Kansas Families United for Public Education (KFUPE)

KFUPE is a non-profit Kansas corporation, a non-profit foundation, and a political action committee (PAC).  Information about these three groups with the same name is shown below.

Many credit KFUPE with promoting the JoCo sales tax increase in the Aug 2002 election, but the money KFUPE spent was dwarfed by the amount spent by the Greater KC Chamber.

1.  The KFUPE Non-Profit Corporation, a 501(c)(4) organization.    www.fundourpublicschools.com

The Kansas Secretary of State maintains online information about Kansas Corporations.  This is the online information when KFUPE first formed:

KANSAS FAMILIES UNITED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC.

KATHLEEN B. COOK
5530 NOLAND RD.
SHAWNEE, KS 66216

Close Corp []
Tax Year End [12]
Date of Incorporation [12/09/2002]
Last Correct Annual Report [00/0000]
Next Annual Report Due Date [06/15/2004]
Extension [00/00/0000]
Forfeiture [09/15/2004]
Expiration [12/31/9999]
State/Country Formation [KS]

Resident Agent

KATHLEEN B. COOK
5530 NOLAND RD.
SHAWNEE, KS 66216-0000
County: JO

Business Entity Type
DOM:NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION

Business Entity Status
CORPORATION IS ACTIVE AND IN GOOD STANDING

Since that initial filing, the KFUPE address changed:

KANSAS FAMILIES UNITED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC.

15941 W 65TH ST #104
SHAWNEE, KS 66217

Close Corp []
Tax Year End [12]
Date of Incorporation [12/09/2002]
Last Correct Annual Report [12/2004]
Next Annual Report Due Date [06/15/2006]
Extension [00/00/0000]
Forfeiture [09/15/2006]
Expiration [12/31/9999]
State/Country Formation [KS]

Kathleen B. Cook is also the Resident Agent for Quality Financial Corporation.  Kathleen B. Cook also goes by the name Kathy Cook in other documents, like in item 2 below.

GuideStar.org provides free (registration required) online information about non-profit institutions.   This is what GuideStar currently shows about KFUPE:

KANSAS FAMILIES UNITED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION INC 

5530 NOLAND RD
% KATHLEEN B COOK
SHAWNEE , KS 66216

GENERAL INFORMATION

John Martellaro owns the current web site, which can be verified on this page:  http://www.coolwhois.com/d/fundourpublicschools.com 

Registrant:
Kansas Families United for Public Education
John Martellaro
8210 Caenen Lake Road
Lenexa, KS 66215
US
+1.9134924311 

2.  The KFUPE Non-Profit Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Since contributions to their 501(c)(4) group are not tax deductible, KFUPE likely is setting up this non-profit to be a 501c(3) educational foundation, which can offer tax deductions to contributors.  

According to the Kansas Secretary of State, this educational foundation was formed only in June 2005, again headquartered at Kathy Cook's home address:

KANSAS FAMILIES UNITED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION

KATHY COOK
5530 NOLAND ROAD
SHAWNEE, KS 66216

Close Corp []
Tax Year End [12]
Date of Incorporation [06/06/2005]
Last Correct Annual Report [00/0000]
Next Annual Report Due Date [06/15/2006]
Extension [00/00/0000]
Forfeiture [09/15/2006]
Expiration [12/31/9999]
State/Country Formation [KS]

Resident Agent

KATHY COOK
5530 NOLAND ROAD
SHAWNEE, KS 66216-0000
County: JO

Business Entity Type
DOM:NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION
Business Entity Status
CORPORATION IS ACTIVE AND IN GOOD STANDING

GuideStar does not show any KFUPE non-profit 501(c)(3) group (yet).  

3.  KFUPE Political Action Committee (PAC).   www.kfupepac.com 

Computer consultant and candidate for Shawnee Mission Board of Education in 2003 started this new web in March 2004:

From http://www.coolwhois.com/d/kfupepac.com 
Hostway Whois Server Version 1.0 
   Domain Name: kfupepac.com
   Registrar:   AAAQ.COM
   Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com
   Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com
   Name Server: a.dns.hostway.net
   Name Server: b.dns.hostway.net
   Status:      Registrar_LOCK
   Updated Date 2004-04-15
   Creation Date: 2004-03-03
   Expiration Date: 2005-03-03
   Registrant:
 Pete Roman  romanempire@everestkc.net
 8013 Hall
 Lenexa, KS 66219
 913 438 9156

Flashback (to explain the pay back):  Kansas City Star, May 7, 2003
For the at-large position on the school board, Pete C. Roman raised $2,709. Individual supporters, many of whom are members of Kansas Families United for Public Education, contributed as much as $200 to his campaign.  

Kansas Families United for Public Education
PMB 307
6021 SW 29th St., Suite A
Topeka, KS 66614

KFUPE Online Store:  www.cafeshops.com/KansasFamilies 
Buy your KFUPE Apparel, Houseware, Hats, Bumper Sticker, Bags Online!

KFUPE Web Site:  www.fundourpublicschools.com   

From:  http://www.coolwhois.com/d/fundourpublicschools.com 

Registrant:
    

Kansas

 Families United for Public Education
    Marianne D'Amato
    14408 

W. 58th Street
    

Shawnee
, 
KS
 
66216
    US
    +1.9132681278
    95643@whois.gkg.net

KFUPE was Kansas PTA Convention 2003 Sponsor:  http://www.ptasonline.org/kspta/03conv/sponsors.htm 

Kansas Families United for Public Education, Inc.
5530 Noland Rd., Shawnee, KS 66216
913-962-1354 – staff@saveourpublicschools.com  – Kathy Cook, Dave Raffel, Joe Spease, John Martellaro, Marianne D’Amato, Karen Martellaro, John VanKeppel, Nancy Niles Lusk
Save our Public Schools! School Finance Flyers, Virtual March Flyers, Membership Forms, No Child Left Behind Act information.

KFUPE Member Comments
Kathy Cook
Dave Raffel Contributor to Dennis Moore, Chris Biggs, Rob Boyer, Mainstream Coalition, [wife is contributor to Sebelius, Boyer, Biggs]; Mainstream Board (2003); Helped organize phone bank for Chris Biggs to call 30,000 voters (see Final Push for Chris Biggs).  GuideStar reports the David A and Patricia E Raffel Family Charitable Foundation had assets of $238,009 in 2002.  See IRS 909-PF for 2002.  Raffel likes to change political affiliation:  "RDRD" in last few years, but in early 2004 he and his wife are no longer listed as active, registered voters in JoCo.
Joe Spease Republican for Moore '02

Spease, as KFUPE spokesman, supports Democrat Tom Holland for State Rep District 10 in Baldwin City in 2002
John Martellaro KFUPE President (2003); Open Secrets says contributed $500 to Howard Dean, 6/27/2003 + $200 to Howard Dean, 10/10/2003; former KC Star reporter/editor; Letter "Legislators have chance to fix mess", Hutchinson News, 12/12/2003; anti-conservative "Defining conservatism", KC Star, 6/21/2003;  Republican for Moore '02 but a "DR" since registered as Democrat prior to Aug 2000 primary
Karen Martellaro Republican for Moore '02 but a "DR" since was registered Democrat prior to Aug 2000 primary; Wrote anti-Jeff Colyer letter to KC Star, 8/2/2002.
Marianne D'Amato Republican.  Registered web site, www.fundourpublicschools.com in Oct 2003.
John Van Keppel Helped organize phone bank for Chris Biggs to call 30,000 voters (see Final Push for Chris Biggs); Heartland Humanist; CRES; MAIN*PAC Director (2002); anti-Kline letter to KC Star, 2/7/2003; Republican for Moore '02 
Nancy Niles-Lusk -

KFUPE Web site Registration 

Rob McKnight registered this web site in June 2001 -- over a year before the August 2002 election.  This was first discovered on Jan 26, 2003 and can be reviewed now via the dotstar whois.  

Registrant:
the ad astra group
5030 West 97th Street
Overland Park, KS 66207
US

Registrar: DOTSTER
Domain Name: SAVEOURPUBLICSCHOOLS.COM
Created on: 29-JUN-01
Expires on: 29-JUN-03
Last Updated on: 29-JUN-01

Administrative Contact:
McKnight, Rob robmckni@swbell.net
 the ad astra group
5030 West 97th Street
Overland Park, KS 66207
US
913-642-0193
913-642-2453

Technical Contact:
McKnight, Rob robmckni@swbell.net
 the ad astra group
5030 West 97th Street
Overland Park, KS 66207
US
913-642-0193
913-642-2453


Domain servers in listed order:
NS2.LOOK-AND-FEEL.COM
NS3.LOOK-AND-FEEL.COM

End of Whois Information

The previous information has been obtained either directly from the
registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than VeriSign.
VeriSign, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

This registration was renewed and expires on 29 June 2004.

The KFUPE PAC report filed with the Secretary of State on Jan 10, 2003 gives this address (the treasurer of the KFUPE PAC is Kathleen B Cook):

Kansas Families United for Public Education
5530 Noland Rd.
Shawnee, KS  66216

See Delinquent Taxes for this address.

The KFUPE Jan 10, 2004 report shows the name and address of Roycean Mather:  11728 W. 102nd Ter., OP 66214.

KFUPE PAC is a small group.

Money Summary (23 named individuals, 6 groups)

Date Contributions & 
Receipts		 Expenditures & 
Disbursements		 Cash on Hand
29 July 2002 $5,764.86 $3,706.65 $2,058.21
28 October 2002 $4,688.00 $4,530.96 $2,215.25
10 Jan 2003 $1,064.75 $3,116.48 $163.52
10 Jan 2004 $5,122.00 $3,017.66 $2,331.06
27 July 2004 $4,805.90 $5,638.45 $1,498.51
25 Oct 2004 $217.00 $1,536.99 $178.52
10 Jan 2005 $3,575.00 $3,473.37 $280.15
Total $11,517.61 $11,354.09  

Johnson County Voters Contributing to KFUPE PAC (20 named individuals, 3 groups)

Name Amount Contribution Date Comments
Lisa Adkins, Leawood $56 5/21/04 Executive Director of YouthFriends (total compensation was $109,754 reported  in 2003 IRS 2003, which is nearly 10% of expenditures according to Donor Edge );  husband, former State Senator David Adkins, makes at least $110,000 as KU Med's vice chancellor for external affairs. Center for Public Integrity reports about Public Service, Personal Gain in Kansas regarding this couple.  

Mainstream Coalition Advisory Board; 
"Moderate" Republican
Suzanne Allen, Mission Hills $100 3/2/04 Planned Parenthood of KS/Mid-Missouri Board of Directors, 1999-2000;  Ex-official Board Member (2005).  

Political Contributions:  Planned Parenthood '02 200, Sebelius 1000,  Barabara Allen 100, David Adkins 300, Mainstream Coalition 200, Chris Biggs 500+1000, Mainstream4 200, John Kerry 2000; 

Mainstream Coalition Advisory Board; 
Republican for Moore (2004)
Robert Boyer, Olathe $100 3/7/04 "Moderate Republican" State Rep District 38 (2004); lost to Kay O'Connor in bid for State Senate (2004).  Endorsed by liberal GKC Women's Political Caucus (2004)
Micheline Burger, Olathe $100 3/7/04 Democratic Party Precinct Leader; former chair, JoCo Democratic Party; attorney; self employed; Received campaign contributions from Dr. Tiller.  Lost State Senate bid in '96.

Delegate to Democratic National Convention in 2000.

instigator of the Cedar Creek PAC; 

Democrat Neil Sader for OP Mayor (2005); "Women for Sader" Underwriter  of Katheleen Sebelius Luncheon for Neil Sader 
for Mayor of Overland Park.

Contributor to Moore4 25+500, Sebelius 5*75, Moore99 550, Biggs 100+500, YesYesYes 500; 

KS VP of liberal  Greater KC Women's Political Caucus (2003)

former Democratic Candidate for State Senate 9 (1996)
Kathryn Bussing, Leawood $250 11/1/04 Attorney for Blackwell Sanders.

Republican for Moore in 2000, 2002, and 2004. Gave $250+250+250 to Moore in 2004.

Contributor to Chris Biggs for AG in 2002.

Husband Gary, is Leawood Councilman, and financial advisor, but he gave $250 to ThinkBig in 2004?
Michael Churchman, PV $100 11/1/04 Republican; co-chair of Mainstream Foundation campaign.  Contributed $750 to Mainstream and $100 to Barbara Allen.
Patricia N Colloton, Leawood $100 1/10/03 "Moderate Republican" State Rep 28; Attorney, member of JoCo Bar;

Delegate to Republican National Convention (2004);

MAINstream-endorsed candidate against State Rep Doug Patterson in 2002; 

Contributor to David Adkins; 

Endorsed by Mainstream Coalition (2002);
Kansas Chamber of Commerce (2004);

member of League of Women Voters.

Now a former KFUPE member according to this JoCo Sun article..  John Martellero:  "Pat is more of a moderate [than Doug Patterson], but the moderate vote got split last time," Martellaro said. "We've made no decision on an endorsement yet. But I think Doug is anticipating we will endorse Pat and therefore is trying to discredit us before that happens."
Kathy Cook $135 5/21/04 Paid lobbyist for KFUPE (2005).  But where do they get their money?

Sebelius Education Policy Team; 

Registered KFUPE non-profit corporation;

 Contributor to Chris Biggs; Helped organize phone bank for Chris Biggs to call 30,000 voters (see Final Push for Chris Biggs);

 MAINstream Coalition Board (2003);

Democrat-turned Republican-turned Democrat, i.e., DRD.   Briefly registered as Republican for Aug 2002 election. [Husband, Steve, was Republican for Moore '02.]

Capital Journal, 4/1/2003

"We want to send a message to the legislators and the leaders of the House and the Senate to let them know that there is support for increasing revenues."   (aka taxes)

Also see Delinquent Taxes below.

KS Legislative Chair of liberal GKC Women's Political Caucus (2003)
Marianne D'Amato, Shawnee $81 4/14/03 registrant of FUNDOURPUBLICSCHOOLS.COM domain name (Oct 2003), later changed to John Martellaro
Patricia Davison, Shawnee $100 11/1/04  
Gary Dettmer $75 11/1/04  
Antoni Diehl, Lenexa $250 11/1/04  
SuEllen Fried, PV $50 7/20/04 Democrat; League of Women Voters;  Sebelius 250 Dean 500+500
Diane Frohardt, Shawnee $100 11/1/04  
Suzanne Gamble, Shawnee $51 9/12/02 Member Kansas State Board of Education; endorsed by MAINstream Coalition; GOP Club of JoCo Advisory Board; Contributor to David Adkins.
Cathy Goodger, 
Lake Quivira		 $100 11/1/04  
Terry Gurss, Olathe $75 5/21/04 Teacher; Democrat
Ronda Hassig, Olathe $450 5/21/04 Teacher;

KS Political Chair of liberal GKC Women's Political Caucus (2003)
Ann Slegman-Isenberg, Mission Hills $300
$22
$1000
$500
$100
$100		 7/17/2002
9/23/02
10/20/02
4/15/03
8/10/03
4/10/04		 Free lance writer; Republican; Mainstream Coalition Board; 

Mainstream Coalition Board Member 

Republican for Moore '04;  husband, Thomas,  Republican for Moore '02 and '04

Lisa Klein, OP $50
$25		 9/10/02
10/16/02		 Democrat
Joan Leavens, OP $60 9/2/02 Recently changed registration from Democrat to Republican; 
Nancy Niles Lusk, OP $150
$20
$51
$60
$22		 5/22/02
8/3/02
9/8/02
10/28/02
10/28/02		 Republican for Moore '02 ; cartoonist for MAINstream Coalition; Contributor to Biggs; Sun Letter,  "Shallenburger enemy to education", 10/25/02

Niles-Lusk wrote a good article, "A primer on Kansas school finance" that appeared in the KC Star on 2/28/04.  Bio info from that article:

Nancy Niles Lusk is ...  a charter member of the board of directors of Kansas Families United for Public Education.
Jennifer McAdam, Lawrence $65 8/10/03 lobbyist for Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri; former Advocacy Director at Kansas Action for Children.
Melanie Mann, PV $100 5/23/02 Republican;
Anti-Bush KC Star Letter, 9/12/03
John Martellaro, Lenexa $100
$50
$81
$75		 7/27/03
3/26/04
3/28/04
5/21/04		 Dean 500+200; ProKanDo supporter; Republican for Moore in 2002 and 2004; Democrat who changed to Republican in 2000

Martellaro fired off a press release calling [State Rep Doug] Patterson irresponsible.
Royceann Mather, OP $31
$200
$250
$50
$195		 9/8/02
9/12/02
6/20/03
5/21/04
5/21/04
 League of Women Voters First VP; Treasurer for State Rep Yonally; Contributor to Mainstream, Moore; Republican; involved in real estate management
Janis McMillen, OP $25
$25
$100		 7/29/02
9/23/02
3/16/04		 Republican; 
Contributor to Biggs 100 Sebelius 200 Mainstream 100 KFUPE02 50 Moore 250+250 Mainstream4 150 YesYesYes 50+50 Docking96 250 Hancock96 250; League of Women Voters State President (2003); Mainstream Board Member (2003); lives at same address as Johnson County  Commissioner Dolores Furtado
Michael Moore $150 6/11/02 ?
Cynthia Neighbor, Shawnee $100 7/30/02 State Rep District 18; Shawnee Mission School Board; Republican; endorsed by Mainstream Coalition; Lost to Mary Pilcher Cook in 2004.
Ann Norbury $75
$100		 5/21/04
11/1/04		 League of Women Voters; Republican for Moore (2004)
John Rose, Lenexa $100 6/13/02 Republican; GOP Club of JoCo endorsed Republican Precinct Comitteman
Nancy Roush, Olathe $200
$250		 8/1/03
11/1/04		 Attorney, Shook Hardy and Bacon; Moore4 500 Sebelius 250 Vratil99 50 Biggs 250; Republican for Moore (2002)
Bob Rumbach,       
Jeanne Schwartz, Leawood $80 7/29/03  
Lynette Shaw, Shawnee $200 8/14/03 Democrat contributor:  Moore3 1500 GKCWomen 1000 Boyda4 2000 Gephardt03 200 KFUPE3 200

Active in Neil Sader for OP Mayor.

$3,500 to Democratic Legislative Victory Fund; former Exec Dir KS Democratic Party

Underwriter for ProKanDo event (2004)
Sheryl Siegele, OP $100 8/10/03 president of the Shawnee Mission NEA.
Diane Shumaker $200 3/20/04 Democrat underwriter for ProKanDo event (2004); NARAL00 $200 
Barbara Thompson, OP $72
$75
$100
$75
$50		 7/2/02
8/21/02
9/8/02
10/15/02
1/10/03		 Teacher; Recently changed registration from Democrat to Republican;  Contributor to Biggs and Sebelius; Moore, Adkins supporter
Mark Thompson, OP $75
$120		 5/21/04
5/21/04		 Attorney
John R. Van Keppel $100
$100
$80		 1/10/03
1/10/03
8/7/03		 See entry above
Cynthia Wendt $100
$100		 10/2/02
7/27/03		 Scheduler for Dennis Moore; Kansas Democrat Party Precinct Committee; Contributor to Sebelius, Biggs, Mainstream
Peggy Werle, Shawnee $56 9/8/02 Cindy Neighbor supporter; Party changer:  Democrat to Republican back to Democrat
Helen Wewers, Lenexa $100 11/1/04  
Jean Wise, Leawood $200 8/5/02 former Leawood mayor; attorney;

 Republican for Moore '02 and '04;

 Contributor to Sebelius, Vratil, Nikki Copp, Emily's List, YesYesYes, Neil Sader

Mainstream Coalition Advisory Board; 
James Yonally $100
$100		 9/12/02
9/30/02*

*from Yonally Campaign Fund

 State Rep District 16; endorsed by Mainstream Coalition; Jayhawk Consulting (political, polling:  clients include Rob Boyer, John Ballou, Dean Newton, John Vratil); presenter at Mainstream/Greater KC Women's political school (Nov 2003); Republican
Ad Astra Group
(Rob McKnight)		 $500 10/20/02 Republican; political consultant; wife Caroline is former Executive Director of Mainstream Coalition; presenter at Mainstream/Greater KC Women's political school (Nov 2003); 
Clay Blair Family Foundation, Mission $250 1/10/03 chairman, Kansas Board of Regents;
A recent IRS 990 for this Foundation shows it has over $400,000 in total assets.
Corporate Communications Group, OP $240
$500		 8/4/03
11/1/04		 Steve Hale
Terri Lynn Hurd
NEA Shawnee Mission $300 7/29/02 Marilyn Flannigan, Chair;
Marleen Watts, Treasurer
TOTAL $4,720    

Other Voters and Groups Contributing to KFUPE PAC (6 named individuals, 3 PACs, 1 Company)

Name Amount Contribution Date Comments
Sherri L Courtney, Lansing $70 6/11/02 Republican
Marti Crow, Leavenworth     State Rep, District 41, Democrat;

Sebelius 100 Biggs 100 KSDemParty04 116.60
Paul Davis $65 5/21/04 Democrat State Rep 46;Adkins 100 Vratil02 100+100 ProKanDo4 60 KSDemParty04 87.50 
Nancy O. Dietze, Lawrence $50 10/12/04  
Sarah Coate Johnston, MD, El Dorado $60
$75
$200		 6/24/02
7/26/02
1/10/03		 Former school board member, El Dorado Unified School District (2004); Democfrat Candidate for State Rep 75
Steve Lopes, Lawrence $120
$75		 7/2/02
5/21/04		 Democrat; Kansas NEA; DG County ACLU secretary-treasurer; 12/16/2003 Letter to LJWorld "ACLU Mission"; president, Kansas Citizens for Science (2000); Sebelius 50
Romon Murguia, KCMO $100 11/1/04 Attorney
David A Raffel $70 2/27/03 former Shawnee resident, now registered to vote in Maryville, MO; KFUPE Treasurer (2005)

Mainstream Coalition Board Member; 
C.K. Rowland, Lawrence $250 3/14/04 contributor to former "moderate Republican" State Senator David Adkins
Adela Solis, Lawrence $50
$50		 5/21/04
5/21/04		 vice president of Lawrence Education Assn. and a fourth-grade teacher at Cordley School; friend of John R van Keppel
Nancy J. Tomassi, Pittsburg $150 6/16/02 Democrat
Glennis Zimmerman,
South Haven		 $300 7/26/02 Republican; School Superintendent
Copaken, White & Blitt, KCMO $100 11/1/04 Attorneys
Lawrence Political Action Committee
(Robert P. Bauman)		 $75
$65		 6/29/02
9/29/02		 PAC Chair is Democrat
Kansas NEA PAC, Topeka $500
$650		 10/23/02
11/1/04		 in-kind contribution on Schedule B;
cash contribution
Teachers of Sunflower PAC  (Lynda Alderman, Chair; Miriam Lemp, Treasurer) $75 6/25/02 Lynda Alderman, Chair; Miriam Lemp, Treasurer; Both are Democrats
TOTAL $1,690    

Miscellaneous Contributors to KFUPE PAC

Name Amount Contribution Date Comments
"Transfer of Organizational Funds to Political Action Committee Account" $2,683 5/21/02 Is this legal?
Unitemized Contributions ($50 or less) $392
$1330
$265		 7/29/02
10/28/02
1/10/03		  
Contributions When Contributor Not Known $892
$52		 7/29/02
10/28/02		  
TOTAL $4,722    

Significant Expenditures by KFUPE

Name Amount Contribution Date Comments
Ad Astra Group $2,072
$2,413		 6/12/02
7/28/02		 Yard Signs from Rob McKnight's consulting company
American Jazz Museum $400
$240		 8/1/03
8/15/03		 room rental
Blue Room Bar,KCMO $195 8/12/03 bartender services
Cook, Kathy $132
$161
$1,430
$946
$100
$25
$25
$650
$81
$51
$72
$244		 7/25/02
10/12/02
1/10/03
1/10/03
8/16/03
1/14/04
3/7/04
5/7/04
5/16/04
5/18/04
8/13/04
11/9/04		 Instead of reporting expenditures directly to recipients, many of KFUPE's expenditures were made by Kathy Cook and she received refunds from KFUPE for her expenditures.
"Reimburse political ads and rally paper goods"; "Reimburse office supplies, labels, envelopes, folders"; copying expenses
The Epic, OP $85 12/14/04 campaign advertisement
Kansas City Star, KCMO $954 11/23/04 advertisement
Kansas Gov't Ethics , Topeka $240
$205
$240		 6/20/02
9/1/03
7/20/04		 Political Action Committee Fees
Kansas Society of Assoc. Exec, Topeka $90 1/30/03 mailroom
Kinko's, Lenexa $97
$21		 10/11/02
8/31/02		 copying expense
Lawrence Journal World $95 1/8/03 subscription
Look & Feel Media $500
$110
$55
$110		 3/19/04
8/17/04
10/6/04
11/9/04		 who paid for the KFUPE web site prior to 2004?  website design and hosting
Magna Plus, KCK $1,217
$194
$63		 7/29/02
8/7/02
1/10/03		 Printing of T-shirts, magnets, brochures;
printing expenses; printing services
Magna Plus, 
Shawnee Mission		 $63
$190
$306
$75
$140
$1200		 3/12/03
8/17/03
10/23/03
3/11/04
11/4/04
11/23/04		 T Shirts; fundraiser invitations
John Martellaro $272
$209		 3/27/04
7/18/04		 Reimbursement for balloons for education rally at JCCC.  That's a lot of balloons!
NE JoCo Chamber of Commerce $160 9/23/02 Reservation for Table for Forum:
Sebelius/Shallenburger
Olathe Public School Foundation $600 10/17/03 annual luncheon
OP Chamber of Commerce $336 9/23/02 Table reservation for debates:
Sebelius/Shallenburger and Biggs/Kline
Premium & Incentive Marketing, Olathe $359 4/17/03 T-shirts
Promotional Solutions $1,230 5/23/04 Bumper stickers and T-shirts
David A Raffel $453
$310
$301		 9/3/02
10/11/02
1/10/03		 Reimbursement for copying/ad.
Reimbursement for copying.
Reimbursement of printing expense
Mary Ca Ralstin $200 10/28/02 Reimbursement for deposit on Old Shawnee Town Hall for Rally.  [Note Mary Ca Ralstin is a Republican for Moore '02 and leads the Kansas  Republicans for Clark and JoCo Coordinator for Women for Clark.]
Shawnee Dispatch $240 10/24/04 campaign advertisement
Shawnee Herald $132
$264		 7/29/02
1/10/03		 Political ad expense (refunded to Kathy Cook); Political ad expense
Strangefrut Catering, KCMO $650 5/21/04  
US Postmaster $123
$37
$185		 10/9/02
9/3/02
3/2/04		 postage
TOTAL $11,170    

Direct Contributions to Candidates

Name Amount Contribution Date Comments
Boyer for Senate $400 7/19/04 Lost
Joel Grodberg for Senate $100 7/19/04  
Tom Holland for Kansas $200
$500		 7/19/04
9/22/04		  
Marc Hurt for Senate $100 7/19/04  
Laura Kelly $100 9/22/04  
Ann Mah Campaign $100 7/19/04  
Committee to Reelect Cindy Neighbor $400 7/19/04 Lost
O'Malley for State Rep $100 7/19/04  
Pete Roman $500
$500		 9/22/04
10/23/04		 Lost
Bob Terrill $100 9/22/04 Lost
Linda Whaley $100 9/22/04  
Wyatt Reflection Campaign $100 7/19/04  

 

These comments about KFUPE by State Rep Doug Patterson (who is probably the only politician in JoCo endorsed by both Mainstream Coalition and Kansans for Life in 2002) are quite revealing about how radical this group is:  (from http://www.dougpatterson.org/newsletter/2004/2004-04-30)

And how about the liberal and Missouri leadership based KFUPE? Well, upon the announcement of my retirement from the House (See below) one of the leaders of KFUPE wrote me the following partial e-mail:

“Doug:

Sorry to hear you won't be running again in August, but you have to do what's in your best interest.....after all, that's what makes a true conservative.  Conservatives take care of themselves first, right?  Guess that's the true hallmark of being a conservative --- me first, and let everyone else take care of themselves.  (Kind of sounds like what you wanted to do with the LOB, don't you think?)

Anyway, we'll miss battling with you this summer at candidate forums and reading all of your half-truths, lies, and innuendos. [emphasis added]

Dave Raffel”

(Doug’s Note: Isn’t it nice to have such civil advocates supportive of our kids – It has singularly been KFUPE’s militant conduct which has poisoned attitudes on education here)

So, KFUPE is not giving up opposing with all they have, the most important fund tool available to our local school, the LOB, funding from Johnson County staying here in Johnson County for Johnson County schools.

Please note the candidates supported by KFUPE in the upcoming elections, they do not support local taxes staying in our local schools.

KFUPE organized petition to recall Connie Morris from ballot for KSBOE
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/CONNIEMORRIS 

KFUPE organized petition for increased funding for pubic schools in Kansas
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/FUNDING 

 

Updated 
8 Oct 2005