Barton County Democratic Party

10/30/2024

We have over 2,000 shares of the Dr. Betsy Wickstrom video and six (6) days ago we started asking the public to share this Kansas City Chiefs post which is over 70 shares so far. Help us out by viewing and sharing on your page.

Economic Development; my support compared to my opponent's, Brett Fairchild, opposition to Star Bonds to assist Kansas City Chiefs moving their Sports Stadium across the border, has become a big issue in the campaign to replace him in the State Legislature. When the voters in Jackson County, MO, voted down a sales tax increase to renovate Arrowhead Stadium, NO meant NO!

During a Special Session of the Kansas Legislature passage of a Star Bond proposal, supported by the Scope and Score Lobbyist group hired by the Kansas City Chiefs Leadership, to build a new Domed Sports Stadium on the Kansas side of the border prevailed over the Incumbent’s NO vote.

Did he mean it? Read his page calling Star Bonds corporate welfare, bragging he voted NO even on the $4 billion dollar battery plant under construction in De Soto, KS and vowing to vote NO on all Star Bond Economic Development Projects.

In contrast, Jo Ann Roth has a positive view of Economic Development, which promotes Hope in our future! Jo Ann showed her support for the Kansas City Chiefs on roll call night by what she wore. Now you can support keeping the Chiefs when you VOTE ROTH!

10/23/2024

Matthew Westenfeld of Lyons, KS our Democratic Nominee for State Senate District 33 completed the KSN survey; here is the highlight and link. https://www.ksn.com/news/your-local-election-hq/candidates/matthew-westenfeld-democrat-for-kansas-senate-district-33-gen24/

Do you think KanCare should be expanded? Why or why not?

The expansion of KanCare was what drove me to make this run for the Senate. In simple words: Yes, we should expand KanCare. I am walking proof of the need to expand KanCare. I have worked 40+ hours at a small business in Kansas and provide for a family of six but as it currently stands I make too little money for federal aid but too much money for state aid.

Matthew Westenfeld, Democrat, is running for Kansas Senate, District 33.

10/22/2024

Social Media Manager is the title I normally give when asked my role in Jo Ann Roth for State Representative and I am also the Treasurer responsible for filing the campaign fiance reports. A person who does not allow comments on her page has questioned my representation that Fairchild "sponsoring House Bill No. 2181 this last session which outlaws IVF for infertile couples speaks as loudly as his email" demonstrating Fairchild is extreme and out of touch with his District. The proposed law which he sponsored last session would make the destruction of a fertilized embryo a severity level 1 person felony; imposing the highest punishment on the sentencing grid. House Bill No. 2181 also disrespects the Separation of Powers in our Constitution declaring if enacted into the law the Judicial Branch would be denied the right to review. Please read the bill if you doubt the accuracy of my representations. Click on this link then the pdf icon to download the entire 62 page document.

Prohibiting abortion procedures and creating the crimes of unlawful performance of an abortion and unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo.

10/22/2024

Today I share this note with you in order to provide you with Hope!

14 days left to Election Tuesday. For some of us, 14 days to make calls, knock on doors and talk with friends. But for many others this is 14 days full of anxiety and fear. Fear that the results could lead us toward a path for our country which we can barely imagine.

I understand this. But today I tell you that we need not fear! We are flowing in rivers of History at this moment! As we are in the middle of the currents we sometimes lack perspective. But if we take a moment.....

Who among us, three years ago, would have Predicted that the Kansas legislature, in Spring 2022, would have the arrogance to place an abortion ban on a ballot! Who among us would have Predicted that the US Supreme Court in June 2022 would have had the arrogance to overturn Roe! And who among us would have Predicted that the Kansas response to these actions would be?.....NO!!

And the nation's eyes turned to Kansas!

Have faith and Prepare to Win!

10/19/2024

Jason Probst, former Editor of the Hutchinson News and current State Representative in Reno County warns us to be on the outlook for slick negative postcards from special interest groups under no obligation to tell the truth. 

10/04/2024

Signs are going up, keep an eye out!

If you’re interested in having one in your yard let us know, we’ve still got a few left!

November 5th will be here before we know it, make sure you’ve got your plan lined up for Election Day.

09/27/2024

Former Kansas Republican U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-Kan.) yesterday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, stating the White House contest “presents a stark choice that is not easy for any of us.”

Kassebaum, who served three terms in the upper chamber, announced her backing of the Democratic nominee in a Thursday statement alongside two other GOP officials, former Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and retired federal circuit judge Deanell Reece Tacha.

Kassebaum's Father, Alf Landon, went from Kansas Governor to being the 1936 Republican Presidential Nominee for President when Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term.

Kassebaum, who chaired the Senate Labor Committee in her last term, has backed Democratic candidates before. She endorsed the current Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) during her gubernatorial run.

“I’m a Republican, but that doesn’t mean you walk lock step always with the party,” Kassebaum said in 2018.

09/27/2024

Doctor Kylie Cooper has seen all the ways a pregnancy can go terrifyingly, perilously wrong.

In Idaho and other states, draconian laws are forcing physicians to ignore their training and put patients’ lives at risk.

09/26/2024

My relatively new energy efficient 4 1/2 inch double pane tinted glass office windows do not allow as clear a view of my Kamala DNC Sign as I would like. Now is the time to put up Political Yard Signs, contact me if you’d like to support the Blue. 

09/21/2024

Harris/Walz Political Yard Signs have arrived, call if you would like to display one on a busy street. We are now within 45 days of the General Election on November 5, 2024, ending at 7 PM so it is time for the political Yard Signs to go up.

09/21/2024

Technology is wonderful? Every Delegate on roll call night at the DNC was handed an illuminating wristband to wear which was activated remotely. After the explosion of pagers and walkies-talkies in Lebanon, I’m wondering if putting them on was wise. All is well, which ends well. Less than 45 days left until the General Election, Vote like Democracy depends on it.

09/17/2024

Barton County Democratic Party has a Full Slate of Democratic Candidates running for the State Legislature this General Election and the below map illustrating the loss of population over ten (10) years of total Republican Monopoly screams for Change! VOTE BLUE!!!

Economic Development!!! Why do we need a change in 113th District Leadership you may ask. As the above map illustrates net migration out of the five (5) counties from 2010 to 2020 was 4,174 residents moving away. The first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is a problem.

09/17/2024

Volunteer to make phone calls or travel to go door-to-door in contested districts.

09/16/2024

What does the Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration, Karl Rove, say about the recent Trump/Harris debate: "Trump enthusiasts will be upset that the ABC interviewers fact-checked the former president far more than they did Ms. Harris. Then again, he gave them plenty of material to work with—such as repeating the bizarre claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating the pets of local residents. That was probably Team Trump’s lowest moment.
Will this debate have an effect? Yes, though perhaps not as much as Team Harris hopes or as much as Team Trump might fear. But there’s no putting lipstick on this pig. Mr. Trump was crushed by a woman he previously dismissed as “dumb as a rock.” Which raises the question: What does that make him?"

09/14/2024

Check out area legislative races to see where the Candidates stand on personal freedom and bodily autonomy. 

Despite Kansas voting to protect reproductive rights in 2022, many legislators continue to push for restrictions. Choice Tracker is here to help you hold your State Lawmakers accountable, with detailed information about their votes over the past few years.

Here’s how we do it:

1. We review recent abortion-related legislation in Kansas, tracking who voted for or against each bill.
2. We gather and analyze endorsements, statements, and articles to give you a clearer picture of each legislator's stance on abortion rights.
3. We rate Every. Single. Legislator. on a scale from Anti-Choice Extremist to Pro-Choice Champion.
4. We share all our findings in a clear, easy-to-use website at choicetracker.org/KS.

Plus! As of today, we're also tracking the new candidates for the Kansas State House and State Senate, so you can compare your options.

Visit choicetracker.org/KS to explore your options and let us know which candidates you believe should shape the future of abortion laws in Kansas.

09/12/2024

When at the Kansas State Fair be sure to stop by the Kansas Democratic Party booth in the Meadowlark building. 

09/09/2024

My yard signs have arrived, please call or text 620-282-4053 if you would like one displayed in your yard. This past Saturday, I secured a Harris/Walz yard sign; it was a fundraiser for Sedgwick County Democrats, so I limited my expenditure to the single one pictured.