WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2004
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Editorial board endorses local candidates
Robert Meissner
Party: Republican
Information: Bachelors in physical science, Kansas State; doctorate in dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Resides in Topeka
Key Issue: Include evolution and other theories, including intelligent design in science standards
Tom Sloane
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Republican
Information: Bachelors in political science, Syracuse; master's Michigan State; doctorate, North Carolina
Resides in Lawrence
Patrick Wilbur
Party: Libertarian
Information: Bachelors in political science, Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Bill Wagnon
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Democrat
Information: Bachelors in history, Hendrix College; Masters and doctorate, Missouri Resides in Topeka
Key Issue: Adopt science standards following the recommendations of the National Academy of Science
STATE SENATE: 2ND DISTRICT
Mark Buhler
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Republican
Information: Bachelors in personnel administration, University of Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Key issues: Willing to raise taxes to support schools; opposes constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
Marci Francisco
Party: Democrat
Information: Bachelors in environmental design, Kansas; Bachelors in architecture, Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Key issues: Willing to raise taxes to support schools; opposes constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage; favors expanding state’s health insurance program for children in low-income, working families
Jim Mullins
Party: Reform
Information: Bachelors in economics, Wichita State
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issues: Would limit increases in school funding to rate of inflation; supports constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
STATE SENATE: 3RD DISTRICT
Jan Justice
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Democrat
Information: Bachelors, Ottawa University; master’s business and marketing; master’s in theology
Resides in Bonner Springs
Key Issues: School funding; economic development
COUNTY TREASURER
Cindy Monshizadeh
Party: Republican
Information: attended Butler County Community College and Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Add employees to speed transactions at satellite offices.
Roger Pine
Party: Republican
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Supporting education with a revamping of the school funding formula
PAULA GILCHrist
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Democrat
Information: Bachelors in elementary education, Wichita State; master’s in psychology, Pittsburg State
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Extend office hours, establish new office locations and expand online access to office services
COUNTY CLERK
Marni Penrod
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Republican
Information: Bachelors in biology, Kansas
Resides in Overbrook
Key Issue: Continue to implement requirements of Help America Vote Act
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Christine Kenney
Party: Republican
Information: Bachelors, University of Houston; law, Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Commitment to community safety and working with community groups.
Jamie Shew
Party: Democrat
Information: Bachelors of political science, Southwest Missouri State
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Supports requiring a “paper trail” for votes cast on electronic voting machines to be brought in to comply with the Help America Vote Act
Charles E. Branson
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Democrat
Information: Bachelors, Kansas; law, Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Start a consumer-protection division
COUNTY COMMISSION: 3RD DISTRICT
Jere McElhaney
Party: Republican
Information: Associate’s, Kansas
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issue: Push for completion of South Lawrence Trafficway
Marguerite Ermeling
★ Endorsed by the Kansan
Party: Independent
Resides in Lawrence
Key Issues: Work to achieve better balance between development interests and surrounding neighborhoods; preserve community character
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE RETENTION
Michael Malone
★ Retention endorsed by Kansan
Appointed to the bench in 1982
Paula Martin
Retention not endorsed by Kansan
Appointed to the bench in 1995
Jack Murphy
★ Retention endorsed by the Kansan
Information not available
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