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Jim Barnett was born on 30 July, 1954 in Reading, Kansas, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Jim Barnett's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 30 July 1954
Birthday 30 July
Birthplace Reading, Kansas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1954

James A. Barnett (born July 30, 1954) is an American Republican politician from Kansas.

2002

Sebelius was first elected governor in 2002.

During her time in office Sebelius has remained popular, frequently with approval ratings over 50%.

2006

On August 1, 2006 Barnett won the Kansas Republican Gubernatorial Primary.

Barnett faced the incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius in the general election on November 7, 2006 and was unsuccessful in his bid as Sebelius was reelected for a 2nd term.

In January 2006 Barnett first announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor of Kansas.

As 2006 progressed, other candidates for the Republican nomination emerged, however none of them were able to match Barnett in campaign spending or statewide name recognition.

On August 1 Barnett secured the Republican nomination with 36% of the vote.

His closest competitor was author Ken Canfield, who received 26%, followed by former state House Speaker Robin Jennison, who polled 22%..

The candidates for the Republican nomination represented a wide variety of factions within the Republican party.

Of the candidates, Barnett was neither a true moderate nor a true conservative, which may have helped with his win in the primary.

Barnett's opponent in the general election was incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

Sebelius defeated Barnett on November 7, 2006, with over 58% of total votes cast.

2009

On June 2, 2009, Barnett announced that he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States Congress from the first district of Kansas.

2010

On August 3, 2010, Barnett lost the Republican nomination to fellow state senator Tim Huelskamp.

Barnett subsequently resigned his state Senate seat, and resumed his medical career at a Topeka, Kansas, clinic.

In 2010 while a member of the Kansas Senate, Barnett voted to override former Kansas governor Mark Parkinson's veto of an abortion bill.

Barnett has criticized the use of the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program in Kansas, calling it a "flawed program" and a waste of time and money.

Barnett told the Shawnee Mission Post he considers has stated that he believes former Kansas governor Sam Brownback's tax experiment "failed miserably from a budget standopoint."

He thinks increasing tourism to Kansas would improve the economy.

Barnett wants Kansas to go back to having a long-term plan for building and maintaining roads and highways.

Barnett told the Shawnee Mission Post that if elected governor, he wants to increase education funding to $600 million stair-stepped over 3 years ($200 million each year), and that he would sign legislation to adequately fund the schools according to the courts.

Barnett told the High Plains/Midwest AG Journal, "Ninety-five percent of economic development is local and we have to respect local communities" in reference to the proposed Tyson Foods chicken plant in Tonganoxie, Kansas that was unpopular with many local residents.

Barnett supports expanding Medicaid in Kansas.

2017

Barnett formerly represented the 17th district of the Kansas Senate, which is centered on Emporia.

On June 20, 2017, Barnett announced his second candidacy for governor in 2018.

In June 2017, Barnett expressed concern that Congress would not allow states that have not already expanded Medicaid to do so and anticipated that repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would jeopardize healthcare for 440,000 Kansans.

Barnett has stated "water is significant to our state's economy" and that Kansas should work on moving water west and collaborating with other states to maintain the water.

He commended former Kansas governor Sam Brownback's 50-year plan to improve water quality and quantity in the state.

2018

Barnett ran for governor in 2018, ultimately coming in third place in the primary.

In May 2018, Barnett announced that his wife Rosemary "Rosie" Hansen would be his running mate.

Barnett stated that he wanted his running mate to be able to help him institute his #OneKansas agenda, help his administration improve the functionality of the State government, and help bridge the urban/rural divide, and he believes his wife, Rosie Hansen, is the most qualified to do so.

Jim Barnett had been considered a moderate alternative to Kris Kobach in the Republican Party primary for the 2018 election.

Barnett opposes abortion.