2022 KS Governor's race: on Principles & Values


Chase LaPorte: I have built my core values upon Biblical foundation

As a Christian Conservative I believe the Holy Bible is God's written word to us and I have built my core values upon that foundation. Additionally, I believe in the essential nature of regularly meeting together for worship and fellowship.
Source: 2022 Kansas Governor campaign website LaPorte4KSgov.com Jun 24, 2022

Chase LaPorte: American dream built on hard work, freedom of commerce

Kansans have a proud tradition of working hard to provide well for their families. Unfortunately, the current pandemic has changed the economic landscape in a way where many hard working families are now struggling to make ends meet. The American dream was built on a model of hard work and freedom of commerce. As a business owner, I am committed to these ideals and I will work tirelessly to see a full restoration of our once thriving economy.
Source: 2022 Kansas Governor campaign website LaPorte4KSgov.com Jun 24, 2022

Derek Schmidt: Wrote legal brief for July 4 fireworks at Mount Rushmore

Schmidt led colleagues in writing a legal brief in support of holding fireworks at Mount Rushmore. "Given the importance of the Fourth of July holiday and the special role of Mount Rushmore as a national monument, amici States have an interest in seeing the fireworks display take place," Schmidt and the other attorneys general wrote. "In rejecting South Dakota's permit, the Department of the Interior offered only the flimsiest of rationales, unsupported by any evidence or reasoned explanation."
Source: The Topeka Capital-Journal on 2022 Kansas Governor race May 22, 2021

Derek Schmidt: Public prayer by coach on school field is protected speech

Schmidt joined 23 other state attorneys general to reverse a ruling which allowed a school district to punish the coach for praying alone on a football field in view of students. "Courts have repeatedly confirmed that the mere presence of private, protected religious speech on a school campus does not constitute an endorsement such that it brings the school within the ambit of an Establishment Clause violation," the attorneys general argued in the brief.
Source: WIBW on 2022 Kansas Gubernatorial race Oct 19, 2021

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Candidates and political leaders on Principles & Values:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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