Ken Corbet
Ken Corbet (Republican Party) is a member of theKansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 54. He assumed office on January 14, 2013. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Corbet (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theKansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 54. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Ken Corbet was born in Dover, Kansas, which is where he lived as of February 2020. He attended Baker University and Washburn University. Corbet's career experience includes working as the owner of Ravenwood Lodge. He founded the Kansas Hunting Sport Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Corbet was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
- House Federal and State Affairs Committee
- Taxation Committee
- Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee
2023-2024
Corbet was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee,Chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee,Vice Chair
- Appropriations Committee
- Taxation Committee
2021-2022
Corbet was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Corbet was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee,Vice Chair
- Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee
- Taxation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| •Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Vice chair |
| •Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications |
| •Insurance |
| •Taxation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Corbet served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| •Energy and Environment, Vice Chair |
| •Utilities and Telecommunications |
| •Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
| •Taxation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Corbet served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| •Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
| •Federal and State Affairs |
| •Taxation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet defeatedJade Pearson Ramsdell in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Corbet (R) | 67.7 | 8,028 |
 | Jade Pearson Ramsdell (D)  | 32.3 | 3,825 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 11,853 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
Jade Pearson Ramsdell advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jade Pearson Ramsdell | 100.0 | 605 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 605 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet | 100.0 | 2,323 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,323 | ||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet defeatedLyndon Johnson in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet (R) | 66.6 | 6,446 |
| Lyndon Johnson (D) | 33.4 | 3,231 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 9,677 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
Lyndon Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lyndon Johnson | 100.0 | 1,710 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,710 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet | 100.0 | 4,367 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,367 | ||
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2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet defeatedJohn Brosz in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet (R) | 67.9 | 8,297 |
| John Brosz (D) | 32.1 | 3,927 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 12,224 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
John Brosz advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Brosz | 100.0 | 1,323 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,323 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet | 100.0 | 3,359 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,359 | ||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet defeatedSarah Coats in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet (R) | 59.1 | 5,968 |
 | Sarah Coats (D) | 40.9 | 4,132 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 10,100 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
Sarah Coats advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Coats | 100.0 | 1,212 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,212 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54
IncumbentKen Corbet advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 54 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Corbet | 100.0 | 2,689 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,689 | ||
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2016
Elections for theKansas House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
IncumbentKen Corbet defeatedRenae Hansen in the Kansas House of Representatives District 54 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 54 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ken CorbetIncumbent | 53.71% | 5,904 | |
| Democratic | Renae Hansen | 46.29% | 5,088 | |
| Total Votes | 10,992 | |||
| Source:Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Renae Hansen ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 54 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Renae Hansen (unopposed) | |
IncumbentKen Corbet ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 54 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 54 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ken CorbetIncumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for theKansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014.Ann Mah was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentKen Corbet was unopposed in the Republican primary. Corbet defeated Mah in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken CorbetIncumbent | 54.1% | 4,869 | |
| Democratic | Ann Mah | 45.9% | 4,136 | |
| Total Votes | 9,005 | |||
2012
Corbet won election in the2012 election forKansas House of Representatives District 52. Corbet defeatedDebbi Childers andDana Webber in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated incumbentAnn Mah (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Corbet | 50.1% | 5,394 | |
| Democratic | Ann MahIncumbent | 49.9% | 5,373 | |
| Total Votes | 10,767 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Corbet | 50.9% | 1,406 |
| Debbi Childers | 29.3% | 808 |
| Dana Webber | 19.8% | 547 |
| Total Votes | 2,761 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ken Corbet did not completeBallotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ken Corbet did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ken Corbet did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Corbet's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
Economy
- Excerpt: "Ken Corbet will get government out of the way so Kansan's ecomony will grow again. Kansas ranks 27th worst in the nation for Personal Income Tax Rates, this needs to be fixed if we want business to move to Kansas."
2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "As a life-long hunter, Ken is an ardent defender of the Second Amendment."
Life
- Excerpt: "Ken believes that life starts at the moment of conception."
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives District 54 | Won general | $42,570 | $0 |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives District 54 | Won general | $50,979 | $0 |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives District 54 | Won general | $54,460 | N/A** |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives District 54 | Won general | $68,924 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | $49,296 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 54 | Won | $64,546 | N/A** |
| 2012 | Kansas State House, District 50 | Won | $35,661 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 30.
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2023
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In 2023, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.
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2020
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In 2020, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.
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2019
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In 2019, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.
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In 2017, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26.
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2016
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In 2015, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 12.
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2014
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In 2014, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 30.
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In 2013, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 20.
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Personal
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Corbet and his wife, Bev, have two children. Corbet founded the Kansas Sport Hunting Association, and is currently on the Dean's Advisory Council at the Kansas State University School of Agriculture.[10]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Kansas House of Representatives District 54 | Officeholder Kansas House of Representatives District 54 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Vote Smart, "Ken Corbet's Biography," accessed February 28, 2020
- ↑Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑4.04.1Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑5.05.1Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑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 2, 2012
- ↑C-SPAN, "Kansas - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑10.010.1"corbet4kansas," Official Campaign Website
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