Mike Petersen (Kansas)

Mike Petersen

Republican Party

Candidate, Kansas State Senate District 28

Kansas State Senate District 28

Tenure

2005 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

19

Compensation

Base salary

$86.66/session day

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Next election

August 6, 2024

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Mike Petersen (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office in 2005. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Petersen (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 28. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Petersen was assigned to the following committees:

• Assessment and Taxation Committee
• Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee, Chair
• Utilities Committee, Vice Chair
• Information Technology Committee, Vice Chair
• Kansas Security Committee, Vice Chair
• Legislative Post Audit Committee, Vice Chair

2021-2022

Petersen was assigned to the following committees:

• Information Technology Committee, Vice Chair
• Kansas Security Committee, Vice Chair
• Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee, Chair
• Utilities Committee, Vice chair

2019-2020

Petersen was assigned to the following committees:

• Information Technology Committee, Vice Chair
• Kansas Security Committee
• Assessment and Taxation Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee, Chair
• Utilities Committee, Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Petersen served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Petersen served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Petersen served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Petersen served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 28

Incumbent Mike Petersen is running in the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 28 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Mike Petersen

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Endorsements

2020

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas State Senate District 28

Incumbent Mike Petersen defeated Jim Ward in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Petersen (R)	53.7	11,895
		Jim Ward (D)	46.3	10,250

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,145
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 28

Jim Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 28 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Ward	100.0	2,816

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 28

Incumbent Mike Petersen advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 28 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Petersen	100.0	4,201

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2016

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Kansas State Senate took place in 2016. 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.

Incumbent Mike Petersen defeated Keith Humphrey in the Kansas State Senate District 28 general election.^[1][2]

Kansas State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Petersen Incumbent	51.46%	9,915
	Democratic	Keith Humphrey	48.54%	9,353
Total Votes				19,268
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Keith Humphrey ran unopposed in the Kansas State Senate District 28 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Kansas State Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Keith Humphrey  (unopposed)

Incumbent Mike Petersen defeated Jo Hillman in the Kansas State Senate District 28 Republican primary.^[3][4]

Kansas State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Petersen Incumbent	74.63%	2,003
	Republican	Jo Hillman	25.37%	681
Total Votes				2,684

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Petersen won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 28. Petersen ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Keith Humphrey (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[5][6]

Kansas State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Petersen Incumbent	52.7%	9,853
	Democratic	Keith Humphrey	47.3%	8,852
Total Votes				18,705

2008

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Petersen was re-elected to the 28th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Shala Perez (D).^[7] Petersen raised $93,577 for his campaign, while Perez raised $54,603.^[8]

Kansas State Senate, District 28 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mike Petersen (R)		9,408	54.1%
Shala Perez (D)		7,957	45.8%

Campaign themes

2024

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2020

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2016

Petersen's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[9]

Tax reform

• Excerpt: "Kansas needs to be competitive in the jobs war. Our neighboring states are lowering their income taxes and Kansas needs to stay competitive."
• Excerpt: "Kansans should no longer be taxed for earning a day’s wages, and government shouldn’t misuse taxpayer dollars. Our budget and tax plan aim for responsible, pro-growth fiscal policy."

Second Amendment

• Excerpt: "I proudly voted for the passage of a new law protecting the 2nd amendment rights of Kansans. The provision states that no firearm manufactured, sold, and owned in the State of Kansas may be confiscated by the federal government. This is an effort by Kansas to defend itself against federal overreach and to ensure its sovereignty as a state."

Two-year budget

• Excerpt: "This year, the legislature passed a two year budget, opposed to a one year budget. This will ensure that agencies and organizations that count on state funding will have solid ground to stand on when they make their projections on expenses and investments."

Judicial reform

• Excerpt: "The nomination power for appellate court judges has been moved from a commission built by a select group of lawyers to the Governor. The nominee would then be subject to confirmation by the Kansas Senate. This will ensure accountability in the third branch, which has been left largely untouched by any representation."

Disaster relief

• Excerpt: "I worked in a bi-partisan effort with my senate colleagues to create a new law that would allow for property tax abatement to those whose homes are destroyed in natural disasters. The new law is retroactive, beginning with 2012 so those who were victims of the April storm can request a rebate for the taxes they paid."

Helping veterans

• Excerpt: "As chair of the Transportation committee, I was able to sponsor legislation that would give more recognition to our state’s veterans by placing the word “veteran” on the driver licenses of those who have bravely served our country through military service."

Recognizing Boy Scouts

• Excerpt: "This Session I had the honor of sponsoring a Resolution honoring our state’s Boy Scouts and their faith based heritage. The Boy Scouts of America provide 30 million hours of community service each year. They are a model for American values of duty, personal honor, respect, and principles of good character, citizenship, and health."

Accountability for public assistance

• Excerpt: "In order to increase accountability in our government assistance programs, legislation was passed that requires drug-testing for those under reasonable suspicion of using illegal drugs while receiving cash assistance or unemployment benefits from the state."
• Excerpt: "This legislation provides the help those struggling with drug addiction need. The new program goes farther than any other of its kind in the nation to provide such services."

RICO bill

• Excerpt: "After 5 long years, I was pleased to be the chief advocate for the passage of SB 16, which is the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization Act. As part of a series of public safety measures to pass the legislature this past year, none were more important than this piece of legislation. This bill is designed to give law enforcement and prosecutors the tools they need to combat organized crime, gangs and to go after the leaders and those financing the criminal organization."

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