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Kansas, State House, District 20

Kansas House of Representatives District 20
Current incumbentJan Kessinger Republican Party

Kansas' twentieth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Jan Kessinger.

Kansas state representatives represent an average of 22,825 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 21,507 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.

Qualifications

Section 4 of Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$88.66/day$144/day

Pension

As of 2011, when pensions are calculated for Kansas legislators, their normal annual salary is inflated by nearly $78,000. This is composed of $32,982, which comes from multiplying their daily salary by 372 (the number of days they would work if in session every day and if every month had 31 days), $45,756 from adding in their daily per diem (also based on 372 days) and $7,083 from expense payments. According to former state Senator Steve Morris, this is intended as compensation because of low legislative salaries which are seen as difficult to raise.

Vacancies

The Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat must call for a convention within 21 days of the vacancy. The convention is designed to select the Governor's appointee and involves all the committeemen and committeewomen that represent the vacant house district.

The committeemen and committeewomen present for voting must approve a replacement on a simple majority vote. Once the vote has been conducted, the party committee must send the paperwork certifying the selection to the Governor within 24 hours or the next business day. The Governor has seven days after receiving the paperwork to act on the appointment.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jan Kessinger (R) defeated Becky Barber (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jan Kessinger (R)
60.3
7,982

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Becky Barber (D)
39.7
5,259

Total votes: 13,241
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 20

Becky Barber advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 20 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Becky Barber (D)
100
2,172

Total votes: 2,172
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Jan Kessinger advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 20 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jan Kessinger (R)
100
3,709

Total votes: 3,709

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.

Jan Kessinger defeated Christopher McQueeny in the Kansas House of Representatives District 20 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jan Kessinger 64.93% 9,153
Democratic Christopher McQueeny 35.07% 4,944
Total Votes 14,097
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Christopher McQueeny ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Christopher McQueeny (unopposed)

Jan Kessinger defeated incumbent Rob Bruchman in the Kansas House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jan Kessinger 54.74% 2,277
Republican Rob Bruchman Incumbent 45.26% 1,883
Total Votes 4,160

Primary election

In the primary elections held on August 2, 2016, six incumbents were defeated in the state Senate, while nine incumbents were defeated in the state House. Outside of the one incumbent Democrat who was defeated in the House, moderates defeated 14 conservative Republican incumbents in the primary. Before the 2016 primary, moderate Republicans had been losing ground in the state legislature since the 2010 election of Gov. Sam Brownback (R), shifting from a more moderate Republican-controlled state legislature to a more conservative one after the 2012 elections. Eighteen Republican incumbents were defeated in the conservative wave in 2012. Rob Bruchman was one of 14 Republican incumbents who were defeated in the 2016 primary.

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. Elizabeth Arnold was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Rob Bruchman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bruchman defeated Arnold in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 20, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRob Bruchman Incumbent 57.7% 6,075
Democratic Elizabeth Arnold 42.3% 4,458
Total Votes 10,533

2012

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2012. Incumbent Rob Bruchman (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Mark Read in the primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Bruchman Incumbent 66.7% 2,591
Mark Read 33.3% 1,293
Total Votes 3,884

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 20 raised a total of $769,102. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $33,439 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 20

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $85,994 3 $28,665
2014 $44,127 2 $22,064
2012 * $58,331 2 $29,166
2010 $66,741 4 $16,685
2008 $80,667 2 $40,334
2006 $95,290 2 $47,645
2004 $71,824 3 $23,941
2002 $55,006 3 $18,335
2000 $211,122 2 $105,561
Total $769,102 23 $33,439
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.