Armand Vaquer from Tarzana, CA has endorsed Greg for the Kansas House of Representatives District 22). Mr. Vaquer was a member of the California Ronald Reagan Delegation in 1976, 1980 and 1984 and area chairman. Member of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus since 1984. He's also an insurance claims examiner and a proud parent. Armand's other honors include: Outstanding Young Men In America; Who's Who In American Politics; and Who's Who In The West. Mr.

Yael T. Abouhalkah's column on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, is utter nonsense. Mr. Abouhalkah clearly does not understand the dynamics of the Kansas Legislature. His editorial is titled "GOP-fueled sales tax increase boosts Kansas near top 10." I will give him credit for his statistics. Kansas will be the highest taxed state in the region but the GOP had nothing to do with it. Instead the blame lies squarely on Democrat and Republican-In-Name-Only legislators who voted to increase not only taxes but spending.

The conference report on SB 829 with the omnibus crime bill and the Kelsey Smith Act in it did not pass the Senate. They took it up and a Senator threatened to filibuster due to another provision unrelated to the Kelsey Smith Act, so they laid it over, so we will have to try again next year. Thank you to all those who worked so hard to pass the bill.

Yesterday afternoon, Governor Pawlenty signed the Kelsey Smith Act into law for the State of Minnesota. Minnesota is now the third state to have this life saving law. I appreciate the efforts of Rep. Sheldon and Senator Prettner Solon for sponsoring and working to get the law passed.

The bill now moves back to the Kansas Senate for a vote.

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/03/1921696/kansas-house-overturns-gove...

A new Survey USA poll asks the question, "Do you approve or disapprove of the job the State Legislature is doing?" 63% of Kansans disapprove of the job our state legislature is doing. (http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=2dd9e07d-f740-467a-9e0...)

According to KansasLiberty.com, 121 late term abortions were performed in Kansas last year, and over half of those were unborn, viable children.

Make sure you are registered to vote so your voice can be heard in the upcoming elections. Follow this link to register: http://www.jocoelection.org/voters/VoterRegistration.htm.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit yesterday at the Kansas State Representative Suite and table. I enjoyed meeting new friends and seeing old ones! It was a great afternoon and evening.

The theme I took away from the event yesterday is that we must not only be vocal about the direction our country should take - we must act to make sure it goes in the right direction. That means that talk is no longer enough. We need to become involved in the work of taking our country back. That's one of the reasons I am running for the Kansas House.

Please take the time to watch this video. It is 7 minutes and 40 seconds of time that is well spent.