First, VOTE in the primary this Tuesday!

Second, here's where you can access campaign finance reports from all state board of education candidates. Someone who knows about these things once told me that each contributor represents roughly 7 votes. That's why a bunch of small contributions are more promising than a few large ones. That logic held during the 2006 contest between Sally Cauble and Connie "evolution is impossible" Morris. Cauble had numerous small contributors from western Kansas, while Morris only had a few contributors, mostly from eastern Kansas, who donated large amounts.

In District 6, Bill Pannbacker has 40 contributors who donated $6900 as of July 31. His anti-science opponent, Kathy Martin, had 102 contributors give $5940 during that same time period.

Some of Martin's out-of-district contributors were interesting:
*John Calvert, Lake Quivira, $200 - head of Intelligent Design Network of Kansas, Inc.
*Current KRA president and Kansas homeschooling advocate Don Small of Burlington, $75
*Kirstian D Van Meteren of the Kansas Republican Assembly, Ozawkie, $100
*Ken Willard, fellow anti-scientist on the KSBE from Hutchinson, $250
*F.A.I.R. Committee State, $500 - this convoluted system of money-funneling for staunchly conservative candidates was detailed by RedStateRabble.

Pannbacker needs some help, folks; Kathy Martin's supporters are already attacking (see 06/18/2008 11:59 AM) the Democratic candidate, Chris Renner.

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Don't be a do-nothing - VOTE!