We’ve endorsed retired physician Dr. Ace Allen for House District 28. HD 28 is located on the east side of central Blue Valley.
Dr. Allen specialized in Oncology during his years of practicing medicine. He has lived in Johnson County with his family for 30 years. Allen attended medical school at the University of Kansas and served on the faculty there, pioneering the use of telemedicine to serve patients in remote areas. Subsequently, he cared for veterans at the KC and Topeka VA Medical Centers since 2003. Allen’s community activities include serving as Board Chair of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City.
Public education is a top priority for Allen, who understands “great schools are the foundation of our community. They attract new people and businesses and bring families of all backgrounds together. Our public schools need support from our legislators, not disdain and micromanagement. We must keep public money in public schools and fully fund special education to ensure that school districts are able to provide great educational opportunities and experiences for all students.”*
Allen is running against incumbent legislator Carl Turner. In 2022, Allen challenged Turner for the first time and lost by ONLY 60 VOTES. This loss was highly unfortunate for the Blue Valley community because Turner has voted against the interests of our BV Schools and community repeatedly over the past two years. Turner has supported vouchers for private schools (where the schools choose the students, not the other way around; read more here: https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/the-school-chooses-your-child-your-property-values-plummet-part-i) Turner also voted against fully funding Special Education, taking money away from ALL students - since SPED funding deficits mean dollars must be moved from GenEd services. Turner supported reckless Brownback-style tax cuts in the form of a flat tax which would disproportionately benefit ultra-wealthy Kansans. He is supported by Americans for Prosperity and has an “A” rating from the NRA. We’ve documented Turner’s bad votes in FB posts and on our website Blog: https://www.standupbluevalley.org/blog/categories/carl-turner
*Visit Dr. Ace Allen’s website to read all of his positions, donate to his campaign, and request a sign: https://www.aceforkansas.com/
Allen’s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/aceforkansas
House District 28 voters, be sure your family and neighbors know to vote FOR our kids’ Blue Valley Schools by voting for Dr. Ace Allen.
See the district map here: https://www.aceforkansas.com/ (scroll down)
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