David B. Haley (born October 29, 1958) is a
Democratic member of the
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members ...
, representing the
4th district since 2001. From 1995 to 2001, he was a
Kansas Representative. He ran unsuccessfully for
Kansas Secretary of State
The secretary of state of Kansas is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kansas. The current secretary of state is the former speaker ''pro tempore'' of the Kansas House of Representatives, Scott Schwab, who was sworn in on Ja ...
in 2002 and 2006.
He is the son of politician
George W. Haley
George Williford Boyce Haley (August 28, 1925 – May 13, 2015) was an American attorney, diplomat and policy expert who served under seven presidential administrations. He was one of two younger brothers to the Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley ...
and nephew of
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
winner
Alex Haley
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book '' Roots: The Saga of an American Family.'' ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and a ...
.
Issue positions
Where David Haley stands on some of the issues (according to his website):
* Fiscally conservative
* Stronger penalties for animal cruelty
* Campaign finance reform
''See also''
Sen. Haley on the issues from Project Vote Smart
Committee assignments
In addition to being a member of the
Kansas Sentencing Commission, Haley serves on these
legislative committees:
* Judiciary
* Public Health and Welfare
* Joint Committee on Children's Issues
* Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
* Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight
* Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
Sponsored legislation
In 2010 Haley's proposed legislation included:
* Two bills relating to crime and punishment
* A bill requiring a paper trail for electronic voting
* A bill proposing the President be elected by popular vote
* A bill to abolish the death penalty, which died after a 20-20 tied vote in the Senate in 2010.
Major donors
The top contributors to Haley's 2008 campaign, according to
OpenSecrets
OpenSecrets is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that tracks data on campaign finance and lobbying. It was created from a merger of the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and the National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP). ...
:
David Haley 2008 campaign contributions
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:Senate Democratic Committee of Kansas, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Kansans for Lifesaving Cures, Pipefitters Local Union 533, Deffenbaugh Industries, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee of Kansas, Kansas Contractors Association, Carpenters District Council of Kansas City
His largest donor groups were from energy/natural resources companies and political parties.
References
External links
Kansas State Senate WebsiteProject Vote Smart Bio
* Campaign Contributions
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African-American state legislators in Kansas
Democratic Party Kansas state senators
Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Politicians from Kansas City, Kansas
1958 births
Living people
21st-century American politicians
20th-century American politicians
Morehouse College alumni
Howard University alumni
20th-century African-American politicians
African-American men in politics
21st-century African-American politicians