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American politician
Garrett Love
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 38th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byTim Huelskamp
Succeeded byBud Estes
Personal details
Born (1987-12-17) December 17, 1987 (age 37)
Montezuma, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCaley Love
Residence(s)Montezuma, Kansas, U.S.
Alma materWashburn University
Fort Hays State University
ProfessionFarmer

Garrett Love (December 12, 1987) is an American Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 38th district from 2011 until 2017. He has been given ratings of 67%, 75% and 83% from the American Conservative Union.

Love is a Montezuma farmer, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Washburn University and an MBA from Fort Hays State University.

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. Love won unopposed in the 2010 general election.

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.

Committee assignments

Sen. Love serves on these legislative committees:

  • Local Government
  • Agriculture
  • Assessment and Taxation
  • Joint Committee on Information Technology
  • Natural Resources
  • Utilities

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Love's 2012 campaign, according to Project Vote Smart.

Juliette and Rodney Steven, $2,000; Kansas Chamber of Commerce, $1,664; a number of contributors gave $1,000 each.

References

  1. ^ "Senator Garrett Love | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. "Home". Loveforkansas.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  3. "2,027 students awarded degrees from Fort Hays State University". Hayspost.com. 2014-07-08. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  4. "Garden City Telegram". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  5. "2010 General Election : Kansas Secretary of State" (PDF). Kssos.org. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  6. "Kansas Secretary of State | Home". Sos.ks.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  7. "2012 Primary Election : Kansas Secretary of State" (PDF). Kssos.org. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  8. "2016 Kansas General Election". Sos.ks.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  9. ^ "Garrett Love's Campaign Finances - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart". Static.votesmart.org. Retrieved 2017-01-05.

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