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Welcome to my web site. You will find copies of my legislative newsletters from the 2010 Session, brief outlines of issues on which I work, the summary of the Legislature’s actions that I annually prepare and distribute through the Lawrence Journal World, and more. Materials will be added as I have time to write them and in response to my door-to-door campaigning. I am seeking my ninth term in the Kansas House of Representatives. Currently, I am Chairman of the Vision 2020 Committee – the Legislature’s long-range planning committee; and am a member of the Energy & Utilities and Government Efficiency and Technology Committees. I also serve as a leader on a number of professional association committees and federal advisory committees. You can find a list of those organizations and my responsibilities elsewhere on this web site, but my goal in each case is to bring “best practices” back to Kansas and to educate my state and federal colleagues on Kansans’ common sense approaches to solving problems and building a better future for ourselves and next generations. As a candidate, I walk door-to-door meeting voters and asking about issues they wish to discuss. I believe voters deserve the opportunity to meet and talk with the person asking for their votes. During the 2008 campaign, I knocked on almost 7,000 doors and I learned a lot from talking with Lawrence and Douglas County residents about what issues are most important to them. My parents taught me to respect all people and that the primary role of government is to help those least able to do so for themselves – the young, the infirm, and the elderly. They also taught me that government provides services that we cannot provide for ourselves – roads, public safety, water and food supply safety; and that government should oversee monopolies to protect our interests. I appreciate your consideration of my public service record and commitment to Lawrence and Kansas.  Tom |
