Leslie D. "Les" Donovan, Sr. (May 5, 1936) was a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 27th district from 1997 to 2017. He was the Assistant Majority Leader in 2001 and was a delegate to the National Republican Convention in 2000. He was a Kansas Representative from 1992 to 1997.
Leslie Donovan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 27th district | |
| In office January 8, 1997 – January 10, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Terry Harris |
| Succeeded by | Gene Suellentrop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1936[1] Wray, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Wichita, Kansas |
| Profession | auto dealer |
He is an auto dealer from Wichita.
Committee assignments
editDonovan served on these legislative committees:[2]
- Assessment and Taxation (chair)
- Judiciary
- Transportation
Sponsored legislation
editLegislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Donovan includes:[3]
- An amendment to have supreme court justices' appointments subject to consent of the senate.[4]
- A resolution to create a budget stabilization fund[5]
- A bill regarding campaign finance reform[6]
Major donors
editSome of the top contributors to Les Donovan's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[7]
- Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Koch Industries, Kansas Contractors Association, Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Medical Society, Kansas Bankers Association
Financial, insurance and real estate companies were his largest donor group.
Elections
edit2012
editDonovan was unopposed in the 2012 Republican primary. He defeated Democratic nominee Diana Cubbage in the general election, by a margin of 20,773 to 10,922 — 65.5 percent to 34.5 percent. In their primaries, Donovan had won 7,455 votes; Cubbage 1,044 votes.
Cubbage, a Wichita educator, had been unopposed in the 2012 Democratic Primary.[8][9] She had been endorsed by the Kansas Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers-Kansas and the AFL-CIO.[10]
References
edit- ^ House profiles kanfocus.com [dead link]
- ^ "Senator Les Donovan | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". kslegislature.org.
- ^ "Legislation". Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ "SB 1612" (PDF).
- ^ "SB 1614" (PDF).
- ^ "usurped title". palestinapedia.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Leslie Donovan 2008 campaign contributions".
- ^ "2012 Primary Election. Official vote totals" (PDF). sos.ks.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Kansas Secretary of State. 2012 Kansas General Election Results". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Voter Guide" (PDF). utw-ks.org.
External links
edit- Kansas Senate
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Follow the Money campaign contributions