• Over the past decade, Kansas State University has lost its voice in Topeka. Gone are the days when the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader were passionate advocates and effective leaders in the legislative corridors for K-State. It is time that the people of the 22nd District elect a Senator who will emerge into positions of leadership in order to better represent the interests of Kansas State University, Fort Riley, small businesses and our families. Bob Reader is that leader.
  • CONTROL STATE SPENDING: Kansas debt at more than $10 billion is almost twice the amount of annual tax receipts. Sales, income and property taxes are often higher than neighboring states. And on June 30, 2010, the former Governor and the Senate Leadership allowed our General Fund balance to dip to $876.05, less than a vapor of cash to fund all government operations. We must control our spending.
  • FOSTER HIGH-PAYING JOBS: My career has been focused on building and growing technology startup companies and commercializing new technologies. K-State grads and alumni have clearly expressed their willingness to stay in or return to Manhattan and the surrounding area. Lower taxes, fewer regulations and excellence in education will encourage private capital to invest in Kansans and enables them to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. A system where direct government investment presumes to pick the winners and losers in the marketplace simply doesn't work, though it has been pursued many times.
  • PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION: I have dedicated much of my life to education teaching a wide range of disciplines: professional speaking, chemistry, business strategy, patent law and more. My wife and I currently home school our children, because we believe it is the right choice for our family. But I am equally committed to the time-proven principle that a civilized society must provide an adequate public education to all of its children in order to prosper. I have had the fortune of building strong relationships with many faculty members and administrators at K-State and will continue to strive with them in making K-State the Top 50 among the nation's public universities by 2025.