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July 23, 2008 Iraq snapshot

Rep Nancy Boyda spoke of a mother of a wounded soldier who was unable to get the help he needed and was in limbo ("literally dying to get in" to some sort of treament) and subcommittee chair Davis spoke of being told about the healing ...

July 23, 2008 New House Resolution on Implications of Potential Use of Energy ...

On July 17, Representative Donald Cazayoux (D-LA), along with Representatives Ron Klein (D-FL), Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Travis Childers (D-MS), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Paul Hodes (D-NH) and Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) ...

July 22, 2008 Kan. 2nd District Republicans squabble over money - Fort Mill Times

TOPEKA, Kan. Fundraising is an issue for the Republican candidates in the 2nd Congressional District. Each has turned to out-of-state contributors in the race for the chance to take on Democratic incumbent Nancy Boyda. ...

July 22, 2008 Boyda rejects DCCC money

Better late than never .... It looks like Rep. Nancy Boyda has told the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee she doesn't want it to spend $1.2 million on ads in her race. (Hat tip to the Topeka Capital-Journal.)

July 22, 2008 For Some Reason, The Tale Of Nancy Boyda Lives On

At last glance, Boyda was leading former Rep. Jim Ryun by 17 points in a poll last month (and she was leading her alternative Republican challenger by 30), and her approval numbers were quite good. As Reid Wilson reported: ...

July 21, 2008 GOP Goes on Offensive for DeLay's Old Seat

Among the vulnerable Democrats may be Nancy Boyda, who ousted Jim Ryun from a seat representing eastern Kansas in 2006, and Tim Mahoney, who won the Palm Beach, Fla., race the same year in the wake of Mark Foley's resignation amid a ...

July 21, 2008 Nancy Boyda’s Funny Money

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July 21, 2008 Monday, July 21

Shawnee County Election Commissioner will join us to tell us about today's voter registration deadline for those wishing to vote in the August primary. And Second District Congresswoman Nancy Boyda will tell us about a food safety bill ...

July 21, 2008 Big Oil’s ‘dirty little secret’?

“As I write this, there are 68 million acres of publicly leased lands available for drilling that are not being drilled,” Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, wrote in an e-mail letter. “80 percent of the oil available on the Outer Continental ...

July 21, 2008 Driving at Her Own Expense

Rep. Nancy Boyda doesn't accept the federal mileage reimbursement when she drives her own car for official use, much less use taxpayer's money for leasing a car, said spokesman Thomas Seay. "Our aim is to run our office as effectively ...

July 20, 2008 The federal government should subsidize the creation of new stem ...

Boyda voted for the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act.

July 19, 2008 "Get the Heck Out of My Race"

Congresswoman Nancy Boyda has done exactly what anyone who has spent any time looking at this race expected her to do- she's now said publicly she doesn't want the DCCC to spent any money in

July 19, 2008 "Get the Heck Out of My Race"

Rep. Nancy Boyda says she wants the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other third-party organizations making independent expenditures to political campaigns to keep out of the 2nd Congressional District race in Kansas. ...

July 19, 2008 'Get the heck out of my race'

Rep. Nancy Boyda says she wants the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other third-party organizations making independent expenditures to political campaigns to keep out of the 2nd Congressional District race in Kansas.

July 19, 2008 2nd District race in Kansas finally heats up

TOPEKA | This congressional race was supposed to be the big barnburner in Kansas. Two Republican challengers to US Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Topeka Democrat, started their campaigns...

July 18, 2008 Abhi Sandal in the Alley Gallery

He seems to enjoy doing artwork outdoors, but Nancy Boyda hung one of his indoor works in the hallways of Congress. In the Percolator Alley Gallery window :: Viewable day or night, rain or shine!

July 18, 2008 CQ Politics: Boyda Top GOP Target

US Rep. Nancy Boyda scored a major upset in the Second Congressional District in Kansas in 2006. Can she repeat? According to CQ Politics, it will be a difficult task, as the Republicans have placed targets for the seat as a flip-over ...

July 17, 2008 Fighting to keep you ignorant

It probably won’t help, and Kansas Congresswoman Nancy Boyda explains part of the reason why:. As I write this, there are 68 million acres of publicly leased lands available for drilling that are not being drilled. ...

July 16, 2008 Community Bids Farewell to Jana Mackey

I was having a conversation with a friend yesterday who told me that there were so many people that didn't know Jana until after her death. Those were glued to the news and blogs looking for details about the case and about the friends and family who mourn

July 16, 2008 File for Your Rebate Check!

A friendly reminder from Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (and your favorite neighborhood Democratic blog): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Nancy

July 16, 2008 People Should Be Reminded

19, Rep. Nancy Boyda, a freshman Democrat from Kansas, issued a news release taking credit for a $485000 grant for a wastewater treatment project in Iola, a town in her district. On Oct. 15, the Van Scoyoc firm had registered to lobby ...

July 16, 2008 Boyda Embarasses Kansas and the Armed Forces

Nancy Boyda was a war protester before her days in Congress, and now she demonstrates her total disdain for the military and our armed services by walking out on Gen. Keane. The thing is, as the article notes, there are two major ...

July 16, 2008 Where, Oh Where Are the Top House GOP Opportunities?

Kansas’ 2nd District, Nancy Boyda (D). Boyda upset then-Rep. Jim Ryun (R) last time, and the Republican nature of the district (Bush won it by 20 points in 2004) guarantees a serious contest. Ryun faces state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins for ...

July 16, 2008 07-16-08 R-Calf USA OpEd; Cattle Producers Pleased with House ...

D., Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Wis., and Rep. Cathy McMorris, R-Wash., introduced legislation titled “The Foot and Mouth Disease Protection Act of 2008″ to protect the US from the introduction of foot-and-mouth ...

July 16, 2008 Nancy Boyda: Not Independent

Not surprisingly, Congresswoman Nancy Boyda, "Ms. Independent," has not responded to her campaign receiving $1.2 Million in advertising from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. 5 days ago we brought up the issue of ...

July 16, 2008 Letter to the Editor: Ryun a Dud

I'm responding to the letter from Joe White of Denison regarding Nancy Boyda. I worked for Rep. Boyda during the last election. I got to know her well and saw her deep concern for the problems we have in Kansas and the nation. ...

July 15, 2008 folgenz

Allen Newton, Grace Self/Attorney $250 09/24/2004 NANCY BOYDA FOR CONGRESS - Democrat BASKIN, SHELDON REAL ESTATE $5000 09/24/2004 ILLINOIS SENATE 2004 - Democrat Messina, Timothy $394 09/24/2004 AMERICA COMING TOGETHER ...

July 15, 2008 teksty

Allen Newton, Grace Self/Attorney $250 09/24/2004 NANCY BOYDA FOR CONGRESS - Democrat BASKIN, SHELDON REAL ESTATE $5000 09/24/2004 ILLINOIS SENATE 2004 - Democrat Messina, Timothy $394 09/24/2004 AMERICA COMING TOGETHER ...

July 14, 2008 "Where is Kansas Treasurer Lynn Jenkins?"

His second direct-mail piece is scheduled to begin arriving in mailboxes today in the heavily rural, Republican-leaning district now held by freshman Rep. Nancy Boyda (D). Jim's doing exactly what any sane person would expect any ...

July 13, 2008 Boyda Bloc Twitters the Second District--and Beyond

The pro-Rep. Nancy Boyda blog Boyda Bloc has an interesting post on the Kansas Second District's use of social media and the number of "friends" she, former Rep. Jim Ryan and State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins have. ...