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Kansas, State House, District 80

Kansas House of Representatives District 80
Current incumbentBill Rhiley Republican Party

Kansas' eightieth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Bill Rhiley.

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 80

Bill Rhiley (R) won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bill Rhiley (R)
100
5,103

Total votes: 5,103
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 80

Bill Rhiley defeated incumbent Anita Judd-Jenkins in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 80 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bill Rhiley (R)
58.1
1,356

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Anita Judd-Jenkins (R)
41.9
976

Total votes: 2,332

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.

Anita Judd-Jenkins defeated Michelle Schiltz in the Kansas House of Representatives District 80 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anita Judd-Jenkins 68.67% 4,703
Democratic Michelle Schiltz 31.33% 2,146
Total Votes 6,849
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Michelle Schiltz ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Schiltz (unopposed)

Anita Judd-Jenkins defeated incumbent Kasha Kelley in the Kansas House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Anita Judd-Jenkins 52.76% 1,300
Republican Kasha Kelley Incumbent 47.24% 1,164
Total Votes 2,464

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. Kasha Kelley 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. Incumbent Kasha Kelley defeated Andrew Lawson in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKasha Kelley Incumbent 57.6% 1,206
Andrew Lawson 42.4% 889
Total Votes 2,095

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 Kasha Kelley (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 80 raised a total of $270,554. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $15,915 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 80

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $56,895 3 $18,965
2014 $25,752 2 $12,876
2012 $14,947 2 $7,474
2010 $64,767 2 $32,384
2008 $30,517 1 $30,517
2006 $34,847 2 $17,424
2004 $7,700 1 $7,700
2002 $16,540 2 $8,270
2000 $18,589 2 $9,295
Total $270,554 17 $15,915