The Kansas political action committee for the National Federation of Independent Business announced its endorsements Wednesday, backing a slate of legislative candidates in the general election.
The PAC considered a number of issues, but one of the most important was NFIB’s voting record.
Lawmakers were scored on how they voted on seven key bills during the 2019 and 2020 legislative sessions.
These are only endorsements for contested general election races.
District 1
Endorsed candidate: Sen. Dennis Pyle, Republican
Opponent: Kirk Miller, Democrat
District 3
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Willie Dove, Republican
Opponent: state Sen. Tom Holland, Democrat
District 4
No endorsement
Democrat: state Sen. David Haley
Republican: Sam Stillwell
District 5
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Kevin Braun, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Jeff Pittman, Democrat
District 6
No endorsement
Democrat: state Sen. Pat Pettey
Republican: Diana Whittington
District 7
No endorsement
Republican: Laura McConwell
Democrat: Ethan Corson
District 8
Endorsed candidate: James Todd, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Cindy Holscher, Democrat
District 9
Endorsed candidate: Beverly Gossage, Republican
Opponent: Stacey Knoell, Democrat
District 10
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Mike Thompson, Republican
Opponent: Lindsey Constance, Democrat
District 11
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Kellie Warren, Republican
Opponent: Joy Koesten, Democrat
District 12
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Caryn Tyson, Republican
Opponent: Mike Bruner, Democrat
District 13
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Richard Hilderbrand, Republican
Opponent: Nancy Ingle, Democrat
District 16
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Ty Masterson, Republican
Opponent: Timothy Don Fry II, Democrat
District 17
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Jeff Longbine, Republican
Opponent: Stephen Vecchione, Democrat
District 18
Endorsed candidate: Kristen O’Shea, Republican
Opponent: Tobias Schlingensiepen, Democrat
District 19
No endorsement
Democrat: state Sen. Anthony Hensley
Republican: Rick Kloos
District 20
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Brenda Dietrich, Republican
Opponent: Rachel Willis, Democrat
District 21
Endorsed candidate: Tom Bickimer, Republican
Opponent: state Sen. Dinah Sykes, Democrat
District 22
Endorsed candidate: Craig Bowser, Republican
Opponent: state Sen. Tom Hawk, Democrat
District 23
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Rob Olson, Republican
Opponent: Wendy Budetti, Democrat
District 25
Endorsed candidate: Vail Fruechting, Republican
Opponent: state Sen. Mary Ware, Democrat
District 27
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Gene Suellentrop, Republican
Opponent: Mike McCorkle, Democrat
District 28
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Mike Petersen, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Jim Ward, Democrat
District 29
No endorsement
Democrat: state Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Republican: Myron L. Ackerman
District 30
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Renee Erickson, Republican
Opponent: Melissa Gregory, Democrat
District 34
Endorsed candidate: Mark Steffen, Republican
Opponent: Shanna Henry, Democrat
District 37
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Molly Baumgardner, Republican
Opponent: Becca Peck, Democrat
District 38
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Bud Estes, Republican
Opponent: Edgar Pando, Democrat
District 40
Endorsed candidate: state Sen. Rick Billinger, Republican
Opponent: Larry Dreiling, Democrat
House races
District 2
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ken Collins, Republican
Opponent: Lynn Grant, Democrat
District 3
Endorsed candidate: Chuck Smith, Republican
Democrat: state Rep. Monica Murnan
District 4
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Trevor Jacobs, Republican
Opponent: Bill Meyer, Democrat
District 5
No endorsement
Democrat: Roger Sims
Republican: state Rep. Mark Samsel
District 9
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Kent Thompson, Republican
Opponent: Alana Cloutier, Democrat
District 13
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Joe Newland, Republican
Opponent: Mark Pringle, Democrat
District 14
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Charlotte Esau, Republican
Opponent: Angela Justus Schweller, Democrat
District 15
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John M. Toplikar, Republican
Opponent: Cole Fine, Democrat
District 16
Endorsed candidate: Rashard Young, Republican
Opponent: Linda Featherston, Democrat
District 17
Endorsed candidate: Kristine Sapp, Republican
Opponent: Jo Ella Hoye, Democrat
District 18
Endorsed candidate: Cathy Gordon, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Cindy Neighbor, Democrat
District 20
Endorsed candidate: Jane Dirks, Republican
Opponent: Mari-Lynn Poskin, Democrat
District 21
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Jerry Stogsdill
Republican: Bob Reese
District 23
Endorsed candidate: Jeff Shull, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Susan Ruiz, Democrat
District 26
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Adam Thomas, Republican
Opponent: Michael Shimeall, Democrat
District 27
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Sean Tarwater, Republican
Opponent: Sona Patel, Democrat
District 28
Endorsed candidate: Carl Turner, Republican
Opponent: Sally Jercha, Democrat
District 29
Endorsed candidate: Jerry Clinton
Opponent: state Rep. Brett Parker, Democrat
District 30
Endorsed candidate: Laura Williams, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Brandon Woodard, Democat
District 31
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Louis Ruiz
Republican: Landon Griffith
District 32
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Pam Curtis
Republican: Greg Conchola
District 33
Endorsed candidate: Jordan Mackey
Opponent: state Rep. Tom Burroughs, Democrat
District 35
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Broderick Henderson
Republican: Mark David Snelson
District 36
Endorsed candidate: Mark Gilstrap, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, Democrat
District 37
No endorsement
Democrat: Aaron Coleman
Write-ins: state Rep. Stan Frownfelter, Kristina Smith, Keith Jordan
District 38
Endorsed candidate: Timothy Johnson, Republican
Opponent: Sherri Grogan, Democrat
District 39
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Owen Donohoe, Republican
Opponent: Les Lampe, Democrat
District 40
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. David French, Republican
Opponent: Joana Scholtz, Democrat
District 41
Endorsed candidate: Pat Proctor, Republican
Opponent: Mike Griswold, Democrat
District 43
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Bill Sutton, Republican
Opponent: Pamela Finley, Democrat
District 47
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ronald B. Ellis, Republican
Opponent: Michael Caddell, Democrat
District 48
Endorsed candidate: Terry Frederick, Republican
Democrat: state Rep. Jennifer Day, Democrat
District 49
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Megan Lynn, Republican
Opponent: Katie Dixon, Democrat
District 50
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Fred Patton, Republican
Opponent: Timothy Reed, Democrat
District 52
Endorsed candidate: Jesse Borjon, Republican
Opponent: Mary Lou Davis, Democrat
District 53
Endorsed candidate: Jeff Coen, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Jim Gartner, Democrat
District 54
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ken Corbet, Republican
Opponent: John Brosz, Democrat
District 55
Endorsed candidate: Janlyn Nesbett Tucker, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Annie Kuether, Democrat
District 56
Endorsed candidate: Timothy Clothier, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Virgil J. Weigel, Democrat
District 57
Endorsed candidate: Michael Martin, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. John Alcala, Democrat
District 58
Endorsed candidate: Geoffrey Gawdun
Opponent: state Sen. Vic Miller, Democrat
District 59
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Blaine Finch, Republican
Opponent: Caren Rugg, Democrat
District 60
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Mark Schreiber, Republican
Opponent: Todd Maddox, Democrat
District 64
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Susan Carlson, Republican
Opponent: Jim Vathauer, Democrat
District 67
Endorsed candidate: Mike Dodson, Republican
Opponent: Cheryl Arthur, Democrat
District 68
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Dave Baker, Republican
Opponent: Scott Dawson, Democrat
District 69
Endorsed candidate: Clarke Sanders, Republican
Opponent: Ryan Holmquist, Democrat
District 70
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John Barker, Republican
Opponent: Jo Schwartz, Democrat
District 71
Endorsed candidate: Steven Howe, Republican
Opponent: Jeffrey Zamrzla, Democrat
District 72
Endorsed candidate: Avery Anderson, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Tim Hodge, Democrat
District 75
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Will Carpenter, Republican
Opponent: Ethan Caylor, Democrat
District 78
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr., Republican
Opponent: Kathy Meyer, Democrat
District 79
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Cheryl Helmer, Republican
Opponent: Ken White, Democrat
District 81
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Blake Carpenter, Republican
Opponent: Matthew Joyce, Democrat
District 82
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jesse Burris, Republican
Opponent: Edward Hackerott, Democrat
District 83
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Henry Helgerson
Republican: David Robbins
District 84
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Gail Finney
Republican: Janet Sue Rine
District 85
Endorsed candidate: Patrick Penn, Republican
Opponent: Marcey Gregory, Democrat
District 86
Endorsed candidate: Cyndi Howerton, Republican
Opponent: Stephanie Byers, Democrat
District 87
Endorsed candidate: Susan Estes, Republican
Opponent: Matt Fox, Democrat
District 89
Endorsed candidate: Robert Herrick Jr., Republican
Opponent: state Rep. K.C. Ohaebosim, Democrat
District 92
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. John Carmichael
Republican: Patrick McCormack
District 94
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Leo Delperdang, Republican
Opponent: Derek Milligan, Democrat
District 95
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Tom Sawyer
Republican: Christopher Parisho
District 96
No endorsement
Republican: Tom Kessler
Democrat: state Rep. Stephanie Yeager
District 97
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Nick Hoheisel, Republican
Opponent: Kim Webb, Democrat
District 98
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Ron Howard, Republican
Opponent: Steven Crum, Democrat
District 99
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Susan Humphries, Republican
Opponent: Phil Hodson, Democrat
District 100
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Dan Hawkins, Republican
Opponent: Chad Smith, Democrat
District 101
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Joe Seiwert, Republican
Opponent: Elliott Adams, Democrat
District 102
Endorsed candidate: John Whitesel, Republican
Opponent: state Rep. Jason Probst, Democrat
District 103
No endorsement
Democrat: state Rep. Ponka-We Victors
Republican: Susanne Haynes
District 104
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Paul Waggoner, Republican
Opponent: Garth Strand, Democrat
District 105
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Brenda Landwehr, Republican
Opponent: Michelle Snyder, Democrat
District 106
Endorsed candidate: Lisa Moser, Republican
Opponent: James Swim, Democrat
District 111
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Barbara Wasinger, Republican
Opponent: Eber Phelps, Democrat
District 114
No endorsement
Republican: Michael Murphy
Democrat: Jeff Stroberg
District 116
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Kyle Hoffman, Republican
Opponent: Rick Roitman, Democrat
District 119
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Brad Ralph, Republican
Opponent: Jan Scoggins, Democrat,
District 121
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John Resman, Republican
Opponent: James Rexford, Democrat
