On the Issues, The Difference Is Clear!

Usha Reddi

Partisan Political Insider & Big Spender

or

Brad Starnes

Career Educator & Your Independent Voice

Taxes

Usha Reddi

  • Voted against more tax cuts than she voted for… yet she touts her election-year change of heart1
  • Voted twice against a cap on your property tax annual increase2

Brad Starnes

  • Will support any tax cut for middle-class families
  • Will fight for property tax relief solutions
  • Supports giving back state budget surpluses, not just spending more

Energy

Usha Reddi

  • Supports government bans on gasoline vehicles3
  • Embraces Green New Deal-style policies to restrict energy production, an annual increase of $618 per household4

Brad Starnes

  • Will support national energy independence
  • Take ideology out of energy: use fossil fuels AND renewables to lower costs
  • Oppose policies that lead to families paying more for energy at home

Spending

Usha Reddi

  • As Manhattan commissioner, property tax collections increased from $21.5M to $34M, a 58% increase, and yet big spending has the city in severe debt5
  • Voted to advance a radical $1.1 billion expansion of welfare programs6

Brad Starnes

  • Developed school district budgets and never overspent
  • Prioritizes fully funding schools, infrastructure, and public safety

Partisan Gridlock

Usha Reddi

  • Votes with Democrats 98% of the time7
  • Sponsored only one bipartisan bill in her entire Senate career8
  • A career politician who embraces party ideology, including as a member of the elite liberal Democrat National Committee9

Brad Starnes

  • A political outsider with a history of ignoring partisan divides to educate kids
  • A middle-of-the-road Republican who will use common sense to represent the whole district

The choice is clear!

Sources: 1. No on SB 169, 248, 484, 539; HB 2036  2. No on SCR 1610, 1611  3. No on HB 2783  4. fec.gov, Reddi political contributions  5. Manhattan Mercury, 6/15/22, and kansasopengov.org  6. SB 355  7. 2023: 292/298; 2024: 284/290  8. kslegislature.gov  9. Sunflower State Journal, 6/13/20