Bob Lewis

Bob Lewis was born in Garden City, Kansas. Lewis graduated from Garden City High School in 1976. He earned a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College in 1980 and a law degree from Stanford University in 1984. Lewis' career experience includes working as an attorney.[1][2] He has served on the board of the Garden City Family YMCA and as a Finney County Republican Precinct Committeeman.[2]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a native Garden Citian and a 1976 GCHS graduate,

A lawyer, I advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

I'm a former federal prosecutor and have been endorsed by (i) Trump’s Drug Enforcement Administration Chief, (ii) the Kansas Rifle Association, and (iii) the Kansas Family Voice.

I support the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which gives parents the right to be involved in their children’s education. My opponent voted against the Parents' Rights bill twice.

I support the constitutional amendment to give the legislature the power to rescind burdensome, job destroying regulations. My opponent voted against it three times.

I’m prolife and support the Value Them Both Amendment.

For the last year, I have been walking door to door, talking to Garden Citians. I have listened and heard them.

They want a government they can trust, one that that protects their personhood, their property, their right to keep and bear arms, to speak their minds and to practice their faith. They believe our society is over regulated, which reflects government’s arrogant belief that “it knows best.” I believe that on most important decisions Garden Citians and their families know best.

I’m running to be a strong and effective voice for Garden City in Topeka.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Save Our Troubled Schools. Our schools are in trouble. More money is not the answer. Since 2005, Kansas has poured money into our schools at a rate much greater than inflation.Yet achievment by virtually every measure has trended down. We need more transparency, accuntability and choice ("TCP) in our shcools. Starting in 2003, Florida pursued TCP aggressively. In 2003 Kansas surpassed Florida in almost every achievement metric. Today it's flipped. Florida beats Kansas. And Florida spend $3,000 less per student than Kansas. In the last legislative session there were two TCP bills introduced -- the Parents' Bill of Rights and Open Schools Enrollment. My opponent voted agasint them. I enthusiastically support them.Fight Inflation by Reining in the Administrative State -- Kansas is overregulated. Kansas has 133 agencies issuing and enforcing 70,000 regulations. The regulations are often outdated, conflicting or just plain non-sensical. We need to rein in the regulatory state. One way to do that is to approve a constitutional amendment which would give the elected representatives the power to rescind burdensome, job destroying, inflation-causing regulations. My opponent voted against this measure three times. I support it. Let’s deregulate and help bring down inflationFight Crime with More Resources, Tougher Sentencing Laws and Early Intervention – Garden City has seen a significant uptick in serious crime in recent years. As a former federal prosecutor, I have experience successfully fighting crime and working with local law enforcement. Much of the recent increase in crime is tied to drug- and human-trafficking coming across the southern border. To fight back, local law enforcement needs more people, equipment, and training. Sentencing laws must be strengthened to give prosecutors and judges greater ability to put criminals behind bars longer. We also need to increase support for programs that identify at risk kids early to prevent them from purusing a life of crime.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Fighting Crime, 2. Deregulating, 3. Transparency, Acountability and Choice in Schools. 4. Ensuring the Courts Apply and Enforce the Laws, Not Make Them.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

President Kennedy's Assasination in 1963

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Mowing yards in my neighborhood. 5 years