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Paul Davis : Law and Order Crime Fighter

Paul Davis has consistently supported legislation to crack down on sex offenders, drug dealers, drunk drivers, and other

offenders who endanger vulnerable citizens. He has advocated for responsible budgets to prevent cuts to the corrections

system and strongly opposed corrections cuts that took place under the Brownback Administration. Davis has earned the

endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Kansas State Council of Firefighters.

Prioritizing Public Safety

Davis Criticized Proposed Budget Cuts to Supervision Programs for Sex Offenders, Expenditures on Golf

Tournaments. The concerns were raised Friday as legislative leaders digested the potential impact of the cuts in the

proposed budget, which spends some $14.5 billion in 2014 and a similar amount in 2015. The budget agreement, expected to

be debated next week, would trim $8.5 million from the Department of Corrections' operational budget and reduce the

agency's salary cap by $4.1 million... He also questioned a decision to subsidize two golf tournaments in the Wichita area

later this year. This is money we are just throwing away, and we are doing this at the same time that we are going to leave

sex offenders unsupervised, said Davis, referring to the possibility the cuts would eliminate supervision for low-and

medium-risk offenders, including sex offenders. [Garden City Telegram, 5/24/13]

In response to the murder of Lawrence resident Jana Mackey, Paul supported a law to give our justice system tools to

better track cases of domestic violence.[Sub. for HB 2517, 3/30/10, House Journal pg 1316]

Cracking down on sex offenders

Paul Davis Voted for the Kansas Lifetime Offender Registry Actto require a person convicted of any attempt, conspiracy,

or criminal solicitation of certain sex crimes to register for life. [HB 2468, 3/19/10, House Journal pg 1167]

Paul Davis Voted for Jessicas Law to toughen penalties on sex offenders: The law imposed a sentence of 25 years for

many first time offenders and harsher penalties on repeat criminals, so third time sex offenders would be sentenced to life

without the possibility of parole [HB 2576, 2/24/06; AP 5/24/06].

Paul Davis Voted for GPS tracking for sex offenders: The legislation provided funding for GPS tracking devices for all

second-time sex offenders. The program would track 225 sex offenders with 24-hour electronic surveillance and ensured that

the offenders comply with the conditions of their supervision [SB 480, 3/30/06, House Journal pg 1755; HB 2968, 3/17/06,

House Journal pg 1452].

Paul Davis Voted for legislation to increase penalties for multiple rape convictions: The bill required that individuals

convicted of a second or subsequent rape conviction be punished as a persistent sex offender, allowing up to a doubling of the

maximum duration of the prison term [HB 2271, 5/04/04, House Journal pg 2047; 2004 Summary of Legislation, pg. 87].

Paul Davis Voted for legislation to keep sexual predators in jail: The bill closed a loophole in state law in order to ensure

sexual predators could be kept in prison after their prison terms [H Sub for SB27, 3/27/03, House Journal pg 419; AP5/22/03; KLRD, 2003 Summary of Legislation].

Paul Davis supported an omnibus sex predator bill, which cracked down on sex offenders more significantly than any

legislation had in years. It included: restrictions on location of sex predator release facilities; requires Sex Offender Annual

ID Cards, requires periodic reporting of sex offenders to Sheriff, requires Lifetime Registration when the victim is less than

14 years of age, toughened registration requirements for offenders who move to Kansas from another state, and the bill added

a new registration requirement for persons who commit person felonies when a court makes a finding that a deadly weapon

was used enacted Mikis Law. [SB 506, CCR, 5/05/06, House Journal pg 2226]

Paid for by Paul Davis for Governor, William A. Kassebaum, Treasurer.

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Supported effort to strengthen Kansas stalking law (Jodis Law), after a 19-year-old in South Central Kansas was

raped and murdered by a man who stalked her for years prior [H Sub for SB 414, CCR, 4/30/08, House Journal pg

2375]

Davis Worked closely with Attorney General to pass comprehensive crime bill, which included a provision Paul

introduced, strengthening the Flee and Elude statute.Paul introduced this after a sex offender in Lawrence attempted to

lure a teenage girl into his car, but was able to avoid prosecution due to a loophole in the statute. [HB 2060, 5/08/09, House

Journal pg 730]

Cracking down on drunk drivers

Introduced proposal and helped pass a bill to strengthen Hit and Run penalties in Kansas[HB 2044, 5/03/11, House

Journal pg 951]

Supported Amandas Law: Drug & Alcohol Testing Following Traffic: In an effort to better equip law enforcement to

catch drivers who have caused accidents as a result of driving under the influence, Amandas Law requires a request by lawenforcement officers to test drivers for alcohol or drugs in all accidents for a person operating or attempting to operate a

vehicle and the vehicle has been involved in serious injury or death. An exception would be when the law enforcement officer

determines the operators action did not contribute to the accident. [HB 2617, 5/03/08, House Journal pg 2485]

Cracking down on drug dealers

Supported anti-meth bill: In 2005, Davis pushed to combat meth manufacturing by changing the definition of drug

paraphernalia. Under the bill, only pharmacies could sell medicine tablets containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, common

meth ingredients, and only from behind pharmacists counters [SB27, 3/25/05, House Journal pg 541; KLRD 2005 Summary

of Legislation; AP 1/22/05].

Reduction evidenced in meth lab seizures being reduced by 90% between Davis first year in office

and 2013.In 2003, the KBI reported 302 seizures of meth labs in the state and in 2013 the KBI reported 30

math lab seizures, a decrease of 90%. [KBI, Meth Statistics, 2003-2013].

In 2006, Davis introduced a bill in the Kansas House that combated meth use further by making additional changes to

the definition of drug paraphernalia. Davis introduced a bill in the Kansas House during the 2006 legislative session that

changed the definition of drug paraphernalia. "That bill allowed us to really get at items like this that are available at

convenience stores here in Lawrence and throughout Kansas that really have no other purpose than to inhale meth," Davis

said. Then in 2007, the law got some more teeth. The term drug paraphernalia was expanded to include some of the

definitions now used in federal law. And perhaps the biggest help to officers and prosecutors was there no longer has to be

evidence of drug residue on the paraphernalia. [Minutes of the House Judiciary Committee, 2/08/06; Journal-World,

1/11/08]

Paid for by Paul Davis for Governor, William A. Kassebaum, Treasurer.