Paid for by Connie O'Brien for Kansas House; Medeana Knipp, Treasurer
Education
Education makes up 68% of the Kansas Budget, 52% going to K-12 and the other 16% for higher education. Education does not need more money. It needs solutions that promote local control of schools, eliminate bureaucracy, encourage higher pay for teachers and provide more resources for the classroom.
Taxes
Job Creation, Not Taxation! I am proud to have signed the Taxpayers Protection Pledge. I have placed into writing my intention to oppose any and all efforts to raise taxes in Kansas.
Energy
In 2009, I voted in favor of House Bill 2367 which approved the permit for Sunflower Electric Power Corporation’s new facility at Holcomb, a state of the art, clean coal fired plant capable of producing bio-diesel from captured CO2.
Immigration
Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado and Oklahoma, all of our surrounding states, have stricter immigration laws than Kansas. Kansas is currently a sanctuary state where those who have entered our country illegally are encouraged to come because we offer benefits to illegal immigrants that are even better than our own citizens can receive.
Traditional Values
I am Pro-woman, Pro-family and Pro-life.
Second Amendment Rights
Guns in the hands of law abiding citizens everywhere are a deterrent to crime anywhere. I support the Eddie Eagle program, Hunter Education and Concealed Carry for law abiding citizens.
Connie O’Brien is the past President of the Leavenworth County Republican Women’s Club and the current Vice Chair of the County Republican Party. Connie and her husband Ed live on a small farm North of Tonganoxie. Connie has a history degree from St. Mary College in Leavenworth. Connie has been a special education teacher. Her husband Ed is retired from the BNSF Railroad after 39 years of service. Ed was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 866. Connie sees herself as a voice for family farmers, small businesses, working men and women and traditional family values.
