Kansas House of Representatives
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| Kansas House of Representatives | |
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| Kansas State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house |
| Term limits | None |
| History | |
| New session started | January 10, 2011 |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the House | Ray Merrick, (R) Since January 12, 2009 |
| Speaker pro Tempore | Peggy Mast, (R) Since January 10, 2011 |
| Majority Leader | Jene Vickrey, (R) Since January 10, 2011 |
| Minority Leader | Paul Davis, (D) Since January 12, 2009 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 125 |
| Political groups | Republican Party (92) Democratic Party (33) |
| Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article 2, Kansas Constitution |
| Salary | $88.66/day + per diem |
| Elections | |
| Last election | November 2, 2010 (125 seats) |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 (125 seats) |
| Redistricting | Kansas Reapportionment Commission |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber Kansas State Capitol Topeka, Kansas |
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| Website | |
| Kansas House of Representatives | |
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislative body of the US state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on legislation, helping to create a state budget, and legislative oversight over state agencies.
Representatives are elected to a two-year term. The Kansas House of Representatives does not have term limits. The House meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka annually.
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History[edit]
Since 1966 the legislature holds annual general sessions. Previously, the session in odd-numbered years was of unlimited duration while in even-numbered years the session was limited to 60 calendar days (unless two-thirds of the elected members of each house voted to extend it). A constitutional amendment adopted at the 1974 general election extended the duration of the session held in the even-numbered years to 90 calendar days, still subject to extension by a vote of two-thirds of the elected membership of each house.[1]
Leadership of the House[edit]
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also its chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.
Make-up of the House of Representatives[edit]
Republicans hold a supermajority in the State House, and have controlled the chamber for decades. The following is the official make-up for the 2013–2015 session:
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 77 | 48 | 125 | 0 |
| Begin | 92 | 33 | 125 | 0 |
| End of Previous Legislature | ||||
| Begin | 90 | 35 | 125 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 72% | 28% | ||
Officers[edit]
| Position | Name | Party | District |
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| Speaker of the House | Mike O'Neal | Republican | 104 |
| Republican Leaders[2] | |||
| Majority Leader | Arlen Siegfreid | Republican | 15 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Peggy Mast | Republican | 76 |
| Majority Whip | William Prescott | Republican | 59 |
| Caucus Chair | David Crum | Republican | 77 |
| Democratic Leaders[2] | |||
| Minority Leader | Paul Davis | Democratic | 46 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Tom Burroughs | Democratic | 33 |
| Minority Whip | Eber Phelps | Democratic | 111 |
| Caucus Chair | Barbara Ballard | Democratic | 44 |
| Agenda Chair | Annie Tietze | Democratic | 56 |
| Policy Chair | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 34 |
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, 2011–2013[edit]
| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Houser | Republican | Columbus |
| 2 | Robert Grant | Democratic | Cherokee |
| 3 | Julie Menghini | Republican | Pittsburg |
| 4 | Marty Read | Republican | Mound City |
| 5 | Kevin Jones | Republican | Wellsville |
| 6 | Jene Vickrey | Republican | Louisburg |
| 7 | Richard Proehl | Republican | Parsons |
| 8 | Craig McPherson | Republican | Overland Park |
| 9 | Edwin Bideau | Republican | Chanute |
| 10 | John Wilson | Democratic | Lawrence |
| 11 | Virgil Peck, Jr. | Republican | Tyro |
| 12 | Jim Kelly | Republican | Independence |
| 13 | Forrest Knox | Republican | Altoona |
| 14 | Lance Kinzer | Republican | Olathe |
| 15 | Arlen Siegfreid | Republican | Olathe |
| 16 | Amanda Grosserode | Republican | Lenexa |
| 17 | Kelly Meigs | Republican | Lenexa |
| 18 | John Rubin | Republican | Shawnee |
| 19 | Jim Denning | Republican | Overland Park |
| 20 | Rob Bruchman | Republican | Overland Park |
| 21 | Kay Wolf | Republican | Prairie Village |
| 22 | Greg A. Smith | Republican | Overland Park |
| 23 | Judy Morrison | Republican | Merriam |
| 24 | Mike Slattery | Democratic | Mission |
| 25 | Barbara Bollier | Republican | Fairway |
| 26 | Larry Campbell | Republican | Olathe |
| 27 | Charlotte O'Hara | Republican | Overland Park |
| 28 | Pat Colloton | Republican | Leawood |
| 29 | Sheryl Spalding | Republican | Overland Park |
| 30 | Ron Worley | Republican | Lenexa |
| 31 | Stan Frownfelter | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 32 | Louis Ruiz | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 33 | Tom Burroughs | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 34 | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 35 | Broderick Henderson | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 36 | Kathy Wolfe Moore | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 37 | Michael Peterson | Democratic | Kansas City |
| 38 | Anthony Brown | Republican | Eudora |
| 39 | Owen Donohoe | Republican | Shawnee |
| 40 | Melanie Meier | Democratic | Leavenworth |
| 41 | Jana Taylor Goodman | Republican | Leavenworth |
| 42 | Connie O'Brien | Republican | Lansing |
| 43 | S. Mike Kiegerl | Republican | Olathe |
| 44 | Barbara Ballard | Democratic | Lawrence |
| 45 | Tom Sloan | Republican | Lawrence |
| 46 | Paul Davis | Democratic | Lawrence |
| 47 | Ramon Gonzalez, Jr. | Republican | Perry |
| 48 | Marvin Kleeb | Republican | Overland Park |
| 49 | Scott Schwab | Republican | Olathe |
| 50 | Trent LeDoux | Republican | Holton |
| 51 | Mike Burgess | Republican | Topeka |
| 52 | Lana Gordon | Republican | Topeka |
| 53 | Ann Mah | Democratic | Topeka |
| 54 | Joe Patton | Republican | Topeka |
| 55 | Annie Kuether | Democratic | Topeka |
| 56 | Annie Tietze | Democratic | Topeka |
| 57 | Sean Gatewood | Democratic | Topeka |
| 58 | Harold Lane | Democratic | Topeka |
| 59 | William Prescott | Republican | Osage City |
| 60 | Don Hill | Republican | Emporia |
| 61 | Richard Carlson | Republican | St. Marys |
| 62 | Randy Garber | Republican | Sabetha |
| 63 | Jerry Henry | Democratic | Cummings |
| 64 | Vern Swanson | Republican | Clay Center |
| 65 | James P. Fawcett | Republican | Junction City |
| 66 | Sydney Carlin | Democratic | Manhattan |
| 67 | Tom Phillips | Republican | Manhattan |
| 68 | Tom Moxley | Republican | Council Grove |
| 69 | Tom Arpke | Republican | Salina |
| 70 | J. Robert (Bob) Brookens | Republican | Marion |
| 71 | Charles Roth | Republican | Salina |
| 72 | Marc Rhoades | Republican | Newton |
| 73 | Clark Schultz | Republican | Lindsborg |
| 74 | Don Schroeder | Republican | Inman |
| 75 | John Grange | Republican | El Dorado |
| 76 | Peggy Mast | Republican | Emporia |
| 77 | J. David Crum | Republican | Augusta |
| 78 | Ed Trimmer | Democratic | Winfield |
| 79 | Kasha Kelley | Republican | Arkansas City |
| 80 | Vincent Wetta | Democratic | Wellington |
| 81 | Peter DeGraaf | Republican | Mulvane |
| 82 | Jim Howell | Republican | Derby |
| 83 | Joann Pottorff | Republican | Wichita |
| 84 | Gail Finney | Democratic | Wichita |
| 85 | Steven Brunk | Republican | Bel Aire |
| 86 | Judith Loganbill | Democratic | Wichita |
| 87 | Joseph Scapa | Republican | Wichita |
| 88 | Jim Ward | Democratic | Wichita |
| 89 | Melody McCray-Miller | Democratic | Wichita |
| 90 | Steve Huebert | Republican | Valley Center |
| 91 | Brenda Landwehr | Republican | Wichita |
| 92 | Nile Dillmore | Democratic | Wichita |
| 93 | Dan Kerschen | Republican | Goddard |
| 94 | Joe McLeland | Republican | Wichita |
| 95 | Benny L. Boman | Republican | Wichita |
| 96 | Phil Hermanson | Republican | Wichita |
| 97 | Leslie Osterman | Republican | Wichita |
| 98 | Geraldine Flaharty | Democratic | Wichita |
| 99 | Dennis Hedke | Republican | Wichita |
| 100 | Mario Goico | Republican | Wichita |
| 101 | Joe Seiwert | Republican | Pretty Prairie |
| 102 | Janice Pauls | Democratic | Hutchinson |
| 103 | Ponka-We Victors | Democratic | Wichita |
| 104 | Michael O'Neal | Republican | Hutchinson |
| 105 | Gene Sullentrop | Republican | Wichita |
| 106 | Sharon Schwartz | Republican | Washington |
| 107 | Elaine Bowers | Republican | Concordia |
| 108 | Steven C. Johnson | Republican | Assaria |
| 109 | Clay Aurand | Republican | Courtland |
| 110 | Dan L. Collins | Republican | Plainville |
| 111 | Eber Phelps | Democratic | Hays |
| 112 | Bill Wolf | Republican | Great Bend |
| 113 | Robert Bethell | Republican | Alden |
| 114 | Mitch Holmes | Republican | St. John |
| 115 | Ron Ryckman | Republican | Meade |
| 116 | Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Coldwater |
| 117 | Larry Powell | Republican | Garden City |
| 118 | Don Hineman | Republican | Dighton |
| 119 | Brian Weber | Republican | Dodge City |
| 120 | Ward Cassidy | Republican | St. Francis |
| 121 | Rick Billinger | Republican | Goodland |
| 122 | Gary Hayzlett | Republican | Lakin |
| 123 | Reynaldo R. Mesa | Republican | Garden City |
| 124 | J. Stephen Alford | Republican | Ulysses |
| 125 | Carl Holmes | Republican | Liberal |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Interactive Map of Kansas House and Senate Districts
- Search Kansas Legislators Past & Present
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Coordinates: 39°02′54″N 95°40′41″W / 39.04833°N 95.67806°W
