{"id":65408,"date":"2022-06-06T08:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=65408"},"modified":"2022-06-06T08:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:06:06","slug":"hammond-files-for-kansas-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=65408","title":{"rendered":"Hammond files for Kansas House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Special to Tiger Media Network<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward H. Hammond filed as a Democratic candidate for the 111th District of the Kansas House of Representatives. The appropriate paperwork and filing fees were personally submitted to the Secretary of State\u2019s office in Topeka by Hammond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Hammond, an Ellis Country\nresident since 1987, served as the President of Fort Hays State University for\nalmost 28 years (1987 – 2014). He retired from teaching at the University in\nJuly of 2021. During his Presidency, the FHSU grew from 5,000 students to\n15,000 students. Dr. Hammond served on the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce Board\nof Directors and was named Citizen of the Year in 1994 and received the Hall of\nFame award in 2009. Hammond also served on the Executive Committee of the\nKansas Calvary, which is the state\u2019s voluntary economic development\norganization, under 3 former Kansas Governors. Hammond was awarded the Kansas\nCalvary\u2019s Silver Stirrup Award, the highest honor within this organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hammond commented that he hadn\u2019t\nplanned on running for political office when he retired. \u201cAs I continued to\nwatch the votes being made by our current district representative, many of\nwhich ignore the critical needs of the district, I felt I had a responsibility\nto the communities in our area\u201d, said Hammond. His four major concerns are; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Failure to expand\nKANCARE-Medicaid, a decision that cost Hays Medical Center, and the citizens of\nHays millions of dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Failure to provide full state\nfunding for USD 489, including Special Education, at both the public and\nprivate schools within the district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Failure to obtain fair and\nequitable funding for Fort Hays State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Failure to maintain appropriate\nfunding for maintenance of roads and highways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hammond added that the current district representative seems more interested in maintaining a perfect State Chamber voting record, than addressing the needs of the citizens of the district. \u201cI am excited and look forward to visiting with the residents of the 111th District as I campaign. I want to be an advocate for their concerns\u201d, said Hammond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hammond\u2019s campaign manager is Trina Powell of Hays, KS and campaign treasurer is retired KS State Senator, Janis Lee of Hays, KS <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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