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Wednesday, October 30, 1996
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State representative wants to follow up on bills she created
By Neal Shulenburger Kansan staff writer
Barbara Ballard, state representative and
director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, has some unfinished business to settle in the Legislature.
Ballard, a Democrat, has served two terms as the representative of the 44th district and is running against Republican Joann Wiley in an attempt to serve a third
Barbara Ballard
"I want to continue to be a strong and effective voice for a Lawrence community on a variety of issues," Ballard said. "I'm still enthusiastic about the process because it does work."
For Ballard, one motivation for running was to continue her work on legislation she had started. Two such pieces of legislation were a juvenile crime bill and a bill that would educate teens about pregnancy.
"You have your own message that you want to get out," she said. "You want to get to know your constituents, you want your constituents to know the kinds of things that you've been working on."
In 1994, Ballard ran unopposed. She said that having an opponent in the 1906 election hadn't changed her campaign much.
Forrest Swall, assistant professor of social welfare and chairman of the Douglas County Democratic Party, said that he was impressed with Ballard's ability as a legislator.
"When you're in the minority party you seldom get the opportunity to propose legislation and see it through," he said. "And she's been able to do that, especially on public education issues."
Ballard said her platform consisted of five basic objectives: excellence in universities, fighting adult and juvenile crime, creating jobs while preserving the environment, affordable quality health care, and tax relief that treated all Kansans fairly.
Despite being in the minority party, Ballard has been an effective legislator, Swall said.
Ballard said she stressed excellence in higher education. She said that some progress had been made in higher educa-
enthusiastic about
the process because it does work."
tion in the last two years. Ballard used the Crumbling Classrooms bill as an example.
"I was delighted that the legislature voted to fund a $163 million to the six regional institutions," Ballard said. "That's the biggest amount of money allocated in the history of Kansas. KU gets $44 million of that over the next four years. That allows us do all kinds of things."
Ballard said that more progress needed to be made in the areas of student involvement and staff and faculty wages.
"We are below our peers, and those salaries need to come up if we want to compete," she said. "I also would like to get more students involved in internships in Topeka. I think that is a natural extension of their learning in the classroom."
Joann Wiley to challenge incumbent
Lawrence resident runs for state legislature seat concentrates on schools
By Neal Shulenburger
Kansan staff writer
For Joan Wiley, the 44th district just isn't the same.
"Ive lived in the 44th district for nine years, and I've seen a lot of changes," the Lawrence resident said. "Where I lived, there used to be fields of sunflowers where you could see a sunset. Now houses and housing tracts are all over that end of town blocking out the view."
"Two years there was no opposition in that position," she said. "I didn't want that
Wiley, a retired social worker, has decided to make some changes. She is challenging Democrat Barbara Ballard for the 44th district state representative seat.
to happen again this year. It was something I've always wanted to do. This year the timing was right for me to do it."
Susan Smith, chairwoman of the Douglas
Susan Smith, chairwo County Republicans, said she thought highly of Wiley.
"She's a very hard worker," Smith said. "Joann will offer us quite a balance to some of Ballard's more extreme liberal views."
Wiley said that school-finance reform was the most important issue in the campaign. She said the issue was important because it was going to be considered when the Kansas Legislature returns in January.
"Education is the most important thing for this country and for the future of this country," she said. "We need more equitable and affordable financing."
She said this could be accomplished by either removing or reducing the 35-mil property tax levy that finances most public schools in Kansas.
Joann Wiley
"I am hearing that the levy is becoming a burden on property owners, so we need to find other ways to fund schools," she said.
She said the surge in the economy would make up for the mill-levy reduction without having a adverse effect upon education.
Ralph Tanner, Tom Sloan and Joann Flower were Douglas County Republican representatives in the state legislature. Wiley said that becoming the fourth area Republican in the state House of Representatives was her biggest advantage against Ballard.
"Together we will have a strong, effective team in the legislature," she said. "All four will be working for Douglas County, and all four of us will be in the majority. That will allow us to propose and help pass much more than a group in the minority would be able to."
Kansans run under banner of Perot party
By Neal Shulenburger
Kennedy staff writer
Kansan staff writer
The Reform Party is not just Ross Perot. It includes two Kansas candidates for the U.S. Senate — Donald Klaassen and Mark Marney.
Klaassen is running against Republican Sam Brownback and Democrat Jill Docking for Nancy Kassebaum's former Senate seat. Klaassen is a Wichita business owner involved in restaurants and commercial real estate.
The candidates travel, interview, and even publish joint campaign materials together. While both have similar views, they have different priorities.
Marney owns a charter-bus operation in Wichita. He is competing with Republican Pat Roberts, Democrat Sally Thompson and Libertarian Steven Rosile for Bob Dole's former seat.
Marney's top priority is reducing the national debt.
"We were four trillion dollars in debt in 1992, and at that time the candidates said they were going to get that under control," Mamey said.
Marney said the candidates never followed through and the debt expanded to $5.2 trillion.
Marney proposes a balanced-budget amendment and reduced spending as the best ways to reduce the deficit. He does not rule out any area of government as targets for spending cuts.
"Nearly every program can be run more efficiently by the states and private business," Marney said.
Klaassen listed three major issues — nonrepresentation, taxation, and international trade agreements — as equally important. He said government was not representing the people.
"We have a political system that, when we elect representatives that go to Washington and when they get there, they're met by 60,000 lobbyists and 45,000 attorneys," he said. "We kind of lose control of them once they reach Washington."
He also campaigned for decreasing taxes.
Klaassen said the tax burden on an average family was 43 percent, double what it was 45 years ago. He said it probably would double in another 45 years.
The third major plank in Klaassen's platform is reforming international trade agreements.
He proposed a national referendum voting system giving voters direct power over major issues.
"We have a society now where job security no longer exists." Klaassen said. "The average hourly wage of American workers is down 16 percent over the last 10 years. These are all effects of unchecked global competition."
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