Wichita/Hutchinson Working Families Voting Guide

8/14/2019 Wichita/Hutchinson Working Families Voting Guide

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WORKING FAMILIESVOTE 2008

A Voter Guide for those who earn aliving. Produced by the Wichita /Hutchinson Labor Federation ofCentral Kansas, AFL-CIO


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WORKING FAMILIES VOTE 2008 VOTER GUIDE Page 2 of 16

WICHITA / HUTCHINSON LABOR FEDERATION www.ksworkbeat.org

Letter from Wichita / Hutchinson Labor Federation Judy Pierce

The 2008 election will likely be the most important election of our lifetime. When it comes to the issues that face workingfamilies, never before has so much been at stake. Obviously we must work to elect a President and Congress that can not onlyundo the damage caused in the last 8 years but carry forward a progressive agenda to protect workers rights, make healthinsurance accessible to millions of uninsured Americans and insure millions of Americans, and protect our national security. Atthe state level, we must elect candidates who will vote to raise our shamefully low state minimum wage, expand workerscompensation, fix our public schools, and restore fairness to our tax system. At the county level, we must ensure that any newCounty Commissioners or Sheriff would support the right of county employees to form unions.

The Wichita / Hutchinson Labor Federation represents over 30,000 union members, their families, and the unions to which theybelong. We are tasked with an awesome responsibility to screen hundreds of candidates for state and local races across theseven counties we represent. We do not take this responsibility lightly. Many weeks of hard work went into researching,surveying, interviewing, debating, and ultimately endorsing candidates.

We have assembled this voter guide to assist union members and any other voter who cares about the issues facing workingfamilies in picking the right candidates this November. You can rest assured the candidates that the Wichita / Hutchinson Labor

Federation has endorsed are the best choice in that race to represent working families.

On your right you will see a table of contents to help you navigate the guide. First we discuss the National level candidates, andget you familiar with the issues that will face the next President and Congress. Then we proceed to lay out in depth the issueswe face in Kansas, present our recommendations for Kansas Senate and House, and show you how the candidates stack upon the issues. Finally, we turn our attention to the local level and which candidates for County Commissioner, Sheriff, Judge,Board of Education, and District Attorney carry our endorsement.

At the end of the guide, we have summarized all the endorsements into a quick reference guide that you can cut out and takewith you to the polls.

To truly make a difference in this historical election, you need to do much more than vote. If you find a candidate that you like,consider volunteering a couple hours or donating even a small amount. We have provided contact information for everyendorsement.

Finally, we ask that you consider helping out with our 2008 Labor Votes program. Wewill be sending letters and making phone calls to union members to educate them onwhat is at stake in this election and how they can help elect labor-friendly candidates. Ifyou can volunteer even a small amount of time, please contact our Executive Director,Jake Lowen at 316-941-4061 or [email protected].

I hope this guide assists you with the many choices you will have to make thisNovember. If we can be of any assistance please to do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Judy PiercePresident

Page Table of Contents

3 President

3 Congress

4 Kansas Senate

6 Senate Survey Responses

7 Kansas House

13 House Survey Responses

14 County and BOE races

16 Quick Reference Guide


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President

Endorsed candidate:

Barack Obama (D)

CONTACT:

(866) 675-2008www.barackobama.com

The AFL-CIO has

endorsed Sen. BarackObama (D-Ill.) for

president.The AFL-CIO General

Board, which voted toendorse Obama,

includes presidents ofall 56 unions in the AFL-

CIO, as well asExecutive Councilmembers and

representatives of stateand local federations,

trade departments and

constituency groups.

Said AFL-CIO President

John Sweeny, Obamahas vowed to fight for

working families and foran economy that works

for alland he has therecord to prove it. As achurch-based

community organizer,Obama assisted those

affected by closing steelmills. As a state senator

in Illinois, he sponsoredlegislation to expand

health care and protectovertime pay. As a U.S.

senator, Obama hasearned a 98 percent

lifetime rating from theAFL-CIO. And all along,hes marched on picket

lines and rallied with

striking workers.

AFSCME President

Gerald McEntee,chairman of the AFL-

CIO PoliticalCommittee, pledged to

work our hearts out forBarack Obama.Our program is going tobe worker to worker and

neighbor to neighbor.Were ready to mobilize.

Were ready to rock androll.This country and

our people are ready forchange.

Says Electrical Workers(IBEW) President Edwin

Hill, We want toengage our members

and all working peopleon the need for action

on the issues that makea difference in our daily

lives.It is time to movebeyond name calling

and division so that ourcountry can takepositive action on the

challenges we face.

United Steelworkers(USW) President Leo

W. Gerard said, Sen.Obamas plan to

revitalize American

manufacturing and hiscommitment to makeworkers the top priority

in any trade agreementgives our membershope that his election

will lead the country in anew direction thats long

overdue, and inspire usto work as never before

to secure his victory.

United States Senate

Endorsed candidate:

Jim Slattery (D)

CONTACT:

785-232-6800

www. slatteryforsenate.com

2008 presents a unique

opportunity for Kansasto elect a United States

Senator who will put thepeople before corporate

interests. Jim Slatteryably served in the

Kansas legislature andthe United SatesCongress from 1983 to

1995 and received theendorsement of the

labor movement in eachof those elections.

Incumbent Senator Pat

Roberts has anextremely poor voting

record. In hisCongressional career

he has voted withworking families only 12percent of the time and

only 26percent in 2007.

In 2007 Roberts voted

against increasing theminimum wage, against

the Employee FreeChoice Act, against

collective bargainingrights for federal

employees, against the

Davis- Bacon prevailingwage act, and to ban

majority sign-up forunion recognition. As

the chairman of theSenate Intelligence

Committee Robertsensured there was no

serious investigation

into how theadministration fixed the

intelligence that took theUnited States to war in

Iraq or the fabricateddocuments used as

evidence to do so.Because of all this we

wholeheartedly endorseJim Slattery for the U.S.

Senate.

Kansas 4th

Congressional District

Endorsed candidate:Donald Betts (D)

CONTACT:(316) 312-7777

www.betts4congress.com

Incumbent FourthDistrict Congressman

Todd Tiahrt has anextremely poor voting

record, consistentlyvoting against working

families and for flawedtrade treaties that harmAmerican workers. In

his Congressionalcareer he has voted

with working familiesonly 10 percent of the

time and only 13percent in 2007.

In 2007 Tiahrt votedagainst increasing theminimum wage, against

the Employee FreeChoice Act, againstcollective bargaining

rights for federal

employees, against theDavis-Bacon

prevailing wage act, and

to ban majority sign-upfor union recognition.

State Senator Donald

Betts has demonstratedleadership and a

commitment toprogressive values in

the Kansas legislature.

A Wichita native, stateSenator Donald Betts is

a young man whoovercame earlyobstacles to become a

leader in the Kansaslegislature. In 2004

Betts became theyoungest person ever

elected to the KansasSenate. He has served

his state legislativedistricts in both the

Kansas House andSenate.

Therefore, the Wichita/Hutchinson Labor

Federation endorsesDonald Betts for the US

Congress from the 4thDistrict.


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The Kansas Senate

will present someunique opportunities

this year. In 2008 wecan continue to turn

the tide in favor ofworking people.

The Wichita /

Hutchinson LaborFederation has

surveyed, researched,and interviewed all the

Kansas Senate racesand recommend the

candidates on thefollowing pages as thebest choice to represent

working families. Pleasesee page 6 for our

endorsed candidate

sstance on the issues.

No Endorsements:

The Wichita /

Hutchinson LaborFederation chose not to

endorse any candidatein the following KSSenate races:

District 27

Contest betweenIncumbent Les

Donovan (R) andMelissa Flower (D).

Kansas Senate

District 16

Endorsed candidate:Peter DeVries (D)

Occupation:Educator

CONTACT:

316-204-6549

[email protected]

As a house member,

Republican challengerTy Masterson has a

horrible voting record onour issues and must not

be allowed to carry hisanti-labor agenda to theKansas Senate. In the

last House Session, TyMasterson voted

against an amendmentthat would make the

Misclassification ofworkers a crime that

would include a criminalpenalty. As a union

member and educatorPeter DeVries marks a

clear contrast and is theclear choice for the 16thSenate district.

Kansas Senate

District 25

Endorsed candidate:Jean Schodorf (R)

Occupation:Speech/Language Pathologist

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Jean Schodorf has a

proven track record ofsupporting workingfamilies. As a

Republican she hasshown a willingness to

work with Democrats todevelop and pass

solutions to problemsfacing working families.

Kansas Senate

District 26

Endorsed candidate:Pam Frieden (D)

Occupation:Social

Worker

CONTACT:

316-259-7311

[email protected]

Republican ChallengerDick Kelsey was

unresponsive to oursurvey. He voted

against raising theminimum wage in

Kansas in the lastHouse Session.

Democratic ChallengerPam Frieden shows a

willingness to be

educated on our issuesand would be a solid

representative forworking families in the

26th.

Kansas Senate

District 28

Endorsed candidate:Shala Perez (D)

Occupation:LawEnforcement

CONTACT:

316-518-8118shala@perezforkansas.

comwww.perezforkansas.co

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Incumbent RepublicanMike Peterson was

unresponsive to oursurvey. DemocraticChallenger Shala Perez

shows a willingness tobe educated on our

issues and would be a

solid representative forworking families in the28th.


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Kansas Senate

District 29

Endorsed candidate:Oletha Faust-Goudeau

(D)

Occupation:

Photographer

CONTACT:

[email protected]

As a house member,Oletha Faust-Goudeau

was a proven leader forworking families. In the

last House session, shevoted correctly on all

critical labor votes.

She presents a clearchoice to replaceSenator Donald Betts in

the 29th Senate district.

Kansas Senate

District 30

Endorsed candidate:Elizabeth Bishop (D)

Occupation:Retiredfrom non-profit work

CONTACT:

(316) 841-5173elizabeth@bishopfor

kansas.combishopforkansas.com

Incumbent RepublicanSusan Wagle was

unresponsive to oursurvey. DemocraticChallenger Elizabeth

Bishop shows awillingness to be

educated on our issuesand would be a solid


30th.

Kansas Senate

District 31

Endorsed candidate:Gene Marsh (D)

Occupation:ERPhysician

CONTACT:[email protected]

Incumbent RepublicanCarolyn McGinn wasunresponsive to our

survey. DemocraticChallenger Gene Marsh


issues and would be asolid representative for

working families in the31st

Kansas Senate

District 32

Endorsed candidate:Greta Goodwin (D)

Occupation:Legal

Assistant

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Greta Goodwin has aproven track record of

supporting workingfamilies. She has

worked withRepublicans to develop

and pass solutions toproblems facing working

families.

Kansas Senate

District 33

Endorsed candidate:Ruth Teichman (R)

Occupation:Banker/

Farmer

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Ruth Tiechman has aproven track record of

supporting workingfamilies. As a

Republican she hasshown a willingness to


solutions to problems

facing working families.


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Kansas Senate

District 34

Endorsed candidate:David Inskeep (D)

Occupation:Banker

CONTACT:620-665-7655daveinskeep@

sbcglobal.netdaveinskeep.com

David Inskeep isrunning an extremely

competitive campaign toreplace incumbent Terry

Bruce. David possessesa strong knowledge ofthe issues facing

working families and isa solid choice torepresent the 34th.



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Pam Frieden

Shala Perez

Oletha Faust-Goudeau

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Gene Marsh

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The Kansas House

presents the bestopportunity to win

critical seats andadvance an agenda

that will help workingfamilies.

The Wichita /

Hutchinson LaborFederation has

surveyed, researched,and interviewed all the

Kansas House racesand recommend the

candidates on thefollowing pages as thebest choice to represent

working families. Pleasesee page 13 for our

endorsed candidate

sstance on the issues.

No Endorsements:

The Wichita /

Hutchinson LaborFederation chose not to

endorse any candidatein the following KSHouse races:

District 70, 77, 83, 94,

100, and 104

House District 72

Endorsed candidate:

Tom Adrian (D)

Occupation:Attorney

CONTACT:

[email protected]

In the 72nd KansasHouse district

Democratic challengerTom Adrian is a clear

pick over Republicanincumbent Marc

Rhodes who did notreturn our survey. The

incumbent has votedagainst raising the State

Minimum Wage and anamendment that would

provide for a criminal

penalty forMisclassification of

Workers. Tom hasclearly demonstrated an

understanding of theneeds of working

families and will betterrepresent our needs in

this district.

House District 75

Endorsed candidate:

Sarah Johnston (D)

Occupation:Physician

CONTACT:316-377-6313

[email protected]

Sarah Johnston camevery close to unseating

incumbent challengerJohn Grange (R) in the

last election. WithGranges disappointing

voting record on manyissues includingMinimum Wage, Sarah

Johnston is the clearpick in this district.

House District 78

Endorsed candidate:

Ed Trimmer (D)

Occupation:Retired

Educator

CONTACT:620-221-7146

[email protected]/

etrimmer

Incumbent Ed Trimmerhas a solid track recordof voting to support

working families. Hevoted correctly on all

critical votes toorganized labor in the

2008 House Session.This includes a raise in

Minimum Wage and for

Workers Compensation.We believe that he willcontinue to do a good

job in the nextlegislative session.Republican challenger

John Whittington did notreturn our survey.

House District 79

Endorsed candidate:

Gene Burr (D)

Occupation:Retired

school administrator

CONTACT:620-442-5018

[email protected]

Democratic challengerGene Burr has an

excellent chance ofunseating Republican

incumbent KashaKelley. Kelley has an

abysmal voting recordon issues concerning

working families andBurr would make awelcome replacement in

this strong union district.

Incumbent Kasha Kelleyvoted against anamendment to fund

public education for a4th year, extending the

3 year school financeplan.


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House District 80

Endorsed candidate:

Vincent Wetta (D)

Occupation:Retired

Railroad Engineer

CONTACT:620-326-5205

[email protected]

Incumbent VincentWetta has a solid track

record of voting tosupport workingfamilies. We believe

that he will continue todo a good job in the

next legislative session.Wetta is unopposed in

the general election.He voted correctly on all

critical labor votes in the

2008 House Session.

House District 81

Endorsed candidate:

Mark Hardison (D)

Occupation:RuminantConsultant


For many years labor

had a friend in TedPowers (R) who held

this seat. After hepassed away last year

we now have an openseat contest. Democrat

Mark Hardison hasshown a deepunderstanding of labor

issues and has theleadership necessary to

hold this seat.

House District 82

Endorsed candidate:

Anita Hafner (D)

Occupation:Retired

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Incumbent Republican

Don Myers wasunresponsive to our

survey. DemocraticChallenger Anita Hafner


issues and could be asolid representative for

working families in the82nd. Incumbent DonMyers voted against a

Workers Compensation

bill that would helpworkers get disabilitybenefits.

House District 84

Endorsed candidate:

Gail Finney (D)

Occupation:MarketingConsultant

CONTACT:

[email protected]

www.gailfinney.com

Gail Finney isunopposed in the

general election andwould make a goodrepresentative for

working families in the84th district.

House District 85

Endorsed candidate:

Billie Knighton (D)

Occupation:Social

Worker


www.billieknighton.com

Incumbent Republican

Steve Brunk wasunresponsive to oursurvey. The incumbent

voted against raisingthe Minimum Wage in

Kansas. DemocraticChallenger Billie

Knighton shows awillingness to be

educated on our issuesand could be a solid


85th.


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House District 86

Endorsed candidate:

Judy Loganbill (D)

Occupation: Teacher

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Incumbent DemocratJudy Loganbill is aneducator and union

member. She votedcorrectly in all critical

votes for organizedlabor in the 2008 House

Session. She has aproven track record of

representing the 86thdistrict and is a leader

on issues of educationand workers rights.

House District 87

Endorsed candidate:

Raj Goyle(D)

Occupation:WSU

Lecturer and Attorney

CONTACT:316-681-8133

[email protected]

Incumbent Democratic

Raj Goyle has achievedmore in his first term inTopeka than many do in

a career. He has gaineda reputation as a rising

star in the Democraticparty and we can

expect to see big thingsfrom him. Fortunately

he has a proven voting

record in support ofworking families.Neither Raj or his

opponent returned oursurveys, but Raj Goyleis the clear choice in

this district.

House District 88

Endorsed candidate:

Jim Ward (D)

Occupation:Attorney

CONTACT:

(316) [email protected]

Incumbent Democrat

and Assistant HouseMinority Leader, JimWard is a proven leader

on issues of healthcare, jobs, and many

others affecting workingfamilies. He voted

correctly on allimportant votes that

would impact labor in

the 2008 HouseSession. Jim is one ofthe most effective

advocates we have inKansas and deservesour endorsement.

House District 89

Endorsed candidate:

Melody McCray-Miller(D)

Occupation:SmallBusiness Owner


Incumbent Democrat

Melody McCray-Miller isunopposed in thegeneral election, but

has a proven trackrecord that shows she

understands the issuesaffecting Kanas working

families. She voted100% of the time with

important labor issues

in the last HouseSession.

House District 90

Endorsed candidate:

Jacque Davis (D)

Occupation:BuildingAide, USD 262

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Incumbent SteveHuebert has a poorvoting record on labor

issues and did notreturn our survey. He

voted against all criticalvotes that would impact

labor in the 2008 HouseSession. Democratic

Challenger Jaque Davisshows a willingness to

be educated on ourissues and could be a

solid representative for

working families in the90th.


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House District 91

Endorsed candidate:

Jinna Jeffery (D)

Occupation:Nurse

CONTACT:316-838-9526

[email protected]

Incumbent Brenda

Landwehr has a poorvoting record on laborissues and did not

return our survey. Theincumbent voted

against raising theKansas Minimum Wage.

As a leadingconservative Landwehr

often votes to erodeworker protections.

Democratic ChallengerJinna Jeffery is the clear

choice in the 91st.

House District 92

Endorsed candidate:

Nile Dillmore (D)

Occupation:

Development Specialistat a Credit Union

CONTACT:

[email protected]

www.niledillmore.com

Incumbent Nile Dillmorehas a strong votingrecord in support of

working families anddeserves our

endorsement. He votedfor with labor on all the

important votes in the2008 House Session.

House District 93

Endorsed candidate:

Joann Keiter (D)

Occupation:Retiredschool administrator

CONTACT:316-258-3997

[email protected].

org

In this open seatcontest, Democrat

Joann Keiter has theexperience and the

passion to be a greatrepresentative in the

93rd district. Republicanchallenger Dan

Kerschen did not returnour survey.

House District 95

Endorsed candidate:

Tom Sawyer (D)

Occupation:

Accountant

CONTACT:316-265-7096tom@

tomsawyer2wayradios.com

tomsawyerforkansas.com

Tom Sawyer is a proven

leader with many yearsof experience in the KS

legislature. He votedcorrectly on all critical

votes to organizedlabor. He is a clearchoice over challenger

Benny Boman who didnot return our survey.

House District 96

Endorsed candidate:

Terry McLachlan (D)

Occupation:Retired

Boeing employee


www.terrymc96.com

Terry McLachlan hasbeen a strong supporter

of working families inhis first term as office.

As a union member,Terry understands labor

issues and will continueto be a strong advocate

for wages, health care,and labor issues. He

voted correctly on allvotes that are critical tolabor in the 2008 House

Session.


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House District 97

Endorsed candidate:

Dale Swenson (R)

Occupation:Retired

Boeing employee


Dale Swenson has aproven track record of

supporting workingfamilies. As a

Republican he hasshown a willingness to


innovative solutions toworking problems. He

brings an impressiveintellect and is

considered a nationalleader in developingprogressive policy.

House District 98

Endorsed candidate:

Geraldine Flaharty (D)

Occupation:Retired

Teacher


Incumbent DemocratGeraldine Flaharty is

unopposed in thegeneral election, buthas a proven track

record that shows sheunderstands the issues

affecting Kanas workingfamilies. In the last

House Session, shevoted for labor on all

critical votes.

House District 99

Endorsed candidate:

Cheryl McFarthing (D)

Occupation:RetiredUSD 259 principal


www.mcfarthing4kansashouse.com

In this open seatcontest, Retired USD

259 principal CherylMcFarthing represents

a better choice thanAaron Jack who did not

return our survey.

House District 101

Endorsed candidate:

Mark Treaster (D)

Occupation:Owner-

Rainbow International


Incumbent Mark

Treaster has a strongvoting record in support

of working families anddeserves our

endorsement. He votedcorrectly on all 2008

votes that wereimportant to organized

labor.

House District 102

Endorsed candidate:

Janice Pauls (D)

Occupation:Attorney

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Incumbent Jan Pauls

has a strong votingrecord in support oflabor and is unopposed

in the general election.She voted for all

important organizedlabor issues in the 2008

House Session.


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House District 103

Endorsed candidate:

Delia Garcia (D)

Occupation:

Consultant

CONTACT:316-209-8106reelectdeliagarcia@

yahoo.com

www.deliagarcia.com

Incumbent Delia Garciahas a strong voting

record in support oflabor and is unopposed

in the general election.She voted correctly on

all critical votes for laborin the last House

Session.

House District 105

Endorsed candidate:

Derek White (D)

Occupation:Teacher/

Counselor at a JuvenileCorrections facility

CONTACT:

316-371-9323

[email protected]

Incumbent RepublicanJason Watkins was

unresponsive to oursurvey. The incumbent

did not vote for anamendment that would

make theMisclassification ofWorkers a criminal

penalty. DemocraticChallenger Derek White


issues and could be asolid representative for


House District 113

Endorsed candidate:

Mike Laudick (D)

CONTACT:

[email protected]

Incumbent RepublicanBob Bethell was

unresponsive to oursurvey. Bob Bethell

voted against raisingthe Kansas Minimum

Wage in the 2008House Session.

Democratic ChallengerMike Laudick shows a

willingness to beeducated on our issuesand could be a solid

representative for


House District 116

Endorsed candidate:

Dennis McKinney (D)

Occupation:Farmer

CONTACT:

620-723-2129 [email protected]

Incumbent Houseminority leader Dennis

McKinney is a strongleader and has a solid

track record of voting tosupport working

families. We believethat he will continue to

do a good job in thenext legislative session.McKinney is unopposed

in the general election.


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Raj Goyle Endorsement based on voting record.

Jim Ward

Melody McCray-Miller Was not sent a survey because she is unopposed.

Jacque Davis

Jinna Jeffery

Nile Dillmore

Joann Keiter

Tom Sawyer

Terry McLachlan

Dale Swenson

Geraldine Flaharty

Cheryl McFarthing

Mark Treaster

Janice Pauls Was not sent a survey because she is unopposed.

Delia Garcia Was not sent a survey because she is unopposed.

Derek White

Mike Laudick

Dennis McKinney Was not sent a survey because he is unopposed.

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Not everything

happens in Topeka.There are several

critical county andBoard of Education

races too.

The Wichita /Hutchinson Labor

Federation hassurveyed, researched

and interviewed severalof the county races in

Sedgwick, Reno,Harvey, Sumner, Butler,

Kingman and Cowleycounties andrecommend the

candidates on thefollowing pages as the

best choice to representworking families. Where

a race is excluded fromthis guide, it can be

assumed that no-endorsement was made

in that race.

Sedgwick County 2nd

Commission District

Endorsed candidate:NO ENDORSEMENT

This is a very

disappointing race forworking families.

Incumbent DemocratTim Norton is running

for re-election againstRepublican challenger

Craig Gabel. Tim Nortonhad been previously

endorsed by theWichita / HutchinsonLabor Federation but

has failed to live up tothe promises he made.

In 2004, Tim Nortonsigned our Right to

Organize pledge andthen refused to stand up

for Sedgwick countyworkers when they

attempted to gain theright to form a union in

2007. Unfortunatelyneither Norton or hischallenger returned our

surveys or letters andwe can not offer an

endorsement in thisrace.

Sedgwick County 3rd

Commission District

Endorsed candidate:Marcey Gregory (D)

Occupation:Small

Business Owner /Mayor of Goddard

CONTACT:316-794-3554

[email protected]

www.gregory4commissioner.com/

Marcey Gregory is vying

for the 2nd countycommission seat,

currently held byRepublican TomWinters. Winters lost in

the primary to arch-conservative Karl

Peterjohn who will faceGregory in November.

Marcey Gregory hasproven to be an

effective leader asmayor of Goddard and if

elected would turn thetide of the county

commission in favor ofworking families.

Sedgwick County

Sheriff

Endorsed candidate:Walt Kuykendall (D)

Occupation:RetiredWPD, Substitute

teacher for USD 259

CONTACT:

[email protected]

www.callmewalt.com

In the race for Sedgwick

county Sheriff we feltstrongly that both

Robert Hinshaw andWalt Kuykendall had the

experience andleadership necessary to

make a good sheriff.

Robert Hinshaw is thecurrent under-Sheriff

and Walt Kuykendall isa lifelong member of the

FOP. Both bringdecades of law

enforcement experienceand we believe can help

to address the Sheriffdepartments poor

morale. In the end,however, the decision

was made to endorseKuykendall because ofhis willingness to sign

our Right to Organizepledge without

modification.

Sedgwick County

District Attorney

Endorsed candidate:Nola Foulston (D)

Occupation:Current

District Attorney

CONTACT:

[email protected]

www.districtattorneynola

foulston.com

While DAs cant

advocate for unionissues specifically, we

have found Foulston tobe candidate most likelyto run the office

effectively and keepSedgwick county

working families safe.


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Harvey County Sheriff

Endorsed candidate:

Bruce Jolliff (R)

Occupation:Instructor

of Police, Kansas LawEnforcement TrainingCenter

CONTACT:316-253-5608

[email protected]

Bruce Jolliff has 24years of experience in

Law Enforcement. Wefeel that he is the best

candidate for this race.

Board of Education,

District 8

Endorsed candidate:Walt Chappell (D)

Occupation:Business

Owner

CONTACT:316-838-7900chappellhq@chappell4k

sboe.comwww.chappell4ksboe.co

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Walt Chappell hadreceived our

endorsement during aprevious campaign for

Kansas legislature. Heis now vying for the

State BOE 8th districtseat where he is theclear choice. He will

bring moderation and astrong commitment to

education andenhancing vocational

education. He alsowants to reduce the

drop out rate anddecrease property

taxes.

Sedgwick County

Judge, Division 14

Endorsed candidate:Rebecca Pilshaw (D)

Occupation:Judge


Pilshaw is the currentjudge in this district, and

despite some recentnegative publicity, wefind that she is the best

choice to maintainbalance and impartiality

to this critical judgeship.Unfortunately, the

Sedgwick county judgeseats are being taken

over by very

conservative judgeswho are eroding therights of women and

workers through activistrulings. Pilshaw is ourbest hope to maintain

fair and impartialjudgeship who will rule

on the facts, not herideology.



Federation Members:

American Postal Workers #735Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers #2Communication Workers #6402

International Association of Firefighters #135IAM&AW District 70

IAM&AW District 70 RetireesIAM&AW Learjet Bombardier L.L.639

IAM&AW #708IAM&AW Raytheon #733

IAM&AW Cessna #774IAM&AW Boeing #834

IAM&AW Spirit L.L.839IAM&AW #1992

IAM&AW York Industries #2799Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Hands #190International Brotherhood of Electrical #271

International Brotherhood of Electrical #661International Brotherhood of Electrical #1523

Chemical Workers Union #188CIron Workers #606

Kansas Association of Public EmployeesLaborers International Union #1290

National Association of Letter CarriersOperating Engineers #101

Internat l Union of Painters and Allied TradesPlumbers & Pipe Fitters #441

Service Employees International Union #513Sheet Metal Workers International Union #29SPEEA #2001

Sherwin Road Sprinkler Fitters #669United Steel Workers of America #1350

United Steel Workers of America #13417United Teachers of Wichita #725

AFL-CIO Union Label

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District Name

COUNTY RACES

Sedgwick 2nd co. commission NONE

Sedgwick 3rd co. commission Marcey Gregory

Sedgwick county Clerk NONE

Sedgwick Sheriff Walt Kuykendall

Reno 2nd County Commission NONE

Reno 3rd County Commission NONE

Harvey Sheriff Bruce Jolliff

Butler 2nd County commission NONE

Butler 3rd County commission NONE

OTHER

BOE District 8 Walt Chappell

BOE District 10 NONE

Judge division 14 Rebecca Pilshaw

District Attorney Nola Foulston

District Name

KANSAS HOUSE

70 NONE

72 Tom Adrian

74 NONE75 Sarah Johnston

77 NONE

78 Ed Trimmer

79 Gene Burr

80 Vincent Wetta

81 Mark Hardison

82 Anita Hafner

83 NONE

84 Gail Finney

85 Billie Knighton

86 Judy Loganbill

87 Raj Goyle

88 Jim Ward

89 Melody McCray-Miller

90 Jacque Davis91 Jinna Jeffery

92 Nile Dillmore

93 Joann Keiter

94 NONE

95 Tom Sawyer

96 Terry McLachlan

97 Dale Swenson

98 Geraldine Flaharty

99 Cheryl McFarthing

100 NONE

101 Mark Treaster

102 Janice Pauls

103 Delia Garcia

104 NONE

105 Derk White113 Mike Laudick

116 Dennis McKinney

1

2District Name

KANSAS SENATE

16 Peter DeVries

25 Jean Schodorf

26 Pam Frieden27 NONE

28 Shala Perez

29 Oletha Faust-Goudeau

30 Elizabeth Bishop

31 Gene Marsh

32 Greta Goodwin

33 Ruth Teichman

34 David Inskeep

PRESIDENT

Barack Obama / Joe Biden

U.S. SENATE

Jim Slattery

CONGRESS

Donald Betts, Jr WORKINGFAMILIESVOTE 2008

The candidates endorsed in this guide havebeen researched, surveyed, and endorsed bythe Wichita / Hutchinson Labor Federation ofCentral Kansas AFL-CIO, and based on ournon-partisan analysis are the best choice to

represent working families.

Documents

Wichita/Hutchinson Working Families Voting Guide