Our work is not complete and there will need to be a practical evaluation of how our new tax structure has affected revenues. We await a decision from the Supreme Court in the school finance case and we continue to rely on transportation funds to balance our budget. As we emerge from the fiscal crisis, Kansas continues to need lawmakers (and voters) willing to rely on facts to make pragmatic decisions in order to ensure we can get back to basics and provide reliable services that keep our communities safe and enhance the quality of life for our citizens.

Fair Warning
Don't fall prey to the intentionally misleading attack ads offered by the very people who brought our state to the brink of disaster. It’s important you become familiar with the style of design and language used in these ads as they will continue to appear in your mailbox and social media sites over the next year. The postcard above was sent against me and many other legislators across the state in the past few weeks by AFP, the epitome of an "outside special interest group." Their pockets are deep and refillable. Some of my colleagues received this in the mail, others found it on their doorstep as well, and we are now seeing Facebook ads repeating this misinformation. 

To further mislead you, the ads provide my Topeka office number – when no one is in Topeka to answer calls. If you have a question about my voting record on the issues you care about, please contact me directly! My mobile number is 913-961-1555. Our office assistants are only temporary during the official 90-day session so my Topeka number is not the best way to reach me the rest of the year.

Call to Action
Americans for Prosperity and their cronies are funded by a bottomless pit of dark money. Unfortunately, I do not have a bottomless bank account and need your help to shine light on these tactics. We have shown that this organization and others like it are beatable, but ONLY if voters like you turn out in primary AND general elections. Making sure voters know the facts when they go to the polls, especially when they face an endless barrage of intentionally misleading information, is expensive. Now is the time to invest in my work, and that of my colleagues, because we are in this together.

• Thanks to the Salina Journal for their recent editorial to this point.

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