(Updated to reflect that Charlotte Esau was endorsed in District 14)
The National Rifle Association on Tuesday announced its endorsements for the upcoming legislative primaries set for Aug. 7.
The NRA said its decisions are not based candidates’ party affiliation, only their record on Second Amendment issues. Then candidates are evaluated only on gun-related issues, the NRA said in making its announcement.
The only statewide candidates it endorsed were Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer in the Republican gubernatorial primary and Clark Shultz in the Republican primary for insurance commissioner.
As has been our custom, we only list endorsements for contested primaries so you might not find your favorite incumbent or challenger on the list. If you want to take a closer
look at the candidates’ scores, here’s a link to the NRA site.
Here are the NRA’s legislative endorsements for this year’s Kansas House primary races:
District 5 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Renee Slinkard.
Opponent: Mark Samsel.
District 6 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Jene Vickrey.
Opponent: Clifford Blackmore.
District 8 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Chris Croft.
Opponent: state Rep. Patty Markley.
District 11 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Jim Kelly, John Lowrance.
District 12 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. Doug Blex.
Opponent: Brad Hall.
District 13 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Londa Tindle.
Opponent: state Rep. Larry Hibbard.
District 14 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Charlotte Esau
Opponents: Tom Stanion, Aaron Young.
District 17 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Tom Cox, Jim Eschrich.
House District 18 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Cindy Neighbor, Andrew Hurla.
House District 18 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Eric Jenkins.
Opponent: Cathy Gordon.
House District 22 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Nancy Lusk, Democrat; Michael Coleman III, Democrat.
House District 27 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Rochelle Bird, state Rep. Sean Tarwater, Karen Snyder.
House District 28 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Kellie Warren.
Opponent: state Rep. Joy Koesten.
House District 29 Republican Primary
No Endorsement:
Candidates: James Todd, Peggy Galvin.
House District 30 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Wendy Bingesser.
Opponent: Colleen Webster.
House District 30 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Matthew Calcara, Brandon Woodard.
House District 38 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Willie Dove, Noel Hull.
House District 39 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Owen Donohoe.
Opponent: Kristy Acree.
House District 40 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Debbie Deere, Donald G. Terrien.
House District 42 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Lance Neelly.
Opponent: state Rep. Jim Karleskint.
House District 45 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Mike Amyx, Steven Davis, Aidan Loveland Koster.
House District 45 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Ronald Thacker, Cynthia Smith.
House District 46 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Boog Highberger, Benjamin Ferlo.
House District 49 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Megan Lynn.
Opponent: Fsehazion Desalegn.
House District 55 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Annie Kuether; Joseph Stringer.
House District 59 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Blaine Finch, Shari Weber.
House District 64 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Kathy Martin, Suzi Carlson.
House District 74 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Stephen Owens.
Opponent: state Rep. Don Schroeder.
House District 75 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Will Carpenter.
Opponent: state Rep. Mary Martha Good.
House District 80 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Bill Rhiley.
Opponent: state Rep. Anita Judd-Jenkins.
House District 86 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: House Minority Leader Jim Ward, Alexander Vulgamore.
House District 87 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Renee Erickson.
Opponent: Jeff Kennedy.
House District 89 Democratic Primary
No endorsement
Candidates: state Rep. K.C. Ohaebosim, LeSean Tarkington, Marty Keenan.
House District 93 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: state Rep. John Whitmer.
Opponent: J.C. Moore.
House District 97 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Michael Walker, Nick Hoheisel.
House District 99 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Gerald Winget, Kristi Kirk.
House District 100 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: state Rep. Dan Hawkins, James Francis Breitenbach.
House District 104 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Paul Waggoner.
Opponent: state Rep. Steve Becker.
House District 107 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Sam Sacco.
Opponent: state Rep. Susan Concannon.
House District 113 Republican Primary
Endorsed candidate: Brett Fairchild.
Opponent: state Rep. Greg Lewis.
House District 113 Democratic Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: David Curtis, David Serrault.
House District 124 Republican Primary
No endorsement.
Candidates: Jeffrey Locke, Marty Long.
