Linda Gallagher
Linda Gallagher (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 23. Gallagher assumed office on January 12, 2015. Gallagher left office on January 13, 2019.
Gallagher (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 23. Gallagher lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
[1] She was first elected to the chamber in 2014.[2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Children and Seniors, Vice chair |
| • Government, Technology, and Security |
| • Social Services Budget |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gallagher served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Children and Seniors |
| • Social Services Budget |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 23
Susan Ruiz defeated incumbent Linda Gallagher in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Ruiz (D) | 52.1 | 4,411 | |
| Linda Gallagher (R) | 47.9 | 4,055 | ||
| Total votes: 8,466 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 23
Susan Ruiz advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 23 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Ruiz | 100.0 | 1,709 | |
| Total votes: 1,709 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Linda Gallagher advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 23 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Gallagher | 100.0 | 1,811 | |
| Total votes: 1,811 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Linda Gallagher defeated Amber Versola in the Kansas House of Representatives District 23 general election.[3][4]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Linda Gallagher Incumbent |
54.49% | 4,843 | |
| Democratic | Amber Versola | 45.51% | 4,045 | |
| Total Votes | 8,888 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Amber Versola ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 23 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Amber Versola (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Linda Gallagher ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Linda Gallagher Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Amber Versola was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Linda Gallagher was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gallagher defeated Versola in the general election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Linda Gallagher |
55.9% | 3,285 | |
| Democratic | Amber Versola | 44.1% | 2,588 | |
| Total Votes | 5,873 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2014
Gallagher's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Education
The primary issue that feeds our communities, our economy and inevitably our future is public education, and it should be supported – not destroyed by the very people elected to protect it. Moreover, the teachers who care for our children in elementary school, deal with them in middle school, and launch them in high school should be respected and treated with gratitude, not disparaged. I am eternally grateful to the teachers who helped shape Laurie and Katie, many of whom we keep in touch with still today. Throughout their schooling, I was active in the Shawanoe, Trailridge, and Shawnee Mission Northwest PTA and PTSA. I will support independence from Topeka when it comes to education funding and policy, specifically with regard to increased local control over our own funding destiny, as well as curriculum development and employment policies. The Kansas Constitution includes “suitable provision for the finance of education,” and when I raise my hand to protect that Constitution, I vow to oppose efforts to undermine this fundamental priority for our state. While I support more funding for our schools, my support is not blind. We must get more dollars to the classroom and ensure we are achieving optimal outcomes from this valuable investment in our future. Economic Recovery The three-legged stool of taxation – property, sales, and income – is horribly out of balance, as we have seen in our property tax bills and grocery store receipts. It’s time we took a pragmatic and reasoned approach to taxation that reflects Kansas Common Sense.
Embarrassment It’s time Kansas makes national news for good reasons:
But that’s not what the world sees. I’ll oppose legislation that wastes legislative time and taxpayer dollars:
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2018
In 2018, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.
- Kansas AFL-CIO: House
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2017
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In 2017, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26.
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2016
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In 2016, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 1. A special session was held from June 23 to June 24 over education funding.
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2015
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In 2015, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 12.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Gallagher's endorsements included:[9]
- Kansas City Star
- Johnson County Educators PAC
- Kansas National Education Association PAC
- BizPAC (Greater Kansas City Chamber & Civic Council)
- Kansas Contractors' Association
- Kansas Farm Bureau
- Kansas Sierra Club
- SMART-PAC
- Kansas Agri-Business Council
- Kansas Livestock Association
- Kansas Rural Independent Telecommunications
- Kansas Society of Professional Engineers
- Women for Kansas (A rating)
- Traditional Republicans for Common Sense
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2018 Primary (unofficial)," accessed June 4, 2018
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Lists," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gallagher for Kansas, "Issues," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kelly Meigs (R) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 23 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Susan Ruiz |
