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 »
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Campaign update: Sheriff Myers’ & Patricia Lightner’s phone calls in support of Ben Hodge for JCCC
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | March 4th at 06:41 PM |
Click here to read a Web-friendly version of the original Email. Or, please read below. Benjamin Hodge Kansas GOP Delegate, 2009-’10 Kansas Representative, 2007-’08 JCCC Trustee, 2005-’09 Web site: BenjaminHodge.com Phone: (913) 259-4236 Email: contact@benjaminhodge.com Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Listen to the Audio:Phone calls go out to voters from Johnson County Sheriff Currie Myers (ret.) and three-term State Representative Patricia Lightner, in support of Hodge for JCCC Board campaign I’m | Read More »
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KansasReform.com: Our brand new Web site for Kansans for Government Reform PAC
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | May 1st at 05:15 AM |
I’m pleased to introduce KansasReform.com, our new Web site for the Kansans for Reform of State and Local Government PAC, or, for short, Kansans for Government Reform. My introductory words on the front page: Thank you for visiting. After witnessing waste within the state government, and after fighting and winning over corruption at Johnson County Community College under Presidents Charles Carlsen and Terry Calaway, I formed | Read More »
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