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State Representative, District 72

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican · Incumbent

Avery Anderson works in insurance and has been a Newton-area state representative since 2021. He chairs the Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee and holds a political science degree from the University of Kansas.

Records: Civil Rights 4 against, Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 1 against, Personal Income Tax Reduction 2 for,

Democratic

Matthew L Smith has owned Cool Guy HVAC since 2020 and earlier worked in heating and cooling at Graber Plumbing & Heating.

Sources: sos.ks.gov2 · sedgwickcounty.org