Many Kansas candidates running for election in 2002 have refused to provide voters with their positions on issues, a national study has found.

The National Political Awareness Test conducted by Project Vote Smart, a national research organization showed 53 percent of congressional candidates and 23 percent of legislative candidates in Kansas made good-faith efforts to discuss their intentions by answering the test.

Kansas candidates’ response rates are lower overall than the national averages 60 percent for federal candidates, 35 percent for state legislative candidates in 2000. Kansas candidates were given six weeks to respond.

Candidates who responded to the test:

U.S. Senate

George H. Cook (Reform Party)

Steven A. Rosile

(Libertarian Party)

U.S. House 2nd District

Dan Lykins (Democrat)

Jim Ryun (Republican)

U.S. House 3rd District

Douglas Martin (Lib.)

Dawn Bly (Ref.)

Governor

Ira Dennis Hawver (Lib.)

Ted Pettibone (Ref.)

Tim Shallenburger (R)

State Legislature

Bruce H. Hanson (D)

Candidates who did not respond:

U.S. Senate

Pat Roberts (R)

U.S. House 2nd District

Arthur Clack (Lib.)

U.S. House 3rd District

Dennis Moore (D)

Adam Taff (R)

Governor

Kathleen Sebelius (D)

State Legislature

Tom Holland (D)

Ralph Tanner (R)

Barbara Ballard (D)

Tom Sloan (R)

Troy Findley (D)

Jeffery Watts (L)

Lee Tafanelli (R)