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1. We shall seek to reform our electoral, lobbying, and campaign practices to ensure that our elected government officials and our candidates owe their allegiance and remain accountable to the people whom they are elected to serve rather than other influence-seeking agencies.
2. We shall require ethical conduct by all our government officials with respect to the acceptance of rewards from special interests seeking to influence government during or following their terms of public service.

Reform Party of Kansas By-Laws as of 5/15/2004.

Chair: Derek Langseth  Vice-Chair: Joy Holt
Treas: Tony Mattia  Secr: Judy Tucker

If you want to run as a minor party candidate, you'd better read this:

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Of the three candidates for Kansas House District 67, only Nate Wilson had the political courage to identify his positions on VoteSmart. Thankfully, VoteSmart also tracked incumbent Tom Hawk's voting record. Republican Mosier's positions remain in the dark. Click here for links.

Why would a pastor with 11 children run for office? Here's Nate's response to a leader in his church denomination who asked:

A legislator must know how to determine a good idea for a law from a bad idea for a law. To vote wisely for a candidate for legislator, you need to know on what basis that candidate will determine a good law from a bad one. Here's how I will make that determination:

Eat the corn, leave the cob.

When a candidate asks for your money to campaign with, you can bet he or she will continue asking for your money to spend while in office.