Topeka Chamber PAC Announces 2022 Candidate Endorsements

The Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce PAC announced its endorsements of candidates for the 2022 Legislative and County Commission elections.

The Chamber PAC Board offered to interview every candidate for the Shawnee County House Legislative seats and for Shawnee County Commission.  Based upon those interviews, the PAC is endorsing those candidates whose positions on such priorities as workforce development, transportation infrastructure, economic development and healthcare best align with the Topeka Chamber of Commerce’s public policy objectives.

"Everyone who has the drive and commitment to seek public office is worthy of our respect and appreciation.  We chose to support these candidates because their ideas for moving our community and our state forward were most reflective of the Chamber’s priorities," said Natalie Haag, chair of the Topeka Chamber PAC Board.

The Topeka Chamber PAC is affiliated with the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce but is distinct from it. No staff member of the Greater Topeka Partnership serves on the PAC and no more than two members of the Chamber Board of Directors is permitted to serve simultaneously on the PAC.  No board member of any of the other organizations that make up the Greater Topeka Partnership may serve on the PAC.

Here are the Topeka Chamber PAC’s 2022 Endorsements:

Kansas House

Fred Patton

Jesse Borjon

Kirk Haskins

Tobias Schlingensiepen

Virgil Weigel

John Alcala

Vic Miller

County Commission

Bill Riphahn