John Toplikar’s encouraging victory in the election for Johnson County Commission, part 1 of 2
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | December 11th at 02:19 AM |
Congratulations to Commissioner-elect John Toplikar. Out-raised 15 to 1 and out-endorsed, Toplikar beat the incumbent 67% to 33%. The political action committee I chair in Kansas got involved in one race this cycle: the 6th district county commission race in Johnson County, Kansas. The race involved two functional incumbents, both Republican: a conservative former Commissioner John Toplikar, and liberal Commissioner Calvin Hayden, who beat Toplikar by | Read More »
Tags:
bias,
calvin hayden,
commission,
competitive bidding,
consultants,
county charter,
dave drovetta,
david anderson,
de soto,
democrat,
district six,
donald roberts,
edgerton,
establishment,
gardner,
john toplikar,
johnson county,
Kansas,
kansas city,
kay o'connor,
media,
michael copeland,
non-partisan,
olathe,
open government,
property rights,
property tax,
republican,
school choice,
upset
Conservatives form Overland Park Republican Party, despite efforts by Kansas state party leaders to stop us
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | September 24th at 02:58 AM |
On Wednesday night, September 7, precinct leaders within Overland Park met, and voted to officially form the Overland Park Republican Central Committee. I offer my gratitudue and congratulations to the many people who made this possible. Soon, we’ll have a Web site up, so check back to this Web site for further updates. I was given the idea to form this Overland Park group after attending | Read More »
Tags:
amanda adkins,
ben hodge,
bill sutton,
central committee,
clayton barker,
doug patterson,
edgerton,
gardner,
Kansas,
kathleen sebelius,
kris kobach,
mark parkinson,
nancy hanahan,
olathe,
overland park,
republican party,
sam brownback,
wichita,
wyandotte couynty