MANHATTAN – Kansas farmers and ranchers who understand how elections help determine the success of agriculture and rural communities have offered endorsements of like-minded candidates for national and state office.
The Voters Organized To Elect Farm Bureau Friends (VOTE FBF), the Political Action Committee of Kansas Farm Bureau, have offered endorsements of candidates for the Aug. 5 primary election. The KFB PAC will follow with a round of endorsements in the general election later this year.
“If elected, these candidates have a job to do – represent the best interests of their constituents,” said Steve Baccus, an Ottawa County grain producer who serves as Kansas Farm Bureau president. “We also have a job to do – make sure they understand the vital importance agriculture plays in the daily lives of their constituents, regardless of the geographic location of their district.”
“Like everything in Farm Bureau, the political endorsement process begins at the grassroots level,” Baccus continued. “Volunteer farmers and ranchers from our county Farm Bureau organizations met, reached consensus and forwarded their views to the VOTE FBF board.”
Volunteer county Farm Bureau organization recommendations are based on a dialogue with candidates in a variety of forms, such as personal appearances, candidate forums and candidate questionnaires.
KFB PAC ENDORSED CANDIDATES – 2014 PRIMARY
Kansas Governor: Sam Brownback
Kansas Attorney General: Derek Schmidt
U.S. Senate: Pat Roberts
United State House of Representatives, District 2: Lynn Jenkins
United State House of Representatives, District 3: Kevin Yoder
United State House of Representatives, District 4: Mike Pompeo
Kansas Senate District 37: Molly Baumgardner
Kansas House seats:
District 1: Michael Houser
District 2: Adam Lusker
District 3: Charles Smith
District 4: Marty Read
District 5: Kevin Jones
District 6: Jene Vickrey
District 7: Richard Proehl
District 9: Kent Thompson
District 10: Nicolas VanWyhe
District 11: Jim Kelly
District 12: Virgil Peck
District 13: Larry Hibbard
District 14: Keith Esau
District 15: Erin Davis
District 16: Amanda Grosserode
District 17: Brett Hildabrand
District 18: John Rubin
District 19: Stephanie Clayton
District 20: Rob Bruchman
District 21: Barbara Bollier
District 22: Nancy Lusk
District 23: Linda Gallagher
District 25: Melissa Rooker
District 26: Larry L. Campbell
District 27: Ray Merrick
District 28: Jerry Lunn
District 29: James Todd
District 31: Louis E. Ruiz
District 32: Pam Curtis
District 36: Kathy Wolfe Moore
District 38: Willie Dove
District 39: Charles Macheers
District 40: John Bradford
District 42: Connie O’Brien
District 43: Bill Sutton
District 45: Tom Sloan
District 47: Ramon C. Gonzalez Jr.
District 48: Marvin Kleeb
District 49: Scott Schwab
District 51: Ron Highland
District 53: Annie Tietze
District 54: Ken Corbet
District 55: James R. Lord
District 59: Blaine Finch
District 60: Don Hill
District 62: Randy Garber
District 63: Jerry Henry
District 66: Sydney Carlin
District 67: Tom Phillips
District 68: Tom Moxley
District 69: JR Claeys
District 70: John E. Barker
District 71: Diana Dierks
District 72: Marc Rhoades
District 74: Don Schroeder
District 75: Will Carpenter
District 76: Peggy L. Mast
District 78: Ron Ryckman, Jr.
District 79: Ed Trimmer
District 80: Kasha Kelley
District 82: Pete DeGraaf
District 83: Carolyn Bridges
District 84: Gail Finney
District 85: Steven Brunk
District 86: Jim Ward
District 87: Mark Kahrs
District 89: Roderick Houston
District 90: Steve Huebert
District 91: Gene Suellentrop
District 94: Mario Goico
District 95: Tom Sawyer
District 97: Leslie G. Osterman
District 98: Steven Anthimides
District 99: Dennis Hedke
District 100: Dan Hawkins
District 101: Joe Seiwert
District 102: Jan Pauls
District 103: Ponka-We Victors
District 104: Steven Becker
District 105: Mark Hutton
District 106: Sharon Schwartz
District 107: Susan Concannon
District 108: Steven Johnson
District 109: Troy L. Waymaster
District 110: Travis Couture-Lovelady
District 111: Sue Boldra
District 112: John Edmonds
District 114: Jack Thimesch
District 115: Ron Ryckman, Sr.
District 116: Kyle Hoffman
District 117: John Ewy
District 118: Don Hineman
District 119: Bud Estes
District 120: Rick Billinger
District 121: S. Mike Kiegerl
District 122: Russ Jennings
District 123: John Doll
District 124: J. Stephen Alford
District 125: Shannon G. Francis