Talk:Dick Bond (Kansas politician)

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I've created this article. Republican state Senate President Dick Bond Has been known for his skill in getting difficult legislation passed, his bipartisanship, and having endorsed centrist Democrats in partisan races, including Paul Davis (Kansas politician) for KS governor in 2014 and Laura Kelly for governor in 2018. I have added him to the Richard/Dick Bond disambiguation page. Activist (talk) 07:23, 10 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dick was born in 1935 or 1936, but I was unable to find a birth date. If any WP editor has a database that can supply that, I'd appreciate it. Activist (talk) 07:38, 10 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've verified Dick's birth year as 1936, as I found a source that said his parents moved to Johnson County from Kansas City in 1936, "a few months after he was born." His Bloomberg profile shows his age as 82 on this date. The Bob Dole archives at KU list him and his wife as having two children, without naming them. His list of board of directorships is very extensive and within the sources I've provided. It includes the Johnson County Bar Association, the YMCA, the board of the Blue Valley Bank, etc. Activist (talk) 18:47, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Votesmart.org. and the Kansas State Library-Kansas Legislators Past and Present website mentioned that Richard Bond was born on September 18, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas. Thank you-RFD (talk) 15:17, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template removal

Frankly, I'm baffled as to why a NPOV tag was attached to this article. The tagger did not explain his or her action. The tagger has only been an editor for 13 months, has made 17 Wikipedia edits total, two in the past year, and only a single one since tagging this article eight months ago. There has never been any discussion about the tag, nor any reason given for placing it there. All the content in the article is thoroughly substantiated and there has never been any objections to any of it. I'll remove the tag and if another editor objects, I'd surely be willing to discuss the matter. Activist (talk) 10:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Whip

This is why his tenure as Whip should be included: @KidAd:

1. We include the Whip role in the infoboxes of United States House of Representatives and United States Senate whips Jim Clyburn, Steve Scalise, John Thune, and Dick Durbin. 2. You cannot just say that being a Whip isn't notable when it has its own Wikipedia page, Whip (politics), and is a common jumping off point for people who want to become Speaker of the House or President of the Senate in legislatures. - Jon698 talk 04:03, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Don't go down the WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS rabbit hole. The fact that a generic "Whip" page provides absolutely nothing. As I said, the role is important in the U.S. House and Senate, but not in state legislatures. A mention of the role in prose is good enough, especially because he achieved a higher position that is notable. KidAd (💬💬) 04:08, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@KidAd: What difference is there between a federal and state whip? Both perform the same job and both are members of the party leadership. Being a whip is notable as you are a member of that party's leadership in the legislature. Saying the whip is not notable at the state level, but at the federal level is like saying that the Speaker is not notable at the state level, but at the federal level. There is no major job difference between the federal and state levels. - Jon698 talk 04:12, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The difference between a federal and state whip? Power, influence, and the ability to sway a powerful legislative body. The role of speaker and role of majority whip are not comparable. One is obviously more powerful than the other. Maybe if he had served as Majority Leader, but this is one rung lower than that position. More WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. A mention in prose is fine. KidAd (💬💬) 05:35, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]