George Joseph-The Intercept- Rep. Pete DeGraaf

Hi KDA!

Sorry one slight correction, I had meant to omit any references to the former State Senator Bob Marshall. Please disregard any mention of him or his office in my requests!

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

George Joseph
114 5th Avenue, 18th Floor
NY, NY 10001
June 22, 2015
george.joseph@theintercept.com
940-300-0181

Dear Records Request Officer,

Pursuant to the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all electronic communications, including emails and their attachments, from March 1, 2014 to April 11, 2014 between Representative Pete DeGraaf or employees of Rep. Pete DeGraaf's office and members of Americans for Prosperity* or Americans for Prosperity-Kansas, including but not limited to Jeff Glendening (jglendening@afphq.org) that mention any of the following terms:

"court", "order", "ruling", "funding", "equitable", "minorities", "low-income", "school district", “schools”, “governor”, “tax cuts”, “tax credit”, “Brownback”, “republican”, “American Legislative Exchange Council”, "KNEA", "poor", "inner city", "suburban", "teachers' union", "union", "AFT-Kansas", "AFT","KPI", "Chamber" "tenure", "due process", "ALEC","HB 2506", "provision", "black", "latino", "tax credit", "private school", "licensure", "license", “fire”

Note: This request should also be understood to include any subsequent responses to communications mentioning any of the aforementioned terms between the aforementioned parties.
*AFP-Kansas or AFP email addresses end with the domain: "@afphq.org".

B) Any and all electronic communications, including emails and their attachments, from March 1, 2014 to April 11, 2014 between Representative Pete DeGraaf or any employees of Representative Pete DeGraaf's office and Dave Trabert (dave.trabert@kansaspolicy.org), James Franko (james.franko@kansaspolicy.org), Patrick Parkes (patrick.parkes@kansaspolicy.org), or David Dorsey (david.dorsey@kansaspolicy.org) that mention the following terms:

"court", "order", "ruling", "funding", "equitable", "minorities", "low-income", "school district", “schools”, “governor”, “tax cuts”, “tax credit”, “Brownback”, “republican”, “American Legislative Exchange Council”, "KNEA", "poor", "inner city", "suburban", "teachers' union", "union", "AFT-Kansas", "AFT","KPI", "Chamber" "tenure", "due process", "ALEC","HB 2506", "provision", "black", "latino", "tax credit", "private school", "licensure", "license", “fire”

Note: This request should also be understood to include any subsequent responses to communications mentioning any of the aforementioned terms between the aforementioned parties.

C) Any and all electronic communications, including emails and their attachments, from March 1, 2014 to April 11, 2014 between Representative Pete DeGraaf or any employees of Representative Pete DeGraaf’s office and Rep. Steve Huebert or employees of Rep. Steve Huebert’s office, Sen. Bob Marshall or employees of Sen. Bob Marshall's office, or any individuals using an email address with the domain @alec.org that mention the following terms:

"court", "order", "ruling", "funding", "equitable", "minorities", "low-income", "school district", “schools”, “governor”, “tax cuts”, “tax credit”, “Brownback”, “republican”, “American Legislative Exchange Council”, "KNEA", "poor", "inner city", "suburban", "teachers' union", "union", "AFT-Kansas", "AFT","KPI", "Chamber" "tenure", "due process", "ALEC","HB 2506", "provision", "black", "latino", "tax credit", "private school", "licensure", "license", “fire”

Note: This request should also be understood to include any subsequent responses to communications mentioning any of the aforementioned terms between the aforementioned parties.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. As I am writing in my capacity as a reporter for The Intercept, I ask that any fees regarding the processing of these documents be waived as this request seeks to enlighten Kansas residents as to the conduct of their elected representatives.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment (george.joseph@theintercept.com) if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you for your work with me on this request. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires. Please feel free to call me with any questions at 940-300-0181.

Sincerely,

George Joseph