Wink Hartman in 2018 KS Governor's race
On Budget & Economy:
Run Kansas like a business
To get Kansas on the right track, we need a stable, business-friendly tax code that will attract employers to our state and keep current jobs here. The state needs to run in a fiscally responsible way,
which means no more spending money we don't have or raiding highway funds to slide by. That means finding efficiencies where we can, and eliminating unnecessary or wasteful programs.
Source: Leavenworth Times on 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race
Aug 11, 2017
On Abortion:
Protect life from conception to natural death
There is no state in America that has more consistently led the charge on protection of life than Kansas. I am a pro-life candidate and will be a pro-life Governor.
If elected, I will promote, sign and defend Legislation that will protect life from conception to natural death.
Source: 2018 Kansas governor campaign website HartmanForKansas.com
May 2, 2017
On Budget & Economy:
Low balanced budget without political gridlock
As a small-businessman, I understand the basic truth that you can't spend more than you make. For too long, the Kansas Budget has been a political football that has created enormous uncertainty and political gridlock. That has to change. If elected,
I will work with legislative and business leaders throughout the state to create a balanced budget that meets the needs of government, provides stability to Kansas families and businesses and doesn't spend a single taxpayer dollar more than necessary.
Source: 2018 Kansas governor campaign website HartmanForKansas.com
May 2, 2017
On Education:
Solemn state responsibility to ensure education resources
Kansas children are our state's most treasured resource. The most fundamental and solemn responsibility of our state government is to educate the next generation of Kansas leaders. Most importantly, we need to properly prepare the workforce of today
for the jobs of tomorrow. There is perhaps no greater example of the dysfunction in state government than the issue of education funding.
Families, teachers and students are constantly facing an uncertain future and that must change. If elected, I will work with parents, educators and legislative leaders to ensure that every
Kansas student has the resources they need, the stability they desire and the education they deserve to sufficiently prepare them for the jobs of the 21st Century.
Source: 2018 Kansas governor campaign website HartmanForKansas.com
May 2, 2017
On Tax Reform:
Simplify the tax-code and promote pro-growth policies
In recent years, dysfunction in Topeka has dampened that innovative spirit. Political gridlock has provided instability and an uncertain future to the small-businesses and farms that fuel the Kansas Economy. As a businessman--not a politician--
I know what it takes to create jobs and grow companies. If elected, I will work every day to eliminate burdensome regulations, simplify the tax-code and promote pro-growth policies that make Kansas the best place in the country to do business.
Source: 2018 Kansas governor campaign website HartmanForKansas.com
May 2, 2017
On Health Care:
Medicaid expansion is important, but Kansas can't fund it
Brewer and Hartman were both asked to address whether the state should expand Medicaid to cover low-income workers who make too much to qualify now, but don't make enough to qualify for insurance coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act.
Brewer favors Medicaid expansion, saying that "We're all equal and we all deserve the opportunity" to get health care. Denying care to the poor is "like saying 'You're not worth it,'" he said.
Hartman said he understands that Medicaid expansion is an important issue for the survival of hospitals, but "We do not have the money here in the state of Kansas to fund it." Hartman, an oilman and restaurant owner,
is running as a business outsider and said that if he's elected, he'll use his business experience to identify waste in the state budget so that those dollars can be spent on something more important, like health care.
Source: Wichita Eagle on 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race
Apr 21, 2017
On Government Reform:
Replace dysfunction in Topeka with stability
Wichita oil businessman Wink Hartman announced his launch of a campaign for the Republican nomination for Kansas governor. "As a businessman, I've watched the dysfunction in Topeka with increasing frustration. Instead of finding solutions,
Topeka is causing problems. Instead of providing stability for Kansas families, farms and businesses, Topeka is creating uncertainty. Most importantly, instead of improving the quality of life for Kansans,
Topeka is making things more difficult," Hartman said.Hartman is owner of oil industry businesses and has been a donor to GOP candidates.
He sought the 4th District seat in the U.S. House in 2010 but lost to Mike Pompeo in the Republican primary. Pompeo resigned to accept an appointment as CIA director under President Donald Trump.
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal on 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race
Feb 15, 2017
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