Carolyn Bridges
Carolyn Bridges is a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 83 from 2013 to December 20, 2015. Bridges, a former school principal, resigned citing emotional difficulties with rhetoric in the debate over education policy in the legislature.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bridges served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Kansas Security |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security |
| • Taxation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bridges served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Vision 2020 |
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Carolyn Bridges was unopposed in the Democratic primary. James Thomas was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bridges faces Thomas in the general election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Carolyn Bridges Incumbent |
55.7% | 2,829 | |
| Republican | James Thomas | 44.3% | 2,247 | |
| Total Votes | 5,076 | |||
2012
Bridges won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 83. She was unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Tim Garvey (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carolyn Bridges |
58.4% | 3,903 | |
| Republican | Tim Garvey | 41.6% | 2,776 | |
| Total Votes | 6,679 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[6]
2013
Carolyn Bridges received a score of 36.0% in the 2013 index.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Carolyn + Bridges + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Caroyln Bridges on Facebook
- Campaign Contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Wichita Democrat Carolyn Bridges to resign House seat, citing frustration about treatment of educators," December 15, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jo Ann Pottorff (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 83 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by NA |
