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In reply to the discussion: "if i were a woman over 50" [View all]JHB
(38,376 posts)77. Update: he lost his primary, so he's out anyway
Rothsilberg won the seat by a squeak in 2012 (50.2%), and in the Republican primary this year was beaten by Lonnie Clark by nearly 60-40%). Possible good news: Rothsilberg is planning to run a write-in campaign. Go Allan, split that wingnut Republican vote!
The Democratic candidate in the race is Tom Brungardt
https://www.facebook.com/TomBrungardtforHouse
From the Ballotpedia page on the district:
2014
Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election will take place on November 4, 2014. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Tom Brungardt was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Allan Rothlisberg was defeated by Lonnie Clark in the Republican primary. Rothlisberg faces Brungardt in the general election.[2][3]
[hide]Kansas House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Lonnie Clark 59.4% 464
Allan Rothlisberg Incumbent 40.6% 317
Total Votes 781
2012
Rothlisberg won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 65. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Melody Saxton (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
[hide]Kansas House of Representatives, District 65, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Allan Rothlisberg 50.2% 2,127
Democratic Melody Saxton 49.8% 2,110
Total Votes 4,237
http://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_House_of_Representatives_District_65Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election will take place on November 4, 2014. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Tom Brungardt was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Allan Rothlisberg was defeated by Lonnie Clark in the Republican primary. Rothlisberg faces Brungardt in the general election.[2][3]
[hide]Kansas House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Lonnie Clark 59.4% 464
Allan Rothlisberg Incumbent 40.6% 317
Total Votes 781
2012
Rothlisberg won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 65. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Melody Saxton (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
[hide]Kansas House of Representatives, District 65, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Allan Rothlisberg 50.2% 2,127
Democratic Melody Saxton 49.8% 2,110
Total Votes 4,237
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If he was a Republican congressman he wouldn't need a brain...as he proves.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2014
#1
Wow, I'd forgotten Martha Mitchell! Didn't her husband actully try to get her committed?
maddiemom
Oct 2014
#79
but you, you fucking moron, need a brain. holy shit. how does someone this stupid....
cali
Oct 2014
#10
i had a repug woman knock on door yesterday. this was just one example i gave her. she asked...
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#31
she tried for about ten minutes to counter. at about 15, she was accusing of single issue. i told
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#44
How odd. I'm seventy years old now, and I just got my ANNUAL notice from my doctor...
CaliforniaPeggy
Oct 2014
#15
My god! Do Republicans get huge bonuses for insulting whole demographics?? eom
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2014
#17
denigrating women is the only thing that gets it up? hence, the bonus? lol. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#32
They should probably just get castrated, 'cuz they don't need their junk anymore, right?
Arugula Latte
Oct 2014
#86
Yet, these cynical, posturing assholes keep getting elected and re-elected.
Feral Child
Oct 2014
#38
When are the people of Kansas going to be done with men like this? Is he really so safe in his
ancianita
Oct 2014
#56
OP corrected this moran's grammar! ;-) (He's thinking not of health but of fertility, IMO.)
WinkyDink
Oct 2014
#64
Another American Taliban Leader, we are wasting our time fighting them over there.
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#66
ya. you are right. i thought it ought to be re worded to match. but basically,
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#101
no way. i am not the one constipated. i eat plenty of fiber. do not give me an enema cause others
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#105
I Wonder If He Feels The Same Way About Urologists... And Prostate Exams... For Men Over 50...
WillyT
Oct 2014
#138
This man is clearly an idiot and ass. But I wonder about the women in his life. f
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#151