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Kansas, State House, District 30

Kansas House of Representatives District 30
Current incumbentBrandon Woodard Democratic Party

Kansas' thirtieth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Brandon Woodard.

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 30

Brandon Woodard (D) defeated Wendy Bingesser (R) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Brandon Woodard (D)
54.3
5,534

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Wendy Bingesser (R)
45.7
4,651

Total votes: 10,185
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 30

Brandon Woodard defeated Matthew Calcara in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 30 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Brandon Woodard (D)
66.1
1,302

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Matthew Calcara (D)
33.9
667

Total votes: 1,969
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 30

Wendy Bingesser defeated Colleen Webster in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 30 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Wendy Bingesser (R)
53.5
1,372

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Colleen Webster (R)
46.5
1,194

Total votes: 2,566

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.

Incumbent Randy Powell defeated Darla Graham in the Kansas House of Representatives District 30 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Powell Incumbent 52.36% 5,751
Democratic Darla Graham 47.64% 5,232
Total Votes 10,983
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Darla Graham ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 30 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Darla Graham (unopposed)

Incumbent Randy Powell defeated James Dingwerth in the Kansas House of Representatives District 30 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Powell Incumbent 59.78% 1,207
Republican James Dingwerth 40.22% 812
Total Votes 2,019

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. Liz Dickinson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Randy Powell defeated Ron Worley in the Republican primary. Powell defeated Dickinson in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 30, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Powell 56.5% 3,978
Democratic Liz Dickinson 43.5% 3,059
Total Votes 7,037

Kansas House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Powell 55.8% 1,150
Ron Worley 44.2% 912
Total Votes 2,062

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 Lance Kinzer (R) defeated Liz Dickinson (D) in the general election and defeated incumbent Ron Worley in the Republican primary. Dickinson was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLance Kinzer Incumbent 54.9% 5,623
Democratic Liz Dickinson 45.1% 4,611
Total Votes 10,234

Kansas House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLance Kinzer Incumbent 56.8% 1,146
Ron Worley Incumbent 43.2% 873
Total Votes 2,019

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 30 raised a total of $330,454. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $13,769 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 30

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $25,423 3 $8,474
2014 $38,967 3 $12,989
2012 $76,585 3 $25,528
2010 $15,185 1 $15,185
2008 $31,288 3 $10,429
2006 $36,844 4 $9,211
2004 $50,446 3 $16,815
2002 $41,251 3 $13,750
2000 $14,465 1 $14,465
Total $330,454 24 $13,769