ans ▁who ▁support ▁abort ion ▁to ▁the ▁party , ▁comparing ▁him ▁to ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁failed ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁nom ine e , ▁Har ri et ▁M iers . ▁ ▁G iet zen ▁is ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Republican ▁Action ▁Assembly . ▁This ▁group ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Republican ▁Ass emb lies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁G iet zen ▁was ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁several ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S elling ▁book ▁" What ’ s ▁the ▁M atter ▁with ▁Kansas ?" ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Frank ▁and ▁later ▁played ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁movie ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁title . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁G iet zen ▁is ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Singles ▁Information - exchange ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁proc ure ment ▁quality ▁aud itor . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁Is ▁it ▁a ▁Sin ▁for ▁a ▁Christian ▁to ▁Be ▁a ▁Register ed ▁Dem ocrat ▁in ▁America ▁Today ? ▁and ▁discussed ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁broadcast ▁of ▁Hann ity ▁and ▁Col mes . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Mark ▁G iet zen ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁battery ▁( sp ous al ▁ab use ) ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁crime ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁prob ation ▁for ▁twelve ▁months , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁was ▁divor ced . ▁ ▁He ▁aff ir med ▁these ▁facts ▁about ▁his ▁past ▁in