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Nancy Boyda: The Best Fit for the 2nd District

Over the years I have found myself to be fairly critical of Congresswomen Nancy Boyda. Generally, I associate my criticism with the fact that Boyda is more than fairly moderate/ conservative in her issues. However, the more I learn about the 2nd district it seems that Boyda is a perfect fit for her district. There are a few issues that I would like to high light.

Nancy Boyda wrote and sponsored ethics reform legislation that passed the house which was created to "strip the pensions of Members of Congress who are convicted of crimes related to their official duties." This piece of legislation just makes sense. Members of congress convicted of bribery simply don't deserve to collect tax payer money for the rest of their life.
Nancy Boyda runs a different type of campaign. After losing the election in 2004, Boyda rethought the style of campaign she wanted to run. She stopped listening to the pundits in Washington D.C. and started listening to the people of the 2nd District. A couple of key differences are the lack of 30 second attack ads and these long newspaper inserts that allow Boyda to actually have a conversation with people of her district. It isn't just a blip, "I promise to do this" it allows Boyda to expand and actually relay her plans and ideas to the members of her district.
Finally, Boyda has been accountable to her district. Nancy Boyda has better constituent services than the 2nd District has seen in more than a decade. Boyda and her office "aided in 2,068 constituent service cases." Her office also "received and replied to 60,571 legislative letters."

Nancy Boyda is not only moderate/ conservative enough to representative the 2nd District of the state of Kansas but she is a good fit beyond just those issues. Nancy Boyda stands up for the values of the 2nd District not only through her legislative goals but through her personal character and the way that she campaigns and runs her offices.

By Kelsey

September 4, 2008

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5 September 2008
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RJ (Anonymous) says…

I agree. I too, have been impressed with Boyda. She has responded to several of my concerns when I have contacted her office. We don't always agree on every issue, but I like how she does business. I like her rejecting DNC money for her campaign, and I like her support of domestic oil drilling. I like her openess to other people's ideas/opinions.
As a conservative myself, I think Jenkins is going to have to really convince me to vote for her instead of Boyda.
5 September 2008
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conservative88 (Anonymous) says…

So of the three things that she has done. Have they personally affected you. Where is here leadership on oil drilling. We have been in that crisis since we sent her to Washington and all we have gotten is “Tax the oil companies, and Boyda's Booklet.” We want ACTION!!!
5 September 2008
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The_Original_Bob (Anonymous) says…

Well, she has slightly less experience than Obama so she's got that going for her.