Videos of Republican 3rd District Congressional Candidates

By   /  July 6, 2010  /  Column B, Federal Government, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog, Politics & Elections, U.S. House  /  10 Comments

This is another article in a series about candidates in contested August primary elections. 
Recently the Olathe Republican Party held their 15th annual “Fun and Freedom Picnic.”
A number of public officials and candidates were invited to speak, including the nine Republican candidates in the 3rd District Republican Primary contest:  Dan Gilyeat, Dave King, Garry [...]

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Three congressional candidates cannot vote for themselves

By   /  July 1, 2010  /  Column A, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog, Open Records, Politics & Elections, Transparency  /  7 Comments

Three candidates in the August primary election each know for sure one vote they won’t get:  Their own.
According to analysis of the voter registration and voter history of the 39 candidates running for U.S. Senate or U.S. House from Kansas three cannot cast ballots for themselves unless they change their current voter registrations.
Robert Conroy’s bid [...]

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Financial disclosure statements for Kansans running for Congress

By   /  June 25, 2010  /  Federal Government, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog, Transparency, U.S. House, U.S. Senate  /  5 Comments

Updated financial disclosure statements for congressional candidates were due in D.C. in Mid-May at either the Secretary of the U.S. Senate or the Clerk of the U.S. House.
After processing, these reports are sent to the Kansas Secretary of State several weeks later and some can now be viewed in Topeka.
Some of these reports were [...]

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3rd District Debate Videos: Parents’ Rights, Repealing Obamacare, Nation Building (3 of 3)

By   /  June 6, 2010  /  Federal Government, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog, Politics & Elections, U.S. House  /  4 Comments

This is the third and final set of videos in a three part set of nine videos from a 3rd Distinct Candidate forum held on March 20 at Blue Valley Northwest High School.
The following topics will be discussed below by 3rd District candidates:

Parents’ Rights
Repealing Obamacare
Nation Building

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3rd District Debate Videos: Illegal Immigration, Federal Reserve, Limiting Abortions (2 of 3)

By   /  June 3, 2010  /  Federal Government, Kansas, Kansas Watchdog, Politics & Elections, U.S. House  /  4 Comments

This is the second set of videos in a three part set of nine videos from a 3rd Distinct Candidate forum held on March 20 at Blue Valley Northwest High School.
The following topics will be discussed below by 3rd District candidates:

Illegal Immigration
Federal Reserve
Limiting Abortions

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