Full Name:
Willie Dove
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sunday; 2 Children
Home City:
Bonner Springs, KS
Religion:
Baptist
Graduated, J.T. Barber High School, 1964
Former Majority Whip, Kansas State House of Representatives
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 38, 2013-2021
Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 3, 2020
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 38, 2018
Candidate, Kansas State Board of Education, 2010
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2004
Member, 2016 Special Committee on Foster Care Adequacy, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Children and Seniors Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elections Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Insurance Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
President, Medicare Advantage Plus Services, present
Former Director, Loss Prevention
Former Employee, Sundove Life Advisory Group
Served, United States Army
Member, Vista Baptist Church, 1990-present
Member, Boys and Girls Clubs, Kansas City
Former Chair, Deacons, Vista Baptist Church
Former Chair, Reconciliation Committee, Vista Baptist Church
Worship Team Leader, Vista Baptist Church, present
Number of Grandchildren:
Five
Priority Issues:
Conservative Values
*Pro-Family, Low Taxes, Smaller Government, Responsible Spending
Small Business Man
*Not a career politician, competes in the private sector every day
Pro-Life
*Life begins at conception
Pro-Second Amendment
* Defend law abiding citizens' constitutional rights
Property Tax Lid
*Put taxpayers in control of property tax decisions
Education Reform
*Support teachers and classrooms
Grandparent's Rights
* Strengthens families in foster care cases
Loren's Law
*Protects children from bullying by teachers and students
Welfare to Work
*HOPE Act strengthens welfare to work regulations
Mutual Aid
* Protects law enforcement from liability when responding to out-of-state threats