

http://lims.jocogov.org/sirepub/cache/155/woopp155gntbt2zkg3fmcq45/37296702052011022839223.PDF

On page 39 regarding the Criminalistics Lab, the expected energy savings are $222,000 from 2012-2015.  This represents $55,500 per year in savings.  Now we need to look at the cost to achieve these savings.

The county is currently building the 51,000 square foot crime lab for $27,000,000 which is $529.41 per square foot.  Xenotech was planning to build a 54,000 square foot lab for $10,000,000 which is $185 per square foot.  I am confused as to why the county is paying almost 3 times their proposed cost.  I have a 54,000 square foot building in Olathe that was reviewed by the county, for the crime lab, and was passed over.  It is available today for $55.29 per square foot or $2,990,000.  With a couple of million in improvements, my building could have met their needs.

My point is the county is paying anywhere from $17-24 Million more to save $55,000 per year in energy.  Over 100 years, to be extreme,  that only saves us $5.5 Million.  Why do we spend so much to save so little?

I think we need to understand the true cost of going green and challenge the current thinking from the county. 

Jeff

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Committee Assignments Control Legislation, Or Lack Of

Posted in Ethics, Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Steve Morris, Senator Vratil, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday’s post “A Measure of Kansas Senate Leadership” we correlated campaign contributions from the Senate Republican Leadership PAC to individual senator campaigns and how those individual senators voted for their leaders.  Today we look at how those same individal senators most benefited from Committee Leadership assignments.   (**First two years as an elected senator**)

Those voting for Morris and Vratil

  1. Pat Apple- Vice Chair Assessment & Tax, Chair Utilities 
  2. Pete Brungardt- Chair Federal & State Affairs, Vice Chair Public Health & Welfare
  3. Jay Emler- Majority Leader, Chair Confirmation Oversight
  4. Julia Lynn- Vice Chair Commerce
  5. Carolyn McGinn- Chair Ways & Means, Vice Chair Natural Resources
  6. Bob Marshall- Vice Chair Transportation
  7. Tim Owens- Chair Judicial, Chair Reapportionment
  8. Roger Reitz- Vice Chair Federal & State Affairs, Chair Local Government
  9. Vicki Schmidt- Vice Chair Ethics, Chair Public Health & Welfare
  10. Jean Schodorf- Chair Education
  11. Mark Taddiken- Chair Agriculture
  12. Ruth Teichman- Vice Chair Agriculture
  13. Dwayne Umbarger- Vice Chair Reapportionment, Chair Transportation
  14. ** Terrie Huntington- Chair Ethics & Elections**

Those Voting For Susan Wagle

  1. Steve Abrams  
  2. Terry Bruce  
  3. Mary Pilcher-Cook
  4. Les Donovan- Chair Assessment & Tax  
  5. Dick Kelsey- Vice Chair Local Government
  6. Ty Masterson
  7. Ralph Ostmeyer- Chair Natural Resources
  8. Mike Petersen- Vice Chair Utilities
  9. Dennis Pyle
  10. Susan Wagle- Chair Commerce
“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington

Ken Dunwoody                                     GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com    www.NOlathe.com     http://NOlathe.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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A Measure Of Kansas Senate Leadership

Posted in Ethics, Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Steve Morris, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , , , , on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Kansas Liberty: 11 December 2008

Kansas Senate leadership battle turned on the votes of some unlikely allies

Key conservatives’ support vital to Senate leadership

The recent re-election of Kansas’ liberal Senate leadership – Stephen Morris as president, John Vratil as vice-president, and Derek Schmidt as majority leader – appeared to have left Senate conservatives frustrated and a little surprised.

After picking up a little strength in the November elections, conservatives thought Morris and Vratil might be vulnerable, especially after Morris told a New York Times reporter that he had no serious disagreements with Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, and after a watchdog group, the Kansas Taxpayers Network, put Vratil near the bottom of Senate Republicans’ lifetime ratings. https://kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/15dec2008/key-conservatives-support-vital-to-morris-and-vratil/

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NOlathe looked at the six months prior to this vote, naturally campaigns revealed so much.

The Senate Republican Leadership has a PAC with filings shown during the 2008 Election Cycle here:

Most notable receipt:  Mr. Phil Ruffin  Pro-Gaming   7/14/08  $50,000 

Most notable contributions:  Kansas Traditional Republican Majority (In past supported Dennis Moore)  7/7/08  $20,000  and  7/24/08  $25,000  http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2005/12-08/index.htm

Now look at the voting for leadership and leadership campaign contributions together.

Those voting for Morris and Vratil

  1. Pat Apple received $413.19 on 10/15/08
  2. Jim Barnett ran unopposed and later retired.
  3. Pete Brungardt received $1,000 on 7/1/08 and $1,000 on 8/28/08 
  4. Jay Emler received $1,000 on 8/28/08
  5. Julia Lynn received $1,000 on 8/28/08
  6. Carolyn McGinn received $1,000 on 7/1/08 and $1,000 on 8/28/08
  7. Bob Marshall received $1,000 on 8/28/08
  8. Tim Owens received $1,000 on 6/11/08 and $1,000 on 8/28/08
  9. Roger Reitz received $1,000 on 8/28/08
  10. Vicki Schmidt received $1,000 on 8/28/08
  11. Jean Schodorf received $1,000 on 8/28/08
  12. Mark Taddiken received $1,000 on 7/9/08 and $1,000 on 8/28/08
  13. Ruth Teichman received $1,000 on 7/1/08
  14. Dwayne Umbarger received $1,000 on 7/1/08 and $1,000 on 8/28/08
  15. David Wysong ran unopposed and later retired.
  16. 7/29/08  $3,000  Marshall, Masterson, Teichman campaigns
  17. 8/6/08  $3,000  Brungardt, Umbarger, Marshall campaigns
  18. 10/15/08  $49,576  Morgan, Pine, Lynn, Marshall, Reitz, Brungardt campaigns
  19. 10/15/08  $7,582  Marshall, Reitz, Lynn campaigns
  20. 10/22/08  $25,664  Wysong, Owens, Lynn, Marshall campaigns
  21. 10/22/08  $9,797  Wysong, Owens, Lynn, Marshall campaigns
  22. 11/3/08  $1,500  Marshall, Reitz campaigns

Those Voting For Susan Wagle

  1. Steve Abrams
  2. Karin Brownlee
  3. Terry Bruce
  4. Jeff Colyer
  5. Mary Pilcher-Cook
  6. Les Donovan
  7. Tim Huelskamp
  8. Dick Kelsey
  9. Ty Masterson
  10. Ralph Ostmeyer
  11. Mike Petersen
  12. Dennis Pyle
  13. Susan Wagle

Corruption in Garden City only makes Steve Morris a Kansas Senator.  It takes like minded Senators to make him a “leader”.

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington

Ken Dunwoody                                     GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com    www.NOlathe.com     http://NOlathe.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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The Kansas Republican Platform

Posted in Kansas, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Lost, Reward Offered: The Kansas Republican Platform

http://www.ksgop.org/site/c.4dIDILOjGaISE/b.6431749/k.91F6/Kansas_Platform.htm

A simple thank you to the many that spent their personal time to craft this document seems rather meaningless compared to their sacrifice and desire to communicate “Conservative Values” in Kansas.  Please accept our true appreciation for your efforts and dedication.

Please allow us to help you communicate and educate the importance of this document to those elected and now standing on this platform.  There needs to be a few “trap doors” were some folks fall through and just go away from associating with this platform.  “Operation Trap Door” sounds good!

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington

Ken Dunwoody                                     GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com    www.NOlathe.com     http://NOlathe.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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Lathrop says to Gage “Oh SHIT!! What do we do now?”

Posted in Kansas, TEA Party Movement, tagged , , , on December 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

ANSWER:

Tuesday, December 14:  Reception Honoring Kansas State Treasurer-Elect Ron Estes: Lathrop & Gage, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 1000, Overland Park, Kansas, 66210.  Reception begins at 5:00 pm and lasts until 6:30 pm.

·         Sponsor – $1000 per couple

·         Benefactor – $500 per couple

·         Patron – $100 per couple

All funds contributed will apply to “Debt Reduction” for the 2010 general election cycle. Reservations: Patrick Feeney (913) 681-1650 or pafeeney@dublingroup.com. Please make checks payable and mail to: Kansans for Estes, P.O. Box 3303, Wichita, KS 67201 or contribute online at www.kansansforestes.com .

NOlathe Observations:

A)  Looking through these documents, neither the law firm of Lathrop & Gage nor any of their employed attorneys made any campaign contribution to the Estes Campaign as of the last filing October 28, 2010.

  1. http://ethics.ks.gov/CFAScanned/StWide/2010ElecCycle/LastMinute/SW05RE_2010PLF.pdf
  2. http://ethics.ks.gov/CFAScanned/StWide/2010ElecCycle/201007/SW05RE_amend1007.pdf
  3. http://ethics.ks.gov/CFAScanned/StWide/2010ElecCycle/201007/SW05RE_201007.pdf
  4. http://ethics.ks.gov/CFAScanned/StWide/2010ElecCycle/LastMinute/SW05RE_2010GLF.pdf
  5. http://ethics.ks.gov/CFAScanned/StWide/2010ElecCycle/201010/SW05RE_amend1010.pdf
  6. http://ethics.ks.gov/CFAScanned/StWide/2010ElecCycle/201010/SW05RE_201010.pdf 

B)  You will find that the law firm of Polsinelli and one of their employed attorneys (John Peterson) did make campaign contributions.

C)  You will also find that the Estes Campaign had “CASH ON HAND” of $50,233.18 as of the October 28, 2010 amended filing.  This balance is after Estes repaid his own personal campaign loans of $12,860.

D)  http://www.dublingroup.com/#/clients

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”  George Washington

Ken Dunwoody                                     GOD
Henpecked Acres                                   One Nation
14850 W. 159th St.
Olathe, Ks. 66062
(913)768-1603
kdunwoody2@aol.com    www.NOlathe.com     http://NOlathe.net
View Sarah’s Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWuUvOZ7RY

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