Harold Lane
Harold Lane is a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 58 from August 20, 2003, to October 31, 2015. He resigned to spend more time with his family.[1]
Biography
Lane's professional experience includes owning and operating a restaurant in Topeka.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lane served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Veterans, Military and Homeland Security, Ranking Minority Member |
| • Kansas Security |
| • General Government Budget |
| • Energy and Environment |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lane served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • General Government Budget |
| • Appropriations |
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lane served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget |
| • Appropriations |
| • Information Technology |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lane served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Federal and State Affairs |
| • Education Budget |
| • Information Technology Joint |
| • Select Committee on KPERS |
Issues
Policy positions
Lane refused to take Project Vote Smart's 2008 Political Courage Test. The test, which is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices, asks one central question - "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"[2]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Harold Lane was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Cordell Fischer was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lane defeated Fischer in the general election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Harold Lane Incumbent |
70.8% | 3,164 | |
| Republican | Cordell Fischer | 29.2% | 1,302 | |
| Total Votes | 4,466 | |||
2012
Lane won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 58. Lane ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Quentin Martin (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold Lane Incumbent |
74.1% | 4,778 | |
| Republican | Quentin Martin | 25.9% | 1,673 | |
| Total Votes | 6,451 | |||
2010
Lane won re-election to the 58th District seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[6]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lane was re-elected to the 58th District Seat in the Kansas House of Representatives with no opposition.[7] He raised $21,279 for his campaign.[8]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 58 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Harold Lane (D)
|
5,882 | 100% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Kansas Freedom Index
The Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas’s "first free market think tank," releases its legislator scorecard as a part of its Kansas Freedom Index for Kansas state representatives and senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score from 1%-100% based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Kansas Policy Institute thought were pro-limited government policies.[9]
2013
Harold Lane received a score of 39.0% in the 2013 index.[10]
Personal
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Lane and his wife, Jane, have two children. He has worked with the Helping Hands Capitol Improvement Board, YMCA Board, Historic Topeka Board and the Friends of Free State.[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Harold + Lane + Kansas + House"
See also
- Kansas House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Kansas state legislative districts
- Kansas State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Harold Lane, Topeka Democratic lawmaker, to resign Oct. 31," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Lane Issue Positions
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2012 primary (official)," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Kansas 2008 - Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Policy Institute, "Freedom Index," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "2013 Kansas Policy Index," accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
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Kansas House of Representatives District 58 2003–2015 |
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