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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Kansas House and Senate
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from KS legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- Barbara Bollier (1) Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Kansas
- Jake LaTurner (1) Republican U.S. Rep Kansas-2
- Jeff Colyer (2) Kansas Candidate for Governor
- Kathleen Sebelius (1) Kansas Former Democratic Governor (1994-2002); Cabinet Sec'y (HHS)
- Kevin Yoder (1) Republican U.S. Rep Kansas-3
- Laura Kelly (3) Kansas Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas
- Sam Brownback (2) Kansas Republican Governor
- Susan Wagle (4) Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Kansas
- Tim Huelskamp (1) Republican U.S. Rep Kansas-1
- Ty Masterson (1) Kansas Republican Challenger
- Vicki Schmidt (1) Kansas Republican Challenger
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Kansas state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- KS-R Vicki Schmidt
26th Insurance Commissioner of Kansas, since 2019
Member of the Kansas Senate, 20th district, 2005-2018
- KS-R Ty Masterson
President of the Kansas Senate, since 2021
Member of the Kansas Senate, 16th district, since 2009
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives, 99th district, 2005-2008
- KS-D Cindy Holscher
Member of the Kansas Senate, 8th district, since 2021
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives, 16th district, 2017-2020
- R-KS Derek Schmidt - elected to U.S.House 2025
Republican candidate for Governor 2022
State Attorney General, since 2011
State Senator 2001-2010
- D-KS Laura Kelly - Governor of Kansas since 2019
Member of the Kansas Senate, 18th district, 2005-2019
- D-KS Barbara Bollier - Candidate for U.S. Senate 2020
Member of the Kansas Senate, 7th district, since 2017 (switched to Democrat)
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives, 25th & 21st districts, 2011-2017 (elected as Republican)
- R-KS Susan Wagle - candidate for U.S. Senate 2020
President of the Kansas Senate 2013-2020
Kansas Senate, 30th district, 2001-2020
Kansas House, 99th district, 1991 – 2001
- KS-R - Jake LaTurner - 2020 candidate for U.S. House KS-2 district
Candidate for U.S. Senate 2019
Treasurer of Kansas since 2017
Kansas Senate, 13th district, 2013-2017
- R-KS-1 Tim Huelskamp - member of United States House of Representatives
former member of Kansas Senate from the 38th district, 1997 – 2011
- R-KS-2 Lynn Jenkins - member of United States House of Representatives
former Kansas State Treasurer, 2003 – 2008
former member of Kansas Senate from the 20th district, 2000 - 2002
former member of Kansas House of Representatives from the 52nd district, 1998-2000
- R-KS-3 Kevin Yoder - member of United States House of Representatives
former member of Kansas House of Representatives from the 20th district, 2003-2010
- Jeff Colyer - Lt. Gov. and candidate for Governor in 2018
Lt. Governor--succeeded Governor Sam Brownback--2011-2017
Kansas Senate, 37th district, 2009-2011
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives, from the 48th district, 2007-2009
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Crime
Jeff Colyer: Caitlin's Law: strengthen penalties for repeat DUI offenders.
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Government Reform
Jeff Colyer: Require voter identification for advance voting.
Kathleen Sebelius: Vetoed voter ID requirement for advance voting.
Kevin Yoder: Require voter identification for advance voting.
Laura Kelly: Don't require voter identification for advance voting.
Susan Wagle: Require voter identification for advance voting.
Tim Huelskamp: Require voter identification for advance voting.
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Gun Control
Barbara Bollier: Red flag legislation for temporary removal of firearms.
Jake LaTurner: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Laura Kelly: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Sam Brownback: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Susan Wagle: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Ty Masterson: Allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
Vicki Schmidt: Don't allow concealed carry of guns without a license.
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Health Care
Laura Kelly: Cover an additional 150,000 Kansans by expanding Medicaid.
Susan Wagle: Expanding Medicaid will break our back with debt.
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Tax Reform
Sam Brownback: Let states collect windfall from federal tax changes.
Susan Wagle: $500M tax cut: no state windfall from federal tax changes.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Kansas House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- KS SB 269: Veto message by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, April 10, 2025 , (Link)
- KS SB 269: The Beacon News, "Gender-affirming care and elections: A veto guide for the 2025 Kansas legislative session," by Blaise Mesa, March 31, 2025, (Link)
- KS SB4: The Beacon News, "Gender-affirming care and elections: A veto guide for the 2025 Kansas legislative session," by Blaise Mesa, March 31, 2025, (Link)
- KS SB4: Veto message by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, March 24, 2025, (Link)
- KS SB244: ACLU Kansas, "Advocacy Organizations Condemn Kansas Legislature Override of Governor Veto on SB 244," February 18, 2026, (Link)
- KS SB244: Veto message by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Feb. 13, 2026, (Link)
- KS SB209: ACLU 2023 Legislative Update, (Link)
- KS HB2264: ACLU-KS 2023 Legislative Update, (Link)
- KS SB209: KSNT Capitol Bureau, "Gov. vetoes mail-in ballot grace-period elimination," by Rebekah Chung, Apr 19, 2023, (Link)
- KS HB2264: Kansas Reflector, "Kansas governor vetoes bills dealing with 'abortion reversal', mail-in ballots, child care," by Rachel Mipro, April 19, 2023, (Link)
- KS HB2183: The Center for Public Integrity, "In Kansas, inequality in voting widens with new limits," by Matt DeRienzo, October 6, 2022, (Link)
- KS HB2183: WIBW-13 News, "Gov. Kelly vetoes voter suppression bills," by Sarah Motter, Apr. 23, 2021, (Link)
- SB 284: KCUR 89.3 FM, "Decried As Discriminatory, Protections For Religious Adoption Agencies Passed By Kansas," by Stephen Koranda, May 4, 2018
- Press release on Kansas HB 2439, Caitlin's Law, (Jeff Colyer), 3/9/2018
- HB 2502: The Wichita Eagle, "Kansas lawmakers pass bill allowing public employees to carry concealed guns," by Bryan Lowry, May 01, 2016
- KS HB2044: American Hospital Association (AHA), "Governor vetoes bill to expand Medicaid to low-income adults in Kansas," Mar 30, 2017, (Link)
- KS HB2044: KMUW (NPR News), "Brownback Veto Sets Up Medicaid Expansion Battle With Legislature," by Stephen Koranda, March 30, 2017, (Link)
- SB175: Washington Blade, "Brownback signs 'religious freedom' bill against LGBT students," by Chris Johnson, March 23, 2016
- SB95: The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Gov. Sam Brownback signs bill banning 'dismemberment' abortions," by Jonathan Shorman, Posted Apr 7, 2015
- S.B. 45: Everytown for Gun Safety press release, "Kansas Moms, Everytown Condemn Senate's Passage of Dangerous Gun Bill," 02. 26. 2015
- HB 2668: Missouri Medicine , the Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association, "Kansas Legislature Passes Health Care Cost Transparency Bill," by Kansas Senator Jim Denning, 2014 May-Jun
- HB 2035: ThinkProgress.org: KS GOP Rep. Slams Anti-Abortion Bill: I'm 'Embarrassed To Be A State That Bases Its Laws On Untruths'," by Tanya Somanader, March 30, 2011
- KS SB218: National Partnership for Women & Families, "Tiller Murder Unlikely To Stall Abortion Debate in Kansas," June 8, 2009
- KS SB218: Taiwan News, "Kansas gov vetoes bill on late-term abortions," by John Hanna, Associated Press, 2009/04/24
- Kansas HB 2019, on voter identification, 5/6/2008
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