Financial Disclosure
Personal Financial Disclosure by Government Officials
To improve government transparency and accountability, government officials, including elected officials, are often required to disclose personal financial information and other associations that may be a conflict of interest for them in their official capacity.
Financial disclosure and conflict of interest statements cannot be found in one place. This page is an attempt to collect in one place all conflict of information and financial disclosure information about federal government officials of most interest to Kansans, as well as such information about Kansas government officials.
The Center for Public Integrity ranks Kansas #9 in financial disclosure, but that’s only good enough for a “C” grade.
Federal Legislative Branch
U.S. Senate: Financial Disclosure Reports, Senate Office of Public Records, Office of the Secretary, Hart Senate Office Building SH-232, Washington, DC. At present I am not aware of the Senate publishing the disclosure reports online on their public disclosure page.
The links here are from the Center for Responsive Politics — the source of OpenSecrets.
- Sam Brownback (R, 1995-2008)
- Pat Roberts (R, 1995-2008)
Disclosure reports for senate staff members are only available in Washington, DC at the Senate Office of the Secretary.
U.S. House: Financial Disclosure Statements, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Legislative Resource Center (LRC), B106 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC.
The online Financial Disclosures Reports Database was new in 2009. It can be searched for any member of the House. New reports are due every year on May 15, and the information is usually online by June 15.
The links below are to PDFs from the Office of the Clerk, and from a source with more historical data, the Center for Responsive Politics — the source of OpenSecrets.
- Jerry Moran (R). Clerk (2008, 2009, 2010). Open Secrets (1995-2009).
- Lynn Jenkins (R). Clerk (2009, 2010). Open Secrets (2007-2009).
- Dennis Moore (R). Clerk (2008, 2009, 2010). Open Secrets (1998-2009).
- Todd Tiahrt (R). Clerk (2008, 2009, 2010). Open Secrets (1995-2009).
Disclosure statements for some house staff members are only available in Washington, DC at the Clerk of the U.S. House at public computers there.
Former House members
2. Nancy Bodya (D). Clerk (2008). Open Secrets (2005-2007).
2. Jim Ryun (R). Clerk (not available). Open Secrets (1995-2006).
Legistorm. Disclosure statements from U.S. House and Senate members are also online at Legistorm.
Related
- Open Records at the Legislative Resource Center in DC, Kansas Meadowlark, May 11, 2009.
- Financial Disclosure Statements Filed by Members of U.S. House, Kansas Meadowlark, May 17, 2009.
- Don’t take pictures near open records at Legislative Research Center or Office of Public Records on Capitol Hill, Kansas Meadowlark, May 21, 2009.
Candidates for Federal Office in 2010
Financial disclosure reports for federal candidates are only available in Washington, DC and the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office — none of these reports are online at present, which is why we are publishing them. The Secretary of State does not publish any of these online since they say not enough ask for them to justify scanning.
Links below are to documents obtained from the Kansas Secretary of State’s office. These links will be periodically updated as new documents are available.
In addition to financial disclosure information, voter registration information is included below for candidates who have not been registered for five years or more in Kansas.
The link associated with the candidate’s name is to a campaign web site.
U.S. Senate Candidates for 2010
- Robert A Conroy (D, Shawnee): 2010
- David Haley (D, Kansas City): 2010
- Lisa R. Johnston (D, Overland Park): 2010
- Charles Schollenberger (D, Prairie Village): 2009 | 2010
- Patrick Wiesner (D, Lawrence): 2010
- Tom Little (R, Mound City): 2010
- Robert Londerholm (R, Overland Park): 2010
- Jerrry Moran (R, Hays): 2010 (for now see House report above)
- Todd Tiahrt (R, Goddard): 2010 (for now see House report above)
U.S. House Candidates in 2010
KS-1
- Alan Jilka (D, Salina). 2009 | 2010
- Jack Warner (L, Wright). 2010
- Timothy Barker (R, Pratt). 2009. Filed termination report. [No longer a candidate.]
- Jim Barnett (R, Emporia). 2009 | 2010
- Sue E Boldra (R, Hays). 2009 | 2010
- Marck Redell Cobb (R, Galva). 2010
- Tim Huelskamp (R, Fowler). 2009 | 2010
- Tracey Mann (R, Salina). 2009 | 2010
[registered to vote in Johnson County, 2003-2009] - Monte Shadwick (R, Salina). 2009 | 2010 [No longer a candidate.]
- Robert Wasinger (R, Cottonwood Falls) . 2009 | 2010
[registered to vote in Hays 2005-2009 at his aunt's house].
KS-2
- Cheryl Hudspeth (D, Girard). 2010
- Laura Kelly (D, Topeka). 2009. “Kelly ending U.S. House bid,” Topeka Capital-Journal, Dec 31, 2009. [No longer a candidate.]
- Thomas Koch (D, Leavenworth). 2010
- Sean Tevis (D, Olathe). 2010
- Robert Garrard, (L, Edgerton). 2010
- Lynn Jenkins (R, Topeka). 2009 | 2010. Incumbent.
- Dennis Pyle (R, Hiawatha). 2009 | 2010
KS-3
- Elizabeth Gallup (D, Lake Quivira). Deceased 2/6/2010. [No longer a candidate.]
- Stephene Moore (D, Lenexa). 2010
- Jasmin Talbert (L, ballot city is Kansas City but registered to vote in Overland Park). 2010
- Thomas E Scherer (R, Prairie Village). 2009 | 2010 [Changed from Republican to Democrat, 2010]
- Dan Gilyeat (R, Kansas City) . 2009 | 2010
- Nick Jordan (R, Shawnee). 2010 [No longer a candidate.]
- Dave King (R, Leawood). 2010
- Gary R. Klotz (R, Lenexa). 2010
- Patricia Lightner (R, Olathe). 2009 | 2010
- Jerry Malone (R, Leawood). 2010
- Craig McPherson (R, Overland Park). 2010
- Charlotte O’Hara (R, Overland Park). 2010 [O'Hara drops out of race, KC Star, Feb 27, 2010.] [No longer a candidate.]
- Steve Rose (R, Mission Hills). [“Steve Rose is ‘boweling’ OUT, can’t stomach the campaign,” KC Star Prime Buzz, Sept 25, 2009.] [No longer a candidate.]
- John Rysavy (R, Overland Park). 2009 | 2010
- Jean Ann Uvodich (R, Overland Park). 2010
- Kevin Yoder (R, Overland Park). 2010
KS-4
- David Moffett (L, Bel Aire). 2010
- Susan G. Ducey (Reform, Wichita). 2010
- Jim Anderson (R, Wichita). 2009 | 2010
- Willis “Wink” Hartman (R, Rose Hill). 2009 | 2010
- Dick Kelsey (R, Goddard). 2009 [No longer a candidate.]
- Mike Pompeo (R, Wichita). 2009 | 2010
- Paij Rutschman (R, Latham). 2010
- Jean Kurtis Schodorf (R, Wichita). 2009 | 2010
Federal Judicial Branch
Federal Courts in Kansas: How to look up your judge
Kansas Executive Branch, Statewide Elected Officials, Legislative Branch, many state government agencies, candidates for state office: Statements of Substantial Interest
- Recent Years: Secretary of State’s web site (online and free, but must register)
- Center for Public Integrity: Kansas Disclosure Document Warehouse (2002-2006)
Kansas Judicial Branch: Judicial Financial Disclosure Report
- Kansas Supreme Court [to be published soon]
- Kansas Court of Appeals [to be published soon]
- Kansas District Courts
Supreme Court Canons require that all judges, who earn $15,000 or more annually from the performance of judicial duties, file an annual financial disclosure report. This includes the following judges: Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeal Judges, District, District Magistrate, Senior, Full-time Municipal, Hearing Officers, Pro Tempore, Retired Judges Accepting Assignments, and Part-time Municipal Judges.
Michelle Moore, Administrator, Judicial Qualifications, Sept 15, 2009.
Exempt from financial disclosure under current laws
- Supreme Court Nominating Commission (selects nominees to Supreme Court)
- Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance
- Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Judicial Ethics)
- Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys (Attorney Ethics)
- Superintendents of Schools
Contact: Earl F Glynn, earl@kansaswatchdog.org, KansasWatchdog.org
Last updated 25 July 2010
