Sean Tarwater Sr.
2017 - Present
2027
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Sean Tarwater Sr. (Republican Party) is a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Tarwater (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Representative Tarwater was born in Kansas City, Kansas and earned an MBA from the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1993. Tarwater worked as an account executive for Zurich Insurance from 1993 to 2000, as the principal of Integrity Mobile, LLC from 2012 to 2016, and as president and CEO of Dealer Development Group Services beginning in 2000. He has served as the president of the River Ridge Farms Homeowner Association, chair of the Saint Michael the Archangel Finance Council, and as volunteer night patrol for the River Ridge Farms Neighborhood.
Representative Tarwater was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. In the 2019 session he was a member of the Appropriations Committee, the K-12 Education Budget Committee, the Pensions, Investments and Benefits Committee, and chair of the Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Tarwater was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Pensions, Investments and Benefits Committee
- State-Tribal Relations Committee
- Legislative Post Audit Committee
2021-2022
Tarwater was assigned to the following committees:
- Pensions, Investments and Benefits Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, Chair
- K-12 Education Budget Committee
2019-2020
Tarwater was assigned to the following committees:
- Pensions, Investments and Benefits Committee
- Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, Chair
- Appropriations Committee
- K-12 Education Budget Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Kansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce, Labor and Economic Development |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated David Benson in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. (R) | 58.9 | 9,049 | |
| David Benson (D) | 41.1 | 6,307 | ||
| Total votes: 15,356 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
David Benson advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Benson | 100.0 | 973 | |
| Total votes: 973 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. | 100.0 | 1,937 | |
| Total votes: 1,937 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated Christi Pribula in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. (R) | 57.3 | 6,648 | |
| Christi Pribula (D) | 42.7 | 4,945 | ||
| Total votes: 11,593 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Christi Pribula advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christi Pribula | 100.0 | 2,920 | |
| Total votes: 2,920 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. | 100.0 | 5,228 | |
| Total votes: 5,228 | ||||
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2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated Sona Patel in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. (R) | 63.5 | 12,119 | |
| Sona Patel (D) | 36.5 | 6,961 | ||
| Total votes: 19,080 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Sona Patel advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sona Patel | 100.0 | 2,118 | |
| Total votes: 2,118 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. | 100.0 | 4,932 | |
| Total votes: 4,932 | ||||
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2018
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated Nicole Rome in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. (R) | 60.6 | 8,420 | |
| Nicole Rome (D) | 39.4 | 5,476 | ||
| Total votes: 13,896 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Nicole Rome advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicole Rome | 100.0 | 1,479 | |
| Total votes: 1,479 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated Rochelle Bird and Karen Snyder in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 27 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Tarwater Sr. | 45.4 | 1,916 | |
| Rochelle Bird | 30.0 | 1,268 | ||
| Karen Snyder | 24.6 | 1,040 | ||
| Total votes: 4,224 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Ray Merrick (R) did not seek re-election.
Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated Larry Miller in the Kansas House of Representatives District 27 general election.[2][3]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sean Tarwater Sr. |
69.34% | 9,712 | |
| Democratic | Larry Miller | 30.66% | 4,294 | |
| Total Votes | 14,006 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Larry Miller ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 27 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Larry Miller (unopposed) | |
Sean Tarwater Sr. defeated Timothy Harmon in the Kansas House of Representatives District 27 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sean Tarwater Sr. |
53.53% | 1,539 | |
| Republican | Timothy Harmon | 46.47% | 1,336 | |
| Total Votes | 2,875 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2024
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In 2024, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 30.
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2023
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In 2023, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.
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2020
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In 2020, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.
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2019
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In 2019, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.
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2017
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In 2017, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Kansas House of Representatives District 27 |
Officeholder Kansas House of Representatives District 27 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Sean Tarwater Sr.'s Biography," accessed November 11, 2019
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
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Kansas House of Representatives District 27 2017-Present |
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