State Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-36th Dist., filed to run for reelection to the Kansas House of Representatives on Monday.
“My goal in Topeka is to set aside partisan politics and work to create opportunity and growth in Wyandotte County,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said.
Rep. Wolfe Moore, who was first elected in 2010, serves on the Appropriations and Taxation committees, and is the ranking Democrat on the General Government Budget committee.
“Creating a fair and balanced tax plan and reducing the sales tax on food are some of my top priorities,” she said. “Kansas is stronger when our schools, law enforcement, and basic services are adequately funded without squeezing our least-fortunate citizens.”
Rep. Wolfe Moore has strived for bipartisanship and transparency during her time in the legislature. She stood with Republicans and Democrats as a sponsor of the Kansas Transparency Act.
“Together we can set aside party politics and work to make Kansas a more open and fair government,” she said while discussing her support of the bill.
Outside of the legislature, Rep. Wolfe Moore works as the business director and external liaison at the University of Kansas Hospital, a position she has held since 2005. She serves as the chair of the board for the Wyandotte Economic Development Council, a nonprofit economic development corporation whose mission is to promote and strengthen the local economy through innovative approaches to programs, partnerships, and leadership in industrial, residential, office and retail markets.
She is also a board member at the Wyandot Center, a community mental health center.
“A large part of what makes Kansas a great state to live is our strong and vibrant communities,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said. “Access to quality mental health services here in Kansas City ensures residents are able to receive the care and treatment they need for a high quality life.”
Rep. Wolfe Moore, just one of 27 women in the Kansas Legislature, serves as a state director of Women in Government. A national association of women legislators, Women in Government supports courageous and bold women leaders to develop sound policy. The organization recognized Rep. Wolfe Moore’s leadership in Kansas and her ability to support women throughout the state.