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From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Wichita City Council Primary and General Election Candidates. This audio presentation was recorded June 30, 2017.

District 1 voters will vote in a primary election on August 1. Two candidates will advance to the general election on November 7. For districts 3 and 6, there will be no primary election, and the candidates will compete in the general election. Maps of city council districts are here. Or, to find who represents you in the city council and other offices, use Kansas Voter View, specifically this form.

The candidates are, in order of first speaking:

From District 1

Brandon Johnson (Facebook: Brandon Johnson)
Mike Kinard (Facebook: Mike Kinard)
John Stevens (Facebook: John Stevens for Wichita City Council)
Janet Wilson (Facebook: Janet Wilson for District 1 Wichita, KS)

District 3

James Clendenin (I) (Facebook: James Clendenin For Wichita City Council)
William A. Stofer (Did not attend. Facebook: William A. Stofer For City Council District 3)

District 6

Cindy Claycomb (Facebook: Cindy Claycomb)
Sybil Strum (Did not attend)

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From Pachyderm: Wichita school board candidates

Audio June 16, 2017 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: A forum of candidates for Wichita school board. Recorded June 16, 2017.

At the lectern is Pachyderm Board Member Todd Johnson who moderated the forum.

Wichita school board candidates. Click for larger.

The eight candidates in attendance were from left to right, Betty Arnold and Ben Blankley for District 1; Julie Hedrick and Trish Hileman for District 2; Mike Rodee for District 5; and Walt Chappell, Shirley Jefferson, and Ron Rosales for District 6.

All of these candidates plus two candidates who could not attend today’s forum will move forward to the November 7, 2017, General Election.

In school district elections, all qualified voters district-wide in the Wichita Public School District have the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice from all four Board of Education Districts in the November election.

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From Pachyderm: Kansas legislative update

Audio April 14, 2017 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: Members of the Kansas Legislature from the Wichita area briefed members and guests on happenings in the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives. Recorded April 14, 2017. Members appearing, in order of initial appearance, are:

Podcasts

From Pachyderm: Congressional candidates

Audio February 3, 2017 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: A forum for Republican candidates vying to fill the vacant position of former Congressman Mike Pompeo, who is now Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ths program was moderated by Kelly Arnold, who is Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party.

Candidates appearing were, in order of initial appearance:

Wichita City Council member Pete Meitzner
Kansas Treasurer Ron Estes
Former Congressman Todd Tiahrt
Donald Trump adviser Alan Cobb
Attorney George Bruce
Aerospace engineer and radio host Joseph Ashby

This program was recorded February 3, 2017. Republican delegates will meet to select their candidate on February 8. The election is April 11.

Kansas state government

From Pachyderm: Legislative Agendas for 2017

Audio January 7, 2017 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Representatives of local governments presented issues important to them in the upcoming session of the Kansas Legislature. Presenters were:

Sheril Logan, board member for Wichita Public Schools. The material she presented to the audience is here.
James Clendenin, Wichita City Council. His presentation is here.
Jim Howell, Sedgwick County Commission. A link to the county’s legislative agenda is here.

This is an audio presentation recorded on January 6, 2017.

Politics

From Pachyderm: 2016 general election analysis

Audio November 11, 2016 Bob Weeks 1 Comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: A panel discussion on the results of the 2016 general election. Panelists were:

Mark Kahrs, Member of Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas Republican National Committeeman
Clayton Barker, Executive Director, Kansas Republican Party
Mark Dugan, Dugan Consulting Group

This audio presentation was recorded on November 11, 2016.

United States government

From Pachyderm: Congressman Mike Pompeo

Audio October 21, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: Congressman Mike Pompeo delivered an update on the issues of the day and answered questions. Over 100 Pachyderm Club members and guests attended. This audio presentation was recorded on October 21, 2016.

Congressman Mike Pompeo at the Wichita Pachyderm Club.

Politics

From Pachyderm: Alan Cobb from the Donald Trump campaign

Audio September 23, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: Alan Cobb, who is National Coalitions Director for the Trump/Pence presidential campaign. His topic was “Make America Great Again Presidential Campaign.” This is an audio presentation recorded on September 23, 2016.

Politics

From Pachyderm: Radio Host Joseph Ashby

Audio August 26, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Radio Host Joseph Ashby, host of The Joseph Ashby Show. His talk focused on the administration of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback. Bob Weeks provided the introduction. This is an audio presentation recorded on August 26, 2016.

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The Joseph Ashby Show
The Joseph Ashby Show on iTunes
Joseph Ashby author archive at American Thinker
Trick Shot Titus videos

Economics

From Pachyderm: Westar Energy

Audio August 20, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club: Don Sherman, Vice President Community Relations and Strategic Partners with Westar Energy introduced Jeff Beasley, Vice President of Customer Care with Westar for an informative presentation titled, “An overview of Westar Energy — Solar, Conservation, Community.”

This was recorded August 12, 2016. Click here for the audio presentation. Click here for the slides.

Kansas state government

From Pachyderm: Martin Hawver on Kansas Politics

Audio August 20, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Martin Hawver briefed members and guests on the state of Kansas politics. Judge Phil Journey provided the introduction. Recorded August 19, 2016.

Hawver is the dean of Kansas Statehouse press corps, having covered the beat longer than any current Statehouse reporter — first for 17 years as a Statehouse reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal and since 1993 for Hawver’s Capitol Report, for which he is the primary reporter/writer. He also writes a column syndicated to Kansas newspapers, is interviewed about Kansas government and politics on TV and radio shows, and is a speaker for seminars and conventions.

Hawver’s Capitol Report is owned by Martin and his wife Vickie Griffith Hawver, who met and married while both worked at the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper. Their website is havernews.com.

Kansas state government

From Pachyderm: Kansas Senate Candidates

Audio July 16, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Republican primary candidates for Kansas Senate were invited to participate in a forum. Candidates invited were:

In Kansas Senate District 25: William Eveland and Jim Price. (map)
In Kansas Senate District 26: Byron C. Dunlavy and Dan Kerschen. Dunlavy did not attend. (map)
In Kansas Senate District 28: Jo L. Hillman and Mike Petersen. Hillman did not attend. (map)

This is an audio presentation recorded on July 15, 2016.

Politics

Candidate forum: Kansas Senate and Sedgwick County Commission

Audio July 14, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

The Sedgwick County Republican Party held a candidate forum. Invited were candidates for Kansas Senate, district 27, and Sedgwick County Commission, district 3. Candidates are:

In Senate district 27: Lori Graham and Gene Suellentrop
In Sedgwick County Commission district 3: David Dennis and Karl Peterjohn.

This is an audio presentation recorded on July 14, 2016.

Sedgwick county government

Sedgwick County Commission forum

Audio June 29, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

On June 28, 2016, candidates for Sedgwick County Commission participated in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Participating candidates included:

For district 3: Karl Peterjohn, David Dennis, and Marcey Gregory.
For district 2: Tim Norton.

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From Pachyderm: Judicial candidates

Audio June 25, 2016 Bob Weeks 1 Comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Republican primary candidates participated in an 18th Judicial District Candidates’ Forum. This is an audio presentation recorded on June 24, 2016. Candidates included:

Division 3: Gregory D. Keith, Carl Maughan

Division 14: Linda Kirby, Patrick Walters

Division 21: Jeff Dewey, Robert A. Holubec, Quentin Pittman

Division 24: Shawn Elliott, Timothy H. Henderson, Tyler J. Roush

(For these offices, the divisions do not represent a geographical area. Everyone in Sedgwick County is able to vote for all judicial divisions.)

Kansas state government

From Wichita Pachyderm: Kansas House candidates

Audio June 17, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Republican candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives participated in a candidate forum. This is an audio presentation recorded on June 17, 2016.

Participating candidates:

In Kansas House District 87: Jeremy Alessi and Roger Elliott (district map)

In Kansas House District 91: Greg Lakin and J.C. Moore (district map)

In Kansas House District 94: Scott Anderson and Leo Delperdang (district map)

Sedgwick county government

From Pachyderm: Sedgwick County Commission candidates

Audio June 10, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: A forum featuring Republican primary election candidates for Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners. This is an audio recording made on June 10, 2016.

In District 2 the candidate is Michael O’Donnell. In District 3 the candidates are Karl Peterjohn and David Dennis.

WichitaLibertyTV

WichitaLiberty.TV: Confusion about corruption in Wichita, regulation in Wichita, and the lowly pencil

Audio June 9, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Citizen activists were concerned about unleashing a corrupting influence in Wichita City Hall, but they didn’t know it’s already there. Then, the regulatory landscape in Wichita. Finally, what can a pencil teach us about how the world works? View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 121, broadcast June 12, 2016.

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Kansas state government

Kansas senate candidate forum

Audio June 3, 2016 Bob Weeks Leave a comment

From the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: A candidate forum for Republican Candidates for Kansas Senate.

For Kansas Senate District 27, the candidates are Gene Suellentrop and Lori Graham. For Kansas Senate District 31, the candidates are Carolyn McGinn and Renee Erickson. This is an audio presentation recorded June 3, 2016.

District 27 is Sedgwick County: Cities: Andale, Colwich, Goddard(part), Maize(part) and Wichita(part); Townships: Attica(part), Delano(part), Park(part), Sherman and Union. A map is here.

District 31 is Harvey County (all), Sedgwick County: Cities: Bel Aire(part), Bentley, Kechi(part), Maize(part), Mount Hope, Park City, Sedgwick, Valley Center and Wichita(part); Townships: Eagle, Grant, Greeley, Kechi(part), part), Park(part) and Valley Center. A map is here.

Campaign websites are here:

Kansas state government

At Pachyderm: Legislative wrapup

Audio May 27, 2016 Bob Weeks 2 Comments

At the Wichita Pachyderm Club this week: Representative Mark Kahrs, Representative Marc Rhoades, and Senator Ty Masterson briefed members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on the 2016 session of the Kansas Legislature. This is an audio presentation recorded on May 27, 2016.

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