TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 25, 2006 – The National Federation of Independent Business/Kansas, the state’s leading small-business advocacy organization, today announced is endorsement of 47 candidates seeking election to the Kansas House of Representatives.

Each of the candidates listed below earned NFIB’s endorsement because of their strong support of small business and the public policy issues that impact small businesses. Incumbents running for reelection must have at least a 70 percent voting record on issues important to small-business owners to be considered for the NFIB endorsement.

NFIB endorsements come from the NFIB/Kansas SAFE (Save America’s Free Enterprise) Trust, the political action committee for NFIB/Kansas’ membership.  The endorsement brings the considerable grassroots support of Kansas’ small-business owners to each of the following campaigns:

District    Candidate
4             Lynne Oharah
6             Jene Vickrey
9             Bill Otto
11           Virgil Peck
14           Lance Kinzer
15           Arlen Siegfried
18           Mary Pilcher-Cook
23           Judy Morrison
26           Robert Olson
29           Sheryl Spalding
38           Anthony Brown
39           Owen Donohue
42           Kenny Wilk
47           Lee Tafanelli
48           Jeff Colyer
52           Lana Gordon
54           Joe Patton
59           Joe Humerickhouse
65           Barbara Craft
72           Tom Thull
76           Peggy Mast
79           Kasha Kelley
80           Bill McCreary
82           Don Myers
83           Jo Ann Pottorf
85           Steve Brunk
87           Bonnie Huy
90           Steve Huebert
91           Brenda Landwehr
93           Dick Kelsey
94           Joe McLeland
96           Willa DeCastro
99           Ty Masterson
100         Mario Goico
101         Mark Treaster
104         Mike O’Neal
105         Jason Watkins
106         Sharon Schwartz
107         Elaine S. Bowers
109         Clay Aurand
113         Bob Bethell
114         Mitch Holmes
115         Melvin Neufeld
116         Dennis McKinney
117         Larry Powell
120         John Faber
121         Jim Morrison

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CONTACT:  Nancy St. Pierre, 214-614-3008