Tracey Mann

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Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann, official portrait, 117th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byRoger Marshall
50th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
In office
February 14, 2018 – January 14, 2019
GovernorJeff Colyer
Preceded byJeff Colyer
Succeeded byLynn Rogers
Personal details
Born
Tracey Robert Mann

(1976-12-17) December 17, 1976 (age 45)[1]
Quinter, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Audrey Haynes
​
(m. 2002)​
Children4
EducationKansas State University (BS)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website

Tracey Robert Mann (born December 17, 1976) is an American businessman and politician, who currently serves as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district. The district, popularly known as "the Big First," covers portions of 63 counties in central and western Kansas and is the seventh-largest district in the nation that does not cover an entire state.

He served as the 50th lieutenant governor of Kansas from 2018 to 2019.[2] He was appointed by Governor Jeff Colyer in February 2018, after Colyer ascended from the lieutenant governorship upon Sam Brownback's resignation.

Early life and education[]

Mann is a fifth generation Kansan who was born and raised on his family farmer near Quinter, Kansas. He would work in the fields and feed yard with his grandfather, father, and brother and also worked on a tractor and combine and worked thousands of head of cattle. Mann attended Quinter High School where he was a part of seven state championship teams including football, track, quiz bowl, and parliamentary procedure. In his senior year, Mann was elected to serve as FFA president and student council president. During his college years, Mann worked as an intern for then-U.S. Representative Jerry Moran.[3] He also served as the student body president of Kansas State University.[4]

Lieutenant Governor of Kansas[]

Elections[]

2018 primary for governor[]

Main article: 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election

Colyer narrowly lost the 2018 Republican primary to Kris Kobach and he and Mann left office the next year.

Tenure[]

Mann's official photo as Lieutenant Governor

Two weeks after Jeff Colyer ascended to the office of Governor of Kansas, Mann was appointed to serve as Colyer's Lieutenant Governor.[5] He was sworn in on February 14, 2018. After Colyer picked Mann to be his Lieutenant Governor, Kansas Democratic party director Ethan Corson said, "Tonight Gov. Jeff Colyer had an opportunity to make a clean break with the failed Brownback agenda he has supported and abetted for seven years. Colyer’s choice of Tracey Mann, a fellow Brownback donor and enabler, reflects his stubborn unwillingness to move beyond Brownback’s failed agenda."[6]

In 2018, after allegations that appointed incumbent and child abuser,[7] Republican representative Michael Capps, did not live as required in the state House electoral district in which he was running, a complaint was submitted by the Democratic party to the board. Capps had a different mailing address, one located outside the district. Capps had given his residence address as 3103 North Governeour, Wichita with a mailing address of 6505 East Central Avenue, #110.[8] The board, composed of Republicans Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Mann, found the complaint to be invalid and allowed Capps to stay on the ballot and he won the election. Capps received 54% of the vote to 46% for Democrat Monica Marks.[9] When a Wichita Eagle reporter went to the home in the wake of the October 2019 accusations about a fabricated attack video made by Capps against Wichita mayoral runoff candidate Brandon Whipple, an unidentified young man living there said he was "house sitting" and hadn't seen Capps, "in a while.[10] After the video was traced to Capps, the Kansas Republican party demanded that he resign his seat.[10]

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

2010[]

Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas § District 1

Mann ran for Kansas's 1st congressional district in the 2010 elections to the United States House of Representatives, finishing third to Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary.

During Mann's 2010 First District congressional campaign, Mann repeatedly insisted President Barack Obama needed to produce his birth certificate to prove that he was really an American citizen.[11] The Hutchinson News withdrew its endorsement of Mann, stating, "he questions the citizenship of President Barack Obama despite evidence that is irrefutable to most objective, rational people - including a birth certificate released by the Hawaii secretary of state and birth announcements printed in Honolulu's two major newspapers. Mann said on a Salina radio program on June 21, 2010, that he thought Obama, "...needs to come forth with his papers and show everyone that he is an American citizen." He made similar comments, that day at a forum at Elkhart, Kansas. He said he questions the citizenship of President Barack Obama despite irrefutable evidence - including a birth certificate released by the Hawaii secretary of state and contemporary birth announcements printed in Honolulu's two major newspapers.[12] Though Mann formerly expressed support for birtherism, he has since renounced those beliefs.[13]

2020[]

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas § District 1

Mann made another bid for the 1st in 2020 after two-term incumbent Roger Marshall gave up the seat to run for U.S. Senate.[14] On August 4, 2020, Mann won the Republican primary–the real contest in this heavily Republican district–against Air Force veteran Dr. Bill Clifford [15] and faced Democrat Kali Barnett for the seat.[16] He defeated Barnett with 71 percent of the vote.

Tenure[]

Iraq[]

In June 2021, Mann was one of forty-nine House Republicans who voted in favor of the repeal of the AUMF against Iraq.[17][18]

Committee assignments[]

Caucus memberships[]

  • Republican Study Committee[21]

Electoral history[]

Kansas's 1st congressional district Republican primary, 2010[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp 34,819 34.8%
Republican Jim Barnett 25,047 25%
Republican Tracey Mann 21,161 21.1%

Personal life[]

Mann resides in Salina, Kansas, where he works as a commercial real estate broker. He also owns a farm in Quinter, Kansas.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rep.-elect Tracey Mann (R-Kan.-01)". The Hill. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Colyer picks Tracey Mann as lieutenant governor". KWCH. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.traceymann.com/about
  4. ^ https://www.k-state.edu/sga/history/pres.html
  5. ^ The Wichita Eagle. "Colyer picks former congressional candidate as lieutenant governor, running mate". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Real estate executive Tracey Mann named Kansas’ new lieutenant governor, Lawrence Journal World, Peter Hancock, February 13, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Kansas GOP Cuts Ties With Michael Capps After Child Abuse Accusations Surface, KCUR, Stephen Bisaha, August 31, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Candidates for the 2018 General (unofficial), Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Kansas House of Representatives District 85, Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Sedgwick County Republican Party calls on GOP Rep. Michael Capps to resign over video, Wichita Eagle, Dion Lefler and Chance Swain, November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Tracey Mann D.C. Democratic pursuits terrify me, Salina Journal, September 9, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  12. ^ News withdraws endorsement of Tracey Mann for 'birther' views, Hutchinson News, July 25, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  13. ^ a b McLean, Jim (February 13, 2018). "Colyer Picks Real Estate Operator Tracey Mann As Kansas Lt. Governor". KCUR. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  14. ^ Former Kansas Lt. Gov. announces candidacy for Congress, KWCH, September 9, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Mann wins Republican vote for Congress, KSNT, Mark Feuerborn, August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  16. ^ Kali Barnett wins Democratic seat for U.S. House District 1, KSNT, Tiffany Littier, August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization".
  18. ^ https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll172.xml
  19. ^ "Statement on being selected to serve on the House Agriculture Committee | Representative Tracey Mann". mann.house.gov. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Representative Tracey Mann selected to serve on the House Veterans Affairs Committee | Representative Tracey Mann". mann.house.gov. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "Membership". Republican Study Committee. December 6, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  22. ^ Kansas Secretary of State. "2010 Primary Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2018.

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Preceded by
Jeff Colyer
 Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
2018–2019 		Succeeded by
Lynn Rogers
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Roger Marshall
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 1st congressional district
2021–present 		Incumbent
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Nicole Malliotakis
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