Currently holds the office of Kansas House of Representatives - District 20 until January 13, 2025.
Candidate for Kansas House of Representatives - District 20 in 2024 Kansas General Election.
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Get StartedAdvocate for common-sense and evidence-based public safety policies to reduce gun violence and save lives. Learn more
Ensure public safety budgets are funded to protect our communities. Learn more
Advance innovative policies that help Kansas businesses attract and retain employees. Learn more
While important progress has been made, Mari-Lynn knows more can be done to assure excellence in our public schools in Kansas. She would like to: Fully fund special/gifted education using state dollars so local school districts can spend their own money in general education classrooms. Let local school districts make the best decisions for their own areas and fight costly overreach from the state legislature. Continue to address the growing teacher shortage crisis by providing scholarships and incentives to both new and current teachers. Keep tax dollars in public schools and prevent the siphoning of public money to subsidize private schools. Learn more
Keep tax dollars in public schools and prevent the siphoning of public money to subsidize private schools. Learn more
Let local school districts make the best decisions for their own areas and fight costly overreach from the state legislature. Learn more
Fully fund special/gifted education using state dollars so local school districts can spend their own money in general education classrooms. Learn more
Continue to address the growing teacher shortage crisis by providing scholarships and incentives to both new and current teachers. Learn more
In Topeka, Mari-Lynn advocates to keep our communities strong and secure. She would like to: Invest in evidence-based mental health and addiction services for both children and adults. Ensure public safety budgets are funded to protect our communities. Expand Medicaid to cover 150,000 more Kansans and bring back billions of Kansas dollars to our economy. Learn more
Invest in evidence-based mental health and addiction services for both children and adults. Learn more
Expand Medicaid to cover 150,000 more Kansans and bring back billions of Kansas dollars to our economy. Learn more
To keep that momentum, she would like to: Advance innovative policies that help Kansas businesses attract and retain employees. Lower taxes for Kansans, prioritizing what will benefit working families the most, including property taxes, food sales tax, and childcare tax credits. Protect our seniors by eliminating the income tax on social security benefits and increasing eligibility for our Safe Senior Property Tax Relief program. Learn more
Lower taxes for Kansans, prioritizing what will benefit working families the most, including property taxes, food sales tax, and childcare tax credits. Learn more
Protect our seniors by increasing eligibility for our Safe Senior Property Tax Relief program. Learn more
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