Issue Position: Platform Summary

Issue Position

*Taxes must be fair, balanced, and adequate to fund the services want and need. Kansas needs a state taxation plan that eliminates the inequities of the current structure.

*A strong public education system is essential to the well-being of Kansas. The state also must invest in higher education, which is driving force for the local and state economies.

*Economic development and growth can happen with an expansion of the population.

*Roads are economic lifelines. We need to improve infrastructure to enhance commerce and quality of life in Kansas.

*Sound fiscal policy requires that Kansas return to the legal requirement of having 7.5% of the annual state general fund budget in reserve.

*Actions at the state level must be reflective of the desires of local constituents. I will be committed to the citizens of Reno and Kingman counties.

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