Oletha Faust-Goudeau

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Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Kansas Senate District 29
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Current term ends 2013
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Community activist
Website	Senate site

Oletha Faust-Goudeau is a Democratic member of the Kansas State Senate, representing the 29th District since 2003. She was previously a Kansas Representative.

Policy Positions

Sen. Faust-Goudeau does not have a website that lists her issue positions.

Legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Faust-Goudeau includes:^[1]

• An act repealing the Kansas insurance score act^[2]
• A bill raising the minimum wage^[3]

See also: Oletha Faust-Goudeau on State Surge

Committee assignments

Sen. Faust-Goudeau serves on these legislative committees:^[4]

• Ethics and Elections
• Federal and State Affairs
• Joint Committee on Arts and Cultural Resources
• Business & Labor
• Joint Committee on Children's Issues
• Commerce
• Joint Committee on Economic Development
• Local Government

Elections

2008

On November 4, 2008, Faust-Goudeau was re-elected to the 29th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Kenya Cox (R). ^[5] Faust-Goudeau raised $42,074 for her campaign, while Cox raised $34,122. ^[6]

Kansas State Senate, District 29 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)		12,774	69.7%
Kenya Cox (R)		5,527	30.2%

Campaign Donors

In 2008 Faust-Goudeau collected $42,074 in donations.^[7]

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kansas National Education Association	$2,000
Kansans for Lifesaving Cures	$2,000
Senate Democratic Committee of Kansas	$1,289
Wichita/Hutchinson	$1,000

External links

• Official Website
• Oletha Faust-Goudeau 2008 Blog
• Kansas State Senate Website
• Kansas Democratic Party Profile
• Project Vote Smart Bio
• Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2004, 2006, 2008
• Oletha Faust-Goudeau on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by U.L. Rip Gooch	Kansas Senate District 29 2003–present	Succeeded by NA

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