Chris Steineger
Chris Steineger | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office November, 1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Shari Wilson |
| Residence | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University, University of Kansas |
| Profession | Consultant |
Chris Steineger is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 6th District since 1997. He was once the Senate Minority Whip. He is married and lives in Kansas City.
Issue positions
Steineger lists the following positions on his website[1]:
- Encourages careful conservation of natural resources and use of sustainable energy resources
- Health care system should be restructured to have universal coverage and also cost the state less.
- Supports firearm ownership
- He has a focus on early education
- Local governments should be consolidated
- Cuban trade embargo should be ended[2]
Committee assignments
Steineger serves on these legislative committees:[3]
- Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Assessment and Taxation
- Education
- Joint Committee on Information Technology
- Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit
Sponsored legislation
Sen. Steineger's recent sponsored/co-sponsored legislation includes:
- A bill to decrease the number of Kansas Legislators[4]
- A bill to establish a county consolidation commission[5].
- A resolution encouraging funding for the United States Airborne Laser defense program[6]
- A resolution to create a budget stabilization fund[7]
Major Donors
Some of the top contributors to Steineger's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics[8]:
- Howard Grace, Cerner Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Bank of America, Kansans for Lifesaving Cures
Finance, insurance, and real estate companies were his largest donor group.
See also: Sen. Steineger's issue positions on Project Vote Smart
Organizations
- Board President, Grinter Place Friends
- Board Secretary, Kansas Democratic Leadership Council Committee, Incorporated
- Board Member, Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
- Vice President, Mid-County Democrat Club
- Treasurer, Southside Democrat Club
- Board Member, Wyandotte County Historical Society.
Bar fight
On August 21, 2009, Steineger and his wife were at a bar in Kansas City, Kansas where Steineger got into a fight with another patron which left him with a black eye. He and another man were debating health care reform. The other patron was vehemently against reform proposals discussed by Congressional Democrats and the Obama administration, but Steineger is supportive of the ideas. Steineger said the man, "was just looking for someone to yell at" and that he, "got angrier and angrier, and it became a one-sided conversation" so he and his wife decided to leave. He then claims that after getting up to leave, he "took about 10 steps and turn[ed] around to make sure [his] wife [was] there…[the other man] had followed [him] and sucker-punched [Steineger]." However, the other man claims, through his attorney, Thomas F. McGraw, that Steineger was the one who started the fight by grabbing the other man's tie and taking a swing at him, but blocked his punch and swung back in self-defense, giving Steineger his black eye. McGraw says Steineger "is the primary aggressor." The fight was quickly broken up by other bar patrons and neither man filed a police report.[9]
2010 Gubernatorial campaign
Chris Steineger has officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination.[10]
References
- ^ Sen. Steineger Issues
- ^ Sen. Steineger on Cuba (video)
- ^ Profile from the Kansas Legislature
- ^ SB 113 Kansas Legislature
- ^ SB 198 Kansas Legislature
- ^ SR 1859 Kansas Legislature
- ^ Concurrent Resolution 1614
- ^ Chris Steineger 2008 campaign contributions
- ^ Klepper, David (2009-08-28). "Health care debate gives lawmaker a black eye". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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External links
- Kansas Senate
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign Contributions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Sen. Steineger on Facebook
- Sen. Steineger's website
- Sen. Steineger from the Kansas Democratic Party