Thank You!
I want to thank you for your support of me during the Republican Primary this past Tuesday, August 3rd 2010. I have been both honored and humbled by the outpouring of support and volunteers that joined my campaign along the way.

The most rewarding thing of all was getting to meet many of you as I walked the neighborhoods within our district. I learned what some of your concerns were as well as what you wanted to see changed. It was encouraging to see so many people that truly cared about the direction both our state and country is headed.

There’s no doubt the past couple of years have been difficult ones as we saw our property values drop, some of us lost jobs, took pay cuts or knew someone that did. While the immediate future doesn’t appear much brighter at the moment there is one thing that we do have going for us and that is our resolve.

As I walked the district I learned that the American dream is alive and well. People still want the freedom and ability to be able to think and provide for themselves and their families. They want to leave this a better place for their children and grandchildren and they know if we are going to be able to accomplish this then we must start by looking at what we are doing within our own home state. We cannot continue the unsustainable spending we have seen in the past nor can we continue to rob our businesses and residents of the profit they use to generate additional capital by continuing to raise taxes and regulations on them.

Over the next few months I will be putting the infrastructure in place to allow me to communicate with you more easily. I will also be studying some of the concerns you have already brought to my attention. Many fine individuals paved the way for us to enjoy all the freedoms and comforts we currently enjoy. We have an obligation to do the same for the next generation.

Thanks again for you support thus far and I look forward to visiting with you again as I walk the district prior to the general election in November.

Sincerely,
Kelly Meigs
Republican Nominee
District 17

Kelly Meigs Endorsed by Kansas Chamber PAC
The Kansas Chamber PAC has announced today they have endorsed Kelly Meigs for the Kansas House of Representatives in the 17th District.

“We are proud to endorse Kelly Meigs who has demonstrated a pro-jobs approach to stimulating the Kansas economy and the personal leadership to form strong public policy,” said Kansas Chamber Interim President and CEO Kent Beisner. “Kelly Meigs is committed to reducing government spending and growing jobs in Kansas.”

For the full release, click here.

Meigs Earns Key Endorsements
Kelly Meigs has been endorsed by:

Kansans for Life -- http://www.voteprolife.net
Kansas Republican Assembly -- www.kansasra.org
Northwest Johnson County Republicans -- www.nwjocorepublicans.org

A Welcome Note from Kelly Meigs...

Dear 17th District

Welcome to my site! Like many of you, I am concerned about the state of our economy and what the future holds for our children. It seems that while most of us are concerned with job security and paying the bills, our elected officials are busy doing politics as usual. I can remember sitting in front of my television one night listening to how our leaders had passed the federal “stimulus bill” and felt very disillusioned about the course that our country was taking. Over the past few years we have seen an upward trend in the government’s intrusion into our lives not to mention out of control spending and the lack of common sense approaches to tackling the issues.

Like many of you, I have been working hard to raise my family and felt I was too busy to get involved in the political process. Yet as time passed and I continued to witness the government get bigger and show a greater disdain for the desires of the American people, I said enough is enough. I decided it was time to get out of my comfort zone, stand up for our principles, freedoms and liberties that we all hold so dear and stand with my friends and neighbors, many who are getting involved for the very first time.

My initial involvement started by attending a Tea Party at Johnson County Community College back in April of 2009. I was amazed to learn how many people shared the same beliefs and values that I did. Since that time, my husband and I decided to take action and get involved – not only with issues at the federal level, but the state and local level as well.

As I began to watch issues at the state level, it soon became clear to me that some of the same issues that plagued our government at the national level like fiscal responsibility, limited and efficient government and accountability, plagued our government at the state level as well. As Kansans, we can do better than this. We need to encourage consumers and businesses to do business in Kansas not discourage it. This includes a return to free market principles and lowering the tax burden.

Thomas Jefferson once said, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” I am no longer silent. I want to leave a lasting legacy for my own children. I want them to have the same quality of life and optimistic outlook on the future that I did. I want to instill the same patriotism in them that my parents instilled in me.

I want to bring common sense and family values back to Kansas!

Sincerely,
Kelly Meigs