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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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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