Thanks to Molly and her Republican collaborators, you pay one of the highest sales tax rates in the entire nation, and you pay more in property, vehicle, sales, food and use taxes than at anytime in Kansas’ history.
Before her appointment to the Kansas Senate by Sam Brownback in 2014, Molly was a Louisburg partisan apparatchik and premier fundraiser who served as Miami County’s Brownback for Governor Chair in 2010. When Pat Apple (elected in 2012) resigned the Senate position for the KS Corporation Commission, Brownback tapped one of his most fervent supporters to fill the vacant seat. Molly Baumgardner, a woman with NO state legislative experience was instantly in a position to continue funding cuts for Kansas programs like county health and human services to satisfy Brownback’s hollowing out of state government - and that’s exactly what she and her fellow GOP demolitions experts did. City and county administrators were put in a no-win situation - would they cut vital services to their communities and schools, or raise property and local sales taxes to maintain those vital services as best they could. So when Molly says she didn’t vote to raise your taxes, it’s beyond misleading - she voted to cut taxes for her wealthy buddies - not you - and shifted the tax burden from them to homeowners and small, mom-and-pop businesses.
Here’s a timeline of the impact of her attacks on state services from 2010 to the present. While Baumgardner was not physically in the statehouse in 2012 when Sam Brownback shoved through his disaster, she was there in spirit, as she served as Miami County’s Brownback for Governor Chair in 2010. And that’s why he gifted her the Senate seat she holds today.
Some of the many deciding factors on Molly’s character arise out of her voting record. She has consistently sided with GOP leadership against Women’s Rights, against common-sense tax policy and supported the GOP’s work to kill good public policy at every opportunity.
“I am running to give a voice to the people to establish a state government that gives citizens the same access to the decision-making process of government as lobbyists, special interests groups and corporations. ”
SB 284 - Authorizes Child Placement Agencies to Deny Service Based on Religion
As religion and women’s rights were on the table, Molly voted to allow discrimination in our tax-funded DCF System.
Prohibits a child placement agency (CPA) from being required to perform, refer, or otherwise participate in any placement of a child for foster care or adoption when the proposed placement of such child violates the CPA’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1).
Requires the CPA’s religious beliefs to be described in the CPA’s organizing documents, written policies, or other written documentation that is approved by the CPA’s governing body (Sec. 1).
Prohibits taking the following actions against a CPA solely based on the CPA’s objection to providing services on the grounds of religious beliefs (Sec. 1):
Denial of a license, permit, or other authorization by a state agency or political subdivision;
Denial of participation in any program operated by the Department for Children and Families (DCF) in which CPAs are allowed to participate;
Denial of reimbursement for performing foster care placement or adoption services on behalf of an entity that has a contract with DCF as a case management contractor; or
Imposition of a civil fine or other adverse administrative action or any claim or cause of action under any state or local law.
Specifies that the provisions of this bill do not apply to any entity while the entity has a contract with DCF as a case management contractor (Sec. 1).
HB2054: Limits Governor Powers During an Emergency and Increases Legislative Oversight
Incumbent voted to adopt - Limits of the governors powers during an emergency, increase legislative oversight, and establish legal immunity to health care providers and businesses during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Prohibits the governor from proclaiming any new state of disaster emergency related to the COVID-19 health emergency during 2020, unless the governor makes specific application to the state finance council, and an affirmative vote of at least 6 of the legislative members of the council approve such action.
SCR 1613 - Establishes a State Constitutional Amendment Specifying that Abortion Shall Not Be Constitutionally Protected
In trying to subvert the Kansas Supreme Court, Molly voted to:
Amend the state constitution to state that it does not require government funding of abortion and does not create or secure the right to an abortion (Sec. 1).
Authorize elected state representatives and senators to pass laws regarding abortion, including but not limited to, in cirumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, or when necessary to save the life of the individual seeking the abortion (Sec. 1).
Establishes a special election of August 4, 2020, for citizens to vote on this resolution for enactment into the constitutional amendment