T. Doug Allen for House District 7

Doug Allen is a Conservative Republican and 22 year resident of Labette County.

Brief background:

• Four years as Labette County Commissioner.

• Graduated Westmont College and served 13 years as a police officer in Los Angeles County, achieved the rank of Captain; acting Chief of Police for 6 months.

• 32 Years practicing Attorney; ranked # 1 in his Law School class; admitted to practice in the US Supreme Court, Federal District Court Central District of CA; US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; California Supreme Court.Was an instructor at continuing education for lawyers on use of force cases. Hired by Defense and Plaintiff as an expert on malpractice, use of force cases, as well as hostile work environment litigation. Former adjunct professor at Cal State University, Friends University, and Labette Community College.

• Four sons, two of whom attended Labette County High School, and subsequently graduated from college in Kansas; older sons graduated college in California and both achieved advanced degrees. Five grandchildren; three girls and two boys..

• My lovely wife, Anne, who passed away last fall, was a KU graduate, attended UCLA for teacher certification, and obtained an MA in reading from CSUSB. She taught elementary school for 20 years in California. She then served as the Director of the Parsons Area Community Foundation for more than a decade.

• Member of Parsons Rotary Club, Kansas Farm Bureau, Life Member NRA, Parsons Elks Club, Parsons Presbyterian Church, and a regular donor to the Parsons Area Community Foundation, and Tunnels to Towers.

• Establishing an Endowed Scholarship for Nursing Students at Labette Community College in memory of my late wife, Anne.

Basic Issues:

• Freeze Property Tax for homeowners at age 65.

• Totally re-examine the entire property tax structure and non transparent bureaucratic overhead to simplify the system, and stop never ending reappraisals.

• Solve problems Creatively; not “we just need more funding” or “we’ve always done it this way”, or “that’s just too hard to change”. Examine inefficient government agencies, staffing, wasteful spending, and entrenched non productive bureaucracy.

• Enthusiastic supporter of Law Enforcement and all first responders.

• Support Education and school choice.

• Pro Life.

• Supporter of 2nd Amendment.

• Make Kansas more Business and Retiree friendly.

• Support projects and programs to encourage home construction.

• Endorsed by Kansas Farm Bureau

• Endorsed by Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC