Garrett Love
Garrett Love | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 38th district | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Huelskamp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Montezuma, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Caley Love |
| Residence | Montezuma, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Washburn University, Fort Hays State University |
| Profession | farmer |
Garrett Love is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 38th District since 2011.
Love is a Montezuma farmer,[1] and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Washburn University[2] and an MBA from Fort Hays State University.[3]
Elections
Love defeated 12-term incumbent Melvin Neufeld in the Republican primary for the Kansas House of Representatives on August 3, 2010 by a 2,079-1,042 margin.[4] Love won unopposed in the 2010 general election.[5]
He was chosen by Republican caucus in a three-person field on December 27, 2010 to fill the term of Sen. Tim Huelskamp, who had resigned to serve as U.S. congressman, immediately bypassing his House term and going straight to the Kansas Senate.
In the 2012 campaign, Love ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Johnny Dunlap II by a 13,539-4,033 margin in the November 6, 2012 general election.[6][7][8]
Committee assignments
Sen. Love serves on these legislative committees:
- Local Government
- Agriculture
- Assessment and Taxation
- Joint Committee on Information Technology
- Natural Resources
- Utilities[9]
Major donors
Some of the top contributors to Love's 2012 campaign, according to Project Vote Smart:[10]
- Juliette and Rodney Steven, $2,000; Kansas Chamber of Commerce, $1,664; a number of contributors gave $1,000 each [11]
References
- ^ http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_love_garrett_1/ Kansas Legislature
- ^ Garrett Love campaign website
- ^ 2,027 students awarded degrees from Fort Hays State University - Hays Post
- ^ Love upsets Neufeld
- ^ Official Kansas House of Representatives General Election Results, 2010
- ^ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 Primary (official),"
- ^ Kansas Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ^ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Kansas General Election Results,"
- ^ http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_love_garrett_1/ Kansas Legislature
- ^ Project Vote Smart campaign contributions
- ^ http://static.votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/125230/garrett-love Project Vote Smart campaign finance