Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 25-4154

• Candidate: means an individual who:

  (1) Appoints a treasurer or a candidate committee;

  (2) makes a public announcement of intention to seek nomination or election to state or local office;

  (3) makes any expenditure or accepts any contribution for such person's nomination or election to any state or local office; or

  (4) files a declaration or petition to become a candidate for state or local office. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143

• Contribution: means :

  (A) Any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, gift, loan or payment of money or any other thing of value given to a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee for the express purpose of nominating, electing or defeating a clearly identified candidate for a state or local office;

  (B) any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, gift, loan or payment of money or any other thing of value made to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for a state or local office;

  (C) a transfer of funds between any two or more candidate committees, party committees or political committees;

  (D) the payment, by any person other than a candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political committee, of compensation to an individual for the personal services rendered without charge to or for a candidate's campaign or to or for any such committee;

  (E) the purchase of tickets or admissions to, or advertisements in journals or programs for, testimonial events; or

  (F) a mailing of materials designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, which is made and paid for by a party committee with the consent of such candidate. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143

• Person: means any individual, committee, corporation, partnership, trust, organization or association. See Kansas Statutes 25-4143