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

Brief background:

• Four years as Labette County Commissioner

• 32 Years practicing Attorney; ranked # 1 in his Law School class

• Graduated Westmont College and served 13 years as a police officer in Los Angeles County, achieved the rank of Captain

• 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

• My lovely wife, Anne, who passed away last fall, was a KU graduate, had an MA in reading from CSUSB and 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.

Basic Issues:

• Freeze Property Tax for homeowners at age 65

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

• Solve problems Creatively; not “we’ve always done it this way”

• Make Kansas more Business & Retiree friendly.