Mary Ware (politician)
Mary Ware | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1951 |
| Political party | Democratic |
Mary Anita Ware (born November 3, 1951) is an American politician, social justice activist, and businesswoman serving as a member of the Kansas Senate for the 25th Senate district in Wichita, Kansas.
Career
She was elected to the Senate in December 2018 by Democratic Party precinct committee members to succeed Democrat Lynn Rogers, who stepped down to become lieutenant governor of Kansas.[1] In 2020, Ware was elected to a full term in her own right, defeating Republican Vail Fruechting by a margin of 55% to 45% in the general election.[2] Outside of her work in the Kansas Legislature, Ware owns a CBD store, American Shaman Botanicals, in Wichita.[3][4]
Committee assignments
Ware, in 2023, is assigned to these Kansas Senate Committees:[5]
- Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking minority member)
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security
- Legislative Post Audit Committee -
- 2021 Special Committee on Federal 340B Drug Program
- 2022 Special Committee on Water
References
- ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
- ^ "2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Celia Llopis-Jepsen (2019-07-19). "CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing". KCTV. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
- ^ "Senator Mary Ware," in "Legislators", Kansas Legislature, retrieved April 4, 2023