Kansas Meadowlark: Political Profile of Members of "Kansas Traditional Republican Majority"

KTRM Chair
Andy Wollen Lenexa	Chair, KTRM Political Action Committee (PAC) Former Chair of Johnson Country Republican Party (2004) KS Meadowlark: Andy Woolen orchestrated a stunt in Nov 2004 at the JoCo Republican Party reorganization meeting to try to hoodwink conservatives into believing he was in the "middle" between Doug Patterson on the "right" and Bruce Mayfield on the "left" of the Republican Party in JoCo. Andy wanted "power sharing" between moderates and conservatives as long as he could be in control -- even if he didn't have the votes. Does KTRM want any form of "power sharing" now, or is their goal to use their money to eliminate all conservatives? Board of Directors, Steve Cloud's GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. KS Meadowlark: Andy Wollen brings the JoCo Republican Party together by doing web work for the Johnson County GOP Club? Letter to KC Star, Aug 4, 2004, "August renew GOP unity": "I've talked for two years about the need to return civility and mutual respect to Republican-on-Republican debate. ... "It took us 10 years to get this broken," I tell them, "and it may take us 10 years to fix it." I hope not, but I'm prepared to work and to wait. Refused to speak out or apologize at the Nov 14, 2002 JoCo Republican party meeting when elected officials were introduced but newly elected Republican Attorney General Phill Kline was snubbed by not being introduced. JoCo Sun, Nov 28, 2002, GOP chair to work for peace: Wollen says any divisiveness within the county Republican Party extends beyond conservatives and moderates disagreeing about abortion. "We talk way more about abortion than we need to," he said. "The Republican Party is about so much more than this issue. The challenge, of course, is that this issue is why many people got involved in politics." The solution, he said, is "to unite the party by agreeing that nobody likes abortions. And the way we unite is to find ways to reduce the demand for, and the incidence of, abortions. What I would love to see our party say is 'abortion is an important issue among many other important issues.'" Answered E-mails for Adam Taff campaign (2002) According to Open Secrets Wollen contributed $250 to Adam Taff for Congress in 2003 and $500 to Taff in 2004. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Wollen gave $250 to Lynn Jenkins in 2003, $50 to Dave Kerr in 2002, $50 to Rich Becker in 2000, and a total of $175 to Dave Huff in 2002 and 2003. $50 to Ron Worley on 12/18/2005 to succeed David Huff in State Rep District 30 in 2006
KTRM Board of Directors
Former Elected Officials
Dick Bond Overland Park	Former State Senator 1987-2000 (including serving as president of Kansas Senate) Advisory Board Member, Steve Cloud's GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. Name appeared on letterhead in Feb 2002. Kansas Board of Regents (Chairman, 2004) Kansas Children's Campaign Leadership Chair (with Democrat Jill Docking) Steering Committee of Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (Oct 2001) Advisory committee of the Kansas Alliance for Education, which seeks the defeat of conservatives serving on the Kansas Board of Education. According to Open Secrets Bond contributed to Adam Taff for Congress: $250 in 2002 and $250 in 2004. Bond's wife Suzanne made several contributions to Taff also. Bond also gave Senator Pat Roberts $250. The Bonds made several contributions to Greg Musil for Congress in 2000. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Bond and/or his wife contributed to David Adkins ($750), Bill Graves ($657), Lynn Jenkins ($450), Dave Kerr ($1750), Carla Stovall ($50), Ron Thornburgh ($100), Barbara Allen ($200), Keith Schraad ($200), John Vratil ($200). Lisa Benlon ($50), Patricia Colloton ($50), Dean Newton ($100), Ed O'Malley, Jr. ($100), Stephanie Sharp ($100), Marge Vogt ($200), Kevin Yoder ($650), and Jim Yonally ($100), Republican for Moore Sue Gamble ($300), Mark Buhler ($50), Dwayne Umbarer ($100), Dave Kerr ($1750), Tim Shallenburger ($200), Sandy Praeger ($60) Contributed $1000 to Steve Cloud's Jo Republicans for Education (2002) and $2000 in 2004
Mark Buhler Lawrence	Former State Senator 2002-2004 (replaced Sandy Praeger in 2003 but lost to Democrat Marci Francisco in Nov 2004) "Buhler has not been shy in his willingness to raise taxes for schools," Lawrence Journal-World, 10/26/2004 "[Republican] Buhler and [Democrat] Francisco oppose the same-sex marriage amendment," Lawrence Journal-World, 10/26/2004 One of 13 KS senators approving tax-funded obscenity at KU by voting against Wagle's amendment (2003) steering committee in DG County for David Adkins for AG (2002) Kansas Taxpayer Network gives Buhler 5.9% rating because he "generally supported revenue [tax] hikes", Lawrence Journal-World, 10/7/2003 From KS Gov't Ethics web page: David Adkins ($200), Bill Graves ($325), Lynn Jenkins ($250), Dave Kerr ($350), Bob Knight ($100), Sandy Praeger ($100), Tim Shallenburger ($500), Ron Thornburgh ($50), Wint Winter, Jr ($100). As State Senator Received contributions from: Dick Bond ($50), Wint Winter Jr ($650)
Tim Emert Independence	$1000 contributor to Democrat Paul Morrison for Attorney General (p. 39) $500 contributor to Democrat Katheleen Sebelius in 2005 (p. 120 -- file is huge, 220 MB) Served on the State Board of Education from 1987 to 1992, acting as Chairman of the board for two years. Former State Senator 1993-2001 (Senate majority leader 1997-2001) Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Supported Democrat Kathleen Sebelius for Governor "Ex-senators want Sebelius" in KC Star (11/2/2002) and JoCo Sun (10/30/2002) Topeka Capital-Journal (11/1/2002) Can't stick with GOP here We have been lifetime supporters of Republican candidates for governor in Kansas, but not this year. During our service as state senators, we had the occasion to work daily with Kathleen Sebelius and Tim Shallenburger. We found that Tim Shallenburger was extremely difficult to work with, and Kathleen Sebelius was hard-working and an honest student of government. Both of our personal passions in state government have been the betterment of education in our state in both K-12 and post-secondary education. We have no trust that Tim Shallenburger will be good for education. Our experiences with Tim was that his commitments made were frequently not commitments kept. Although we didn't always agree with Kathleen's position on every issue, we know by experience that she has a good heart and that issues of education, children and families will be the highest priority in her administration. We are somewhat uncomfortable in refusing to support the Republican candidate for governor, but we believe the stakes are too high, especially for our children, to let blind party loyalty deter us from supporting the best clear choice for Kansas -- Kathleen Sebelius. --TIM EMERT,* Independence, Senate majority leader 1997-2001; and AUDREY LANGWORTHY, Prairie Village, Tax Committee chairwoman, 1993-2001* Democrat Sebelius appointed Emert to BEST (Budget Efficiency Savings Team) [2002] Member of Kansas Children's Cabinet (no one is against children, but how does taking additional tax dollars from mom and dad help children?) Advocates seek more money for early childhood education By John Milburn, Associated Press Writer, Dodge City Globe, August 1, 2003 TOPEKA -- A group of children's advocates is planning a $500,000 statewide campaign designed to increase funding for early childhood programs. Members of the Kansas Children's Campaign and the Kansas Children's Cabinet said Thursday they want to raise funding for local child care and education programs to $10 million, up from the $3.2 million in the current budget. ... "It's time to put up or shut up," said Tim Emert, an Independence* Republican and former state Senate majority leader.* Grants from the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation and the Kansas Health Foundation will finance the effort. [Meadowlark note: private grants are being used to lobby for higher taxes? As a former employee of Mr. Kauffman, he must be rolling over in his grave over how is foundation money is being wasted now.] Emert said it was time to find out "who's for kids and who's just kidding," adding that the campaign could use voting records, voter guides and polling to build legislative support. ... The campaign will try to convince legislators to redirect tobacco money toward children's programs. The Kansas Children's Cabinet oversees the administration of the tobacco money and examines programs. [Meadowlark note: I thought the tobacco money was to pay for health care of smokers? How is this responsible government?] Also leading the charge is Dick Bond, former Senate President and current vice chairman of the State Board of Regents. Bond is co-chairman of the Kansas Children's Campaign and said businesses statewide would be contacted for participating in Smart Start efforts, including forging public-private partnerships for local programs. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Chris Biggs ($100), Bill Graves ($100), Bob Knight ($50), Lana Oleen ($50), Sanda Praeger ($50), Kathleen Sebelius ($250), Derek Schmidt ($100), Val Defever ($100).
Audrey Langworthy Prairie Village	Appointed by Sebelius to KDFA, Jan 2006 $200 contributor to Democrat Katheleen Sebelius in 2005 (p. 124 -- file is huge, 220 MB) Husband, Asher, $1000 contributor to Democrat Paul Morrison for Attorney General (p. 77) Former State Senator 1985-2001 (Tax Committee chairwoman, 1993-2001) Kansas Development Finance Authority Sebelius' Commission on Healthcare Cost Containment Advisory Board Member, Steve Cloud's GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. Name appeared on letterhead in Feb 2002. Steering Committee of Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (Oct 2001) Supported Democrat Kathleen Sebelius for Governor (wrote letters to editors with Tim Emert supporting Democrat Sebelius. in Topeka Capital-Journal -- see Tim Emert info above) Democrat Sebelius appointed Langworthy to BEST (Budget Efficiency Savings Team) [2002] Bistate Committee (2004) to supporting sending Kansas tax dollars to Missouri for arts and sports. Contributed $100 to "ThinkBig (9/24/2004). Officials stump for Bistate, JoCo Sun, 10/21/2004 A group of Johnson County Chamber executives, civic leaders, and members of the Johnson County Think Big! Steering Committee joined forces to voice support for the Bistate II tax initiative The tax initiative, which will appear on ballots as County Question 1 in five metro counties, proposes a quarter-cent sales tax increase that would raise $1.2 billion. The money raised would be divided between improvements to Kansas City's Truman Sports Complex, and metropolitan arts programs in Kansas and Missouri, including $50 million for construction of a performing arts center in downtown Kansas City as well as a metropolitan cultural fund to provide competitive grants. ... Langworthy focused on the necessity of the tax initiative for educational purposes. "The arts portion of Think Big! is designed to increase educational and cultural opportunities for our children, bring the arts closer to home and increase the level of excellence," Langworthy said. Upset with liberal Mainstream Coalition when they supported Adam Taff for Congress in Aug 2002 primary but withheld endorsement for Taff against Dennis Moore in Nov 2002 (JoCo Sun, 9/4/2003) Contributed $250 to Nancy Boyda, Democrat for Congress in 2004, and several contributions to Adam Taff in 2002 and 2003. Langworthy's husband, also a "Republican", gave $500 to Democrat Dennis Moore in 2004 and $200 in 200, and $250 in 1998.. Langworthy gave $1000 to George Bush in 2003. In 1996 Langworthy gave to Sheila Frahm, and in1996 to Ed Eilert. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Audrey and/or husband A C: David Adkins ($1850), Chris Biggs ($500), Bill Graves ($550), Lynn Jenkins ($850), Dave Kerr ($2250), Sandy Praeger ($1160), Tim Shallenburger ($100), Carla Stovall ($100), Ron Thornburgh ($50), Wes Winter, Jr. ($100), Barbara Allen ($450), Lisa Benlon ($250), Bob Boyer ($150), John Vratil ($300), David Wysong ($600), Marge Vogt ($100), Democrat Cindy Neighbor ($50), Kirk Perucca ($100), Kevin Yoder ($100), Dean Newton ($100), Ed O'Mally ($200), Terrie Huntington ($800), Pat Colloton ($50), Republican for Moore Sue Gamble ($250), Forrest Weddle ($100), Dwayne Umbarger ($100), Christine Downey ($250), Gave $1000 to Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (2004)
Rob Boyer Olathe	Former State Rep 2003-2004 Lost to Kay O'Connor in bid for Kansas Senate president and founder of Boyer-Kansas Inc., who owns and operates Shred-it, a paper shredding and recycling business. [Shred-It employs of State Rep Ed O'Malley, who is the Shred-It contact for a State of Kansas contract for disposal of state documents in 35 Kansas counties.] Contributor to liberal groups: - KS NEA PAC, $250 - Mainstream PAC, $100 - Cedar Creek Neighborhood PAC, $500 (led by Democrat Micheline Burger) - Kansas Families United For Public Education, $100 (2004) Endorsed by Mainstream Coalition in 2002 but not 2004 (a reliable source says Boyer was endorsed but refused it) Maverick "little rascal" freshman legislator in 2003 that voted for tax increases to better fund public schools (Lawrence Journal-World, 8/24/2003). One of 16 freshmen legislators proposing a $266 million tax increase (Topeka Capital-Journal, 4/29/2003) Voted against abortion clinic licensing bill (KC Star, 3/14/2003). [We need more regulations on restaurants than abortion clinics?] Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education gave Boyer $500 for his campaign in 2002 (the check was returned 10/22/2002 and reissued because of a technical violation enforced by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Office) From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Contributed to David Adkins ($817), Lynn Jenkins ($1100), Sandy Praeger ($100), Barbara Allen ($250), David Huff ($100), Democrat Cindy Neighbor ($100), Dean Newton ($100), Stephanie Sharp ($100). As legislative candidate Boyer received contributions from: Jim Yonally's Jayhawk Consulting ($900), State Rep David Huff ($100, Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education ($1000), Kansas National Education Association PAC ($750), Mainstream PAC ($100), Manning Prosser Construction ($200), State Rep Dean Newton ($100), Adam Taff's Treasurer and JoCo Banker Jon Stewart ($350), Olathe Superintendent Ron Wimmer ($100), Democrat activist Micheline Burger's Cedar Creek Neighborhood PAC ($1000), Steve Cloud ($1000), Audrey Langworthy ($150), LGBT activist Bruce Ney ($50), Mainstream Coalition activist Dave Raffel ($1000), Mainstream Coalition/Republican for Moore/KFUPE activist John Van Keppel ($50).
Jim Lowther Emporia	Former State Rep 1976-1996 State Civil Service Board Contributed $400 to Jerry Moran in 1998 From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Bill Graves ($150), Ron Thornburgh ($91), James Barnett ($150), Don Hill ($50), Lloyd Stone ($50).
Lloyd Stone Emporia	Former State Rep 1997-2003 From KS Gov't Ethics web page: David Adkins ($150), Bill Graves ($300), Lynn Jenkins ($50), Bob Knight ($150), James Barnett ($350), Don Hill ($350) As legislative candidate Stone received contributions from: Kansas National Education Association PAC ($150), Kansas Trial Lawyers ($400)
Jan Meyers Overland Park	Former U.S. Representative Steering Committee, of Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (Oct 2001) Advisory Board Member, GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. Name appeared on letterhead in Feb 2002. Jan Meyers and her husband Louis have made several contributions to Adam Taff., Greg Musil, and Phill Kline. Contributed $200 to Steve Cloud's Jo Republicans for Education (2002) From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Jan and/or husband Louis gave to David Adkins ($200), Richard Becker ($100), Bill Graves ($1000), Lynn Jenkins ($300), Dave Kerr ($250), Sandy Praeger ($100), Carla Stovall ($1000), Barbara Allen ($300), Rich Becker ($200), Trent Ledoux ($50).
Gary Sherrer Leawood	Former Gov. Bill Graves' speech and debate coach at Salina Central High School in the late 1960s and also was an executive of the Graves family business, Graves Truck Lines, in Salina. Former Kansas Lt. Gov under Bill Graves Did NOT endorse Republican Shallenburger in 2002 Former executive vice president with GoldBanc Corp (2002-2003) Topeka Capital-Journal article Wichita Business Journal article [This is the bank where Mike Gullion in 2002 as CEO received a $50,000 payment from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce -- which was not reported on any known PAC contribution report by the Chamber. Gullion in 2004 was fined $100,000 by the Securities and Exchange Commission for "misappropriation of bank funds." Any connections between Gary Sherrer, Mike Gullion and these political money flows?] Entrepreneur-in-residence at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (KC Star, 5/13/2004). Kauffman's money funds projects such as Kansas Children's Campaign, which is used to lobby lawmakers for tax increases. [See story with Tim Emert above, Dodge City Globe, August 1, 2003] Bistate Committee (2004) [Kansas City Star, 4/14/2004] to send Kansas tax dollars to Missouri. [See story with Audrey Langworthy above, JoCo Sun, 10/21/2004] Senior VP, Mortgage Division at Bob Regnier's Bank of Blue Valley [Bob Regnier and his wife are both Republicans for Moore, Regnier's wife is a board member of Mainstream Coalition. Regnier was also pushing for the Bistate tax and for higher taxes for education through the Blue Valley First Committee, which received a major contribution from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce] Sherrer gave $250 to Democrat Dan Glickman in 1994. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: David Adkins ($100), Bill Graves ($500), Jim Slattery ($250), Joan Wagnon ($500), Pat Colloton ($100), Dan Johnson ($100), Dean Newton ($100), Ed O'Malley ($100), Barbara Allen ($100)
Former GOP Officials and Activists
Bill Franklin Prairie Village	Advisory Board Member, Steve Cloud's GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. Name appeared on letterhead in Feb 2002. Steering Committee of Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (Oct 2001) Former board member of liberal Mainstream Coalition Supported Mainstream Coalition until they didn't endorse Taff in General Election against Moore in 2002. JoCo Sun, 9/4/2003: "I felt personally that both (Taff and Moore) should have gotten the endorsement of MAINstream," Franklin* said.* "Bob Meneilly, from the pulpit, took a very strong position against some of the organizations that were espousing basically a religious theocracy for government," Franklin said, "That was a really sound, strong basis for starting the MAINstream Coalition. "But I think sometimes now it tends to devolve into taking opposite stances from whatever positions the right-wing of the Republican Party takes, and that's where you can drift away from your core principles." An example of that, Franklin said, was the coalition's recent stance against allowing the carrying of concealed weapons. "It's hard to relate any position on guns to separation of church and state," he added. Audrey Langworthy, a former state senator from Prairie Village, said that she, too, was disappointed with the organization for withdrawing support for Taff at such a crucial juncture. And, like Franklin, she added, "I guess you could say I think they've strayed from their core mission of separation of church and state and support for public education." Contributed $200 to Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (2002) Franklin made several contributions to Taff in 2002-2003. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Bill and/or wife Marjorie gave: David Adkins ($350), Bill Graves ($850), Lynn Jenkins ($300), Dave Kerr ($1000), Sandy Praeger ($250), Carla Stovall ($50), David Adkins ($300), Barbara Allen ($900), Rich Becker ($100), Lisa Benlon ($500), Audrey Langworthy ($200), John Vratil ($204), David Wysong ($200), David Adkins ($200), Barbara Allen ($450), Lisa Benlon ($125), Dean Newton ($200), Stephanie Sharp ($50), Republican for Moore Sue Gamble ($1100), Democrat Cindy Neighbor ($50)
Floris Jean Hampton Dodge City	Former member of KS Board of Regents Education Commission of the States Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Committee Farmer and rancher Trustee of Dodge City Community College Hampton contributed $250 to Senator Roberts, also from Dodge City, in 2002 From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Floris Jean and/or husband Marvin: David Adkins ($200), Bill Graves ($190), Dave Kerr ($200), Sandy Praeger ($50), Carla Stovall ($150).
Dennis Jones Lakin	Former chair of Kansas Republican Party (2004) Kansas Delegate to National GOP Convention (2004) with Steve Cloud Republican Presidential Elector (2004) "viewed as a political heretic for trying to open the Republican primary to unaffiliated voters," Topeka Capital-Journal, Jan 29, 2005 Hutchinson News, 7/19/2004: GOP Chairman Dennis Jones, a moderate, decided to allow unaffiliated voters to participate in the Republican primary. Conservatives fought the decision and a judge ruled that Jones had overstepped his authority. Many conservatives and moderates agreed that allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in the primary would have skewed the electorate - and the results - to the left. Susan Estes, now Republican Party Vice-Chair, won a restraining order over Dennis Jones' plan to open the Republican primary Legal battles about the open primary, which Jones decided to fight and "didn’t check with many folks" for approval, was a major cause of the GOP going broke under Jones' leadership [Hawver Report, Jan. 20, 2005] "That bill, for about $40,000, didn’t show up on any campaign finance reports that the party is required by law to file with the Secretary of State’s office ... The legal bill was run up when Republican State Chairman Dennis Jones of Lakin took up Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh on his offer to both Republican and Democratic state party chairmen to allow registered-but-unaffiliated-with-any-political-party voters to cast ballots in each party’s primary election. ... The GOP is literally broke" Lakin has contributed $500 to Senator Pat Roberts, and $2000 to the Kansas Republican State Committee in recent years. In 1996 Jones gave to Jerry Moran, Shelia Frahm, and Pat Roberts. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: David Adkins ($100), Dave Kerr ($200), Bob Knight ($50), Shallenburger ($750), Derek Schmidt ($100), Donald Betts Jr ($100), Kent Glasscock ($350), Carla Stovall ($250), Trent Ledoux ($500), Lynn Jenkins ($100)
Steve Klika Overland Park	Candidate for State Rep District 29 (2004) Endorsed by liberal Kansas City Star editorial board and KNEA for State Rep (2004) over current State Rep Patricia Kilpatrick [Kilpatrick won the contest] Endorsed by liberal Kansas United for Public Education, and liberal Mainstream Coalition (2005) for Blue Valley School Board. According to the JoCo Republican web site, Klika "barely won such election when confronted late in the race with the nasty habit of bouncing checks." Member of Blue Valley School Board (2005) Endorsed for Blue Valley School Board in fraudulent E-mail sent from Canada As legislative candidate Klika received contributions from: Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education ($500), Kansas National Education Association PAC ($500), Sue Gamble's Treasurer and Bistate Tax Proponent Robert Regnier ($200).
Bruce Ney Lawrence	President of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) group, Kansans for Fairness David Adkins supporter: *Gays to rally around senator* GOP legislator commended for taking stand against marriage amendment By Dave Ranney, Journal-World Wednesday, March 31, 2004 After last week's debate over gay marriage, Bruce Ney is worried about state Sen. David Adkins' future in Kansas politics. "He's a marked man," said Ney, who's leading efforts to organize Lawrence's gay and lesbian communities. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Bill Graves ($150), Sandy Praeger ($60), Carla Stovall ($850), Ron Thornburgh ($50), Democrat Marti Crow ($100), Rob Boyer ($50), Mark Buhler ($100), John Vratil ($75)
Rita Noll Council Grove	Friend of Dennis Jones ( see above) from law school (according to a reliable source) Vice Chair of 1st District Republicans (1998) David Adkins for AG 2002 campaign co-chair Served on Kline's transition team: Rita Noll, chief attorney for the state Health Care Stabilization Fund in Topeka (KC Star, 11/13/2002) chairwoman of the state's Crime Victims Compensation Board for Attorney General Phill Kline (Topeka Capital-Journal, 3/23/2004) Kansas Delegate to National GOP Convention (2004) with Steve Cloud In 2003 and 2004 Noll gave a total of $865 to the Kansas Republican State Committee. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: David Adkins ($250), Bill Graves ($350), Bob Knight ($50), Carla Stovall ($540), Ron Thornburgh ($300), Ron Todd ($100), James Barnett ($150), Trent Ledoux ($100), Kent Glasscock ($100),
Jan Pratt Topeka	"I traveled the state for the last year with Lynn" Jenkins, Kansas Treasurer, Letter to Capital-Journal, Nov. 27, 2002 President of the Shawnee County Republican Women group From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Jan, or husband James, gave to Lynn Jenkins ($1400), Lana Gordon ($500)
Jack Ranson Wichita	Republican Presidential Elector (2004) former National Republican Committee member Chairman, GOP Club of Sedgwick County Treasurer to Responsible Republicans for Kansas PAC at Steve Cloud's IBT street address (2004) in Merriam. Donated $1965 to this PAC. Received $1862 for "reimbursement for postagage for postcards." Ranson had some connection to Kansans for a Moderate Government, since he was their first and only contributor in their July 26, 2004 PAC report. In subsequent reports in Oct. 2004 and Jan 2005 Dr. Tiller's ProKanDo in Wichita dumped $54,000 into this PAC. See article Dr. Tiller hijacks education issue: Channels secret money to influence Kansas Senate Races in 2004. The treasurer for this PAC was Jennifer Wright, who is a Tiller employee and "Development Director" for ProKanDo. Is this statement by Ransom believable? Lawrence Journal-World, 8/22/2004 A new group called Kansans for a Moderate Government spent what appears to be -- based on campaign mailings in several legislative races -- thousands of dollars in the primary campaign. But its July 26 campaign finance report showed it had only one $250 donation from Jack Ranson, a high-profile moderate Republican from Wichita, whose wife, Pat, is vice chairwoman of the state party and a former state senator. Jack Ranson said he didn't know much about Kansans for a Moderate Government, but that he was asked to contribute by a friend whom he declined to identify. He said he understood the group was "anti-religious right." The group's chairwoman, Lacey Garlow, referred questions about Kansans for a Moderate Government to the group's treasurer, Jennifer Wright, who couldn't be reached for comment. In recent years Ranson and his wife gave $2500 to the Kansas Republican State Committee, $500 to Adam Taff, $250 to Pat Roberts, and $250 to Elizabeth Dole. In 1997 Ranson gave Greg Musil $1000 and in 1997 he gave Sam Brownback $250, and in 1994 he gave Brownback $750. Wife, Pat Ranson, opposed Kansas Marriage Amendment in 2005 and gave $500 to LGBT opposition group, Kansans for Fairness (headed by Bruce Ney). From KS Gov't Ethics web page: David Adkins ($750), Bill Graves ($4500), Lynn Jenkins ($1750), Dave Kerry ($2100), Bob Knight ($1000), Lana Oleen ($750), Sandy Praeger ($1950), Tim Shallenburger ($700), Carla Stovall ($3400), Ron Thornburgh ($900), Trent Ledoux ($350), Jean Schodorf ($500), William Kassebaum ($200), Carl Koster, Jr ($200), Brenda Landwehr ($575), Ward Loyd ($100), Melvin Newfeld ($100), Tony Powell ($200), Kenny Wilk ($100).
Pat Smith Overland Park	Steering Committee of Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (Oct 2001) Board of Directors, Steve Cloud's GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. Listed as president in footer of letterhead in Feb 2002. Secretary of Kansas Republican Party (2003) Republican Presidential Elector (2004) Treasurer of Steve Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education (see Steve Cloud, below) From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Patricia and Charles: Bill Graves ($200), Bob Knight ($50), Sandy Praeger ($50), Carla Stoval ($150), Ron Thornburgh ($50), Barbara Allen ($50), Rich Becker ($50),
Barbara Wells Elmsdale	Wells gave $500 to the Kansas Republican State Committee in 2004. From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Bill Graves ($200), Carla Stovall ($350)
Ron Wimmer Olathe	Former Superintendent of Olathe Unified School District (1991-2004), salary was $227,790 (2004) Part of Democrat JoCo Country Commissioner Ed Peterson's BiState II Task Force to send Kansas tax dollars to Missouri Board of Directors, Arts Council of KC (2003) Contributor to Rob Boyer From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Bill Graves ($50), Bob Boyer ($100), Steve Houghland ($100), Democrat Kent Hurn ($100), former Mainstream PAC director and Republican for Moore Steven Baru ($100), Bob Boyer ($100), Tom Marsh ($100), Marge Vogt ($100)
Others involved with KTRM
Ryan Wright Lenexa	Legislative Director to former Speaker of the Kansas House Kent Glasscock Campaign Manager for Lynn Jenkins (2002) Communications Director for Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, CPA (2003) Finance Subcommittee, Kansas Election Advisory Council (2003) Press Secretary for Jerry Moran in Washington, DC (2004) Kansas Delegate to National GOP Convention (2004) with Steve Cloud Executive Director of KTRM (2005) Treasurer, KTRM Political Action Committee (PAC) (2005) Owner of KTRM.ORG domain name Ryan.Wright@ktrm.org
Deena Horst, Salina	State Rep from Salina on her web site by husband Gordon Horst: Help is needed in forming the "KTRM" (Kansans Traditional Republican Majority)
"Stealth" Leader of KTRM?
Steve Cloud	Do all the KTRM people listed above have some connection to Steve Cloud? Is Steve Cloud the "real" force (along with Dick Bond) behind KTRM? National Republican Committeeman for Kansas Kansas Delegate to National GOP Convention (2004) Member of Platform Committee at National GOP Convention (2004) Cloud fought Bush and the Republican majority on the Party Platform Bush's platform to gloss over internal dissent (from LA Times* as reported by Singapore Times on 8/28/2004)* NEW YORK- US President George W. Bush has got his wish from Republican platform writers: a tightly controlled, highly conservative statement of party principles that lauds his administration and glosses over internal dissent. ... Critics charged that the platform - entitled 'A Safer and More Hopeful America' - was loaded with hard-line policy positions that belie the lineup of prime-time convention speakers, featuring such party moderates as former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both favour abortion rights and gay rights. 'The bottom line is, the platform still says we're not welcome,' said Ms Ann Stone, leader of an abortion rights group, Republicans for Choice. Earlier this month, the group joined with a gay GOP organisation, the Log Cabin Republicans, to propose a 'unity' plank that would specifically acknowledge party splits over abortion and gay and lesbian issues. But they failed to persuade anyone on the platform committee even to introduce the proposal for debate. Instead, an anti-abortion delegate, Mr James Bopp of Indiana, teamed up with an abortion rights advocate, Mr Stephen Cloud of Kansas, to pass a more generic plank saying that the party would 'respect and accept' - rather than merely 'recognise' - people with differing views. Chairman, Johnson County Republicans for Education (Statement of Organization) Cloud's Johnson County Republicans for Education received $20,000 from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce in 2002 and another $20,000 in 2004 (only reported by Lawrence Journal-World), which Cloud used to endorse not only moderate State Rep candidates but also moderate precinct candidates in an attempt to control the Johnson County Republican Party. (See "Missouri Interference in Kansas Elections AGAIN! in 2004 and Missouri Money Flowing into Kansas Elections in 2002"). With all the complicated transfers in 2002, it seems that the Greater Kansas City Chamber is attempting to buy Cloud's influence in Kansas and Johnson County in return for support of the Bistate Tax and Kansas tax dollars being sent to Missouri. This scheme allows candidates to receive twice the maximum amount, and is a bit suspicious. However, it's not clear if this is money from Missouri, or Kansas money being laundered through Missouri. The $20,000 the Greater Kansas City Chamber sent to Cloud's JCRE, was a major portion of the $36,000 total they spent in Kansas in 2004, which placed this Missouri interest as #17 on the list of Top 20 PACs Based on $ in 2004. Is the Greater Kansas City Chamber more interested in helping Missouri, or Kansas? Contributed $3000 to Johnson County Republicans for Education Chairman, GOP Club of JoCo. Name appeared on letterhead in June 2004. Name appeared on letterhead in Feb 2002 Former Kansas State Rep, 1981 - 1986 From KS Gov't Ethics web page: Steve and/or Barbara gave to: David Adkins ($979), Bill Graves ($5275), Lynn Jenkins ($3982), Dave Kerr ($1000), Fred Kerr ($353), Phill Kline ($500), Sandy Praeger ($405), Tim Shallenburger ($1000), Carla Stoval ($100), David Adkins ($299), Barbara Allen ($700), Rich Becker ($300), Lisa Benlon ($2000), Dick Bond ($100), Bob Boyer ($1100), Audrey Langworthy ($100), John Vratil ($700), David Wysong ($100), David Adkins ($200), Carol Benoit ($200), Diane Bryant ($75), Cliff Franklin ($150), Shannon Giles ($1000), Donna Harsh ($100), Roger Hopkins ($500), David Huff ($600), Lynn Jenkins ($200), Steven Klika ($100), Phill Kline ($100), Ward Loyd ($500), Doug Lytle ($350), Tom Marsh ($500), Democrat Cindy Neighbor ($100), Dean Newton ($350), Ed O'Malley, Jr ($150), Stephanie Sharp ($500), Marge Vogt ($500), Kevin Yoder ($1200), Republican for Moore Sue Gamble ($200). $250 to Ron Worley on 12/18/2005 to succeed David Huff in State Rep District 30 in 2006 Opposed Kansas Marriage Amendment in 2005 and gave $500 to LGBT opposition group, Kansans for Fairness (headed by Bruce Ney). Wife (Barbara) gave $500, and mom (Bonnie) gave $1000 to oppose the marriage amendment. Other members of Steve Cloud's GOP Club involved with KTRM: Andy Woolen, Dick Bond, Audrey Langworthy, Jan Meyers, Bill Franklin, Pat Smith. Coincidence? Did Cloud combine his Johnson County Republicans for Education with his GOP Club of JoCo to form a statewide group, KTRM? “Moderates” like Cloud complain about conservatives being exclusionary. Yet, in early April 2002, while trying to recruit a replacement precinct committee person, Cloud demanded a “pledge of support” to his GOP Club endorsed candidates as a requirement to be selected. Cloud claimed this requirement to become a Republican Committee member in Johnson County was not discriminatory. Both sides continue excluding the other to the delight of Democrats, such as mentioned in the article, “Republicans Fight Each Other (Again)” on the KU Young Democrats blog. Kansas Republicans need a “Rodney King” moment: “Can’t we all just get along?” "Moderate" State Party Chair, Mark Parkinson, fired the state party webmaster when moderates took the party over from the conservatives in 1999. A meeting had been setup to talk about the transition, but Parkinson cancelled the meeting and demanded all files on the web site be deleted, instead of planning any kind of rational transition. Was this any way for a State Party chair to treat a volunteer? Aren't some "moderates" as, or more, exclusionary as some "conservatives"?