Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas House of Representatives | |
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Kansas State Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | Lower house |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 9, 2017 |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | Ron Ryckman Jr. (R) Since January 9, 2017 |
Speaker pro Tempore | Scott Schwab (R) Since January 9, 2017 |
Majority Leader | Don Hineman (R) Since January 9, 2017 |
Minority Leader | Jim Ward (D) Since January 9, 2017 |
Structure | |
Seats | 125 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article 2, Kansas Constitution |
Salary | $88.66/day + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2016 (125 seats) |
Next election | November 6, 2018 (125 seats) |
Redistricting | Kansas Reapportionment Commission |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Kansas State Capitol Topeka, Kansas | |
Website | |
Kansas House of Representatives |
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. 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 legislative session convenes at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka annually.
Contents
1 History
2 Legislative procedure
3 Party composition
4 Leadership
4.1 Officers
5 Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, 2017–2019
6 Past composition of the House of Representatives
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History
On January 29, 1861, President James Buchanan authorized Kansas to become the 34th state of United States, a free state. The ratification of the Kansas Constitution created the Kansas House of Representatives as the lower house of the state legislature.
Members of the Kansas House voted to impeach Governor Charles L. Robinson in 1862, but the impeachment trial did not lead to his conviction and removal of office.[1] The Kansas Senate did vote to impeach the secretary of state and state auditor for the unlawful sale of bonds, but only three state senators voted for the governor's impeachment.[1]
In 1870, the Kansas House of Representatives first met at the Kansas State Capitol, which was not officially completed until 1903.[2]
Populists and Republicans both claimed control of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1893, with the Populists accusing the Republican Party of election fraud.[3] The dispute led to separate Populist-led and Republican-led Houses in 1893 until the Kansas Supreme Court sided with the Republicans and the Populist-led House disbanded.[3]
In 1918, Minnie J. Grinstead became the first female elected to the House.[4]
In 1966, the state legislature began to hold annual general sessions and 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, subject to extension by a vote of two-thirds of the elected membership of each house.[5]
An early legislator who served from 1875 to 1883, Robert M. Wright, was also one of the founders of Dodge City and later its mayor as well.[6]
United States presidential candidate Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican nominee, began his political career with a two-year term in the Kansas House of Representatives after his election in 1950.[7]
Legislative procedure
State representatives introduce a proposed law in the Kansas House of Representatives in the form of a bill, which must be approved by a standing committee, the Committee of the Whole and the entire membership of the chamber.[8] Other state representatives can amend a bill in committee or on the floor of the chamber.[8]
A bill must be approved by both houses of the Kansas Legislature in order to be submitted to the governor, who can sign it into law or veto the bill.[8] State legislators can override the veto with the support of two-thirds majority of both houses.[8]
Party composition
Republicans hold a supermajority in the Kansas House of Representatives, and have controlled the chamber for decades.[citation needed] The following is the official make-up for the 2017-2019 session:
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
2009–2011 legislature | 77 | 48 | 125 | 0 |
2011–2013 Legislature | 92 | 33 | 125 | 0 |
Begin 2013 | 92 | 33 | 125 | 0 |
End 2015 | 93 | 32 | ||
2015–2017 Legislature | 97 | 28 | 125 | 0 |
Begin | 85 | 40 | 125 | 0 |
June 7, 2017[9] | 39 | 124 | 1 | |
June 26, 2017[10] | 40 | 125 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 7001680000000000000♠68% | 7001320000000000000♠32% |
Leadership
The Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives is the leader of the chamber and is elected by his fellow state representatives.[8] The speaker presides over the legislative process on the floor of the chamber or appoints a presiding officer in his or her place. He or she also decides the committee structure.[8] The majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.
Officers
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Ron Ryckman Jr. | Republican | 78 |
House Leadership[11] | |||
Speaker Pro Tem | Scott Schwab | Republican | 49 |
Majority Leader | Don Hineman | Republican | 118 |
Assistant Majority Leader | Tom Phillips | Republican | 67 |
Majority Whip | Kent Thompson | Republican | 9 |
Caucus Chair | Susan Concannon | Republican | 107 |
Democratic Leaders[11] | |||
Minority Leader | Jim Ward | Democratic | 86 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Stan Frownfelter | Democratic | 37 |
Minority Whip | Ed Trimmer | Democratic | 79 |
Caucus Chair | Barbara Ballard | Democratic | 44 |
Agenda Chair | Brandon Whipple | Democratic | 96 |
Policy Chair | Adam Lusker | Democratic | 2 |
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, 2017–2019
District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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1 | Michael Houser | Republican | Columbus |
2 | Adam Lusker | Democratic | Frontenac |
3 | Monica Murnan | Democratic | Pittsburg |
4 | Trevor Jacobs | Republican | Fort Scott |
5 | Kevin Jones | Republican | Wellsville |
6 | Jene Vickrey | Republican | Louisburg |
7 | Richard Proehl | Republican | Parsons |
8 | Patty Markley | Republican | Overland Park |
9 | Kent Thompson | Republican | Iola |
10 | Eileen Horn | Democratic | Lawrence |
11 | Jim Kelly | Republican | Independence |
12 | Doug Blex | Republican | Independence |
13 | Larry Hibbard | Republican | Toronto |
14 | Keith Esau | Republican | Olathe |
15 | Erin Davis | Republican | Olathe |
16 | Cindy Holscher | Democratic | Olathe |
17 | Tom Cox | Republican | Shawnee |
18 | Cindy Neighbor | Democratic | Shawnee |
19 | Stephanie Clayton | Republican | Overland Park |
20 | Jan Kessinger | Republican | Overland Park |
21 | Jerry Stogsdill | Democratic | Prairie Village |
22 | Nancy Lusk | Democratic | Overland Park |
23 | Linda Gallagher | Republican | Lenexa |
24 | Jarrod Ousley | Democratic | Merriam |
25 | Melissa Rooker | Republican | Fairway |
26 | Frank Trimboli | Republican | Olathe |
27 | Sean Tarwater | Republican | Stilwell |
28 | Joy Koesten | Republican | Leawood |
29 | Brett Parker | Democratic | Overland Park |
30 | Randy Powell | Republican | Olathe |
31 | Louis Ruiz | Democratic | Kansas City |
32 | Pam Curtis | 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 | Stan Frownfelter | Democratic | Kansas City |
38 | Willie Dove | Republican | Bonner Springs |
39 | Shelee Brim | Republican | Shawnee |
40 | Debbie Deere | Democratic | Lansing |
41 | Jeff Pittman | Democratic | Leavenworth |
42 | Jim Karleskint | Republican | Tonganoxie |
43 | William Sutton | Republican | Gardner |
44 | Barbara Ballard | Democratic | Lawrence |
45 | Tom Sloan | Republican | Lawrence |
46 | Dennis Highberger | Democratic | Lawrence |
47 | Ronald Ellis | Republican | Meriden |
48 | Abraham Rafie[12] | Republican | Overland Park |
49 | Scott Schwab | Republican | Olathe |
50 | Fred Patton | Republican | Topeka |
51 | Ron Highland | Republican | Wamego |
52 | Brenda Dietrich | Republican | Topeka |
53 | Jim Gartner | Democratic | Topeka |
54 | Ken Corbet | Republican | Topeka |
55 | Annie Kuether | Democratic | Topeka |
56 | Virgil Weigel | Democratic | Topeka |
57 | John Alcala | Democratic | Topeka |
58 | Vic Miller | Democratic | Topeka |
59 | Blaine Finch | Republican | Ottawa |
60 | Mark Schreiber | Republican | Emporia |
61 | Francis Awerkamp | Republican | St. Marys |
62 | Randy Garber | Republican | Sabetha |
63 | John Eplee | Republican | Atchison |
64 | Susie Swanson | Republican | Clay Center |
65 | Lonnie Clark | Republican | Junction City |
66 | Sydney Carlin | Democratic | Manhattan |
67 | Tom Phillips | Republican | Manhattan |
68 | Dave Baker | Republican | Council Grove |
69 | J. R. Claeys | Republican | Salina |
70 | John Barker | Republican | Abilene |
71 | Diana Dierks | Republican | Salina |
72 | Tim Hodge | Democratic | North Newton |
73 | Les Mason | Republican | McPherson |
74 | Don Schroeder | Republican | Inman |
75 | Mary Good | Republican | El Dorado |
76 | Eric Smith | Republican | Burlington |
77 | Kristey Williams | Republican | Augusta |
78 | Ron Ryckman, Jr. | Republican | Olathe |
79 | Ed Trimmer | Democratic | Winfield |
80 | Anita Judd-Jenkins | Republican | Arkansas City |
81 | Blake Carpenter | Republican | Derby |
82 | Jesse Burris | Republican | Mulvane |
83 | Henry Helgerson | Democratic | Eastborough |
84 | Gail Finney | Democratic | Wichita |
85 | Chuck Weber | Republican | Wichita |
86 | Jim Ward | Democratic | Wichita |
87 | Roger Elliott | Republican | Wichita |
88 | Elizabeth Bishop | Democratic | Wichita |
89 | KC Ohaebosim | Democratic | Wichita |
90 | Steve Huebert | Republican | Valley Center |
91 | Emil Bergquist | Republican | Wichita |
92 | John Carmichael | Democratic | Wichita |
93 | John Whitmer | Republican | Wichita |
94 | Leo Delperdang | Republican | Wichita |
95 | Tom Sawyer | Democratic | Wichita |
96 | Brandon Whipple | Democratic | Wichita |
97 | Leslie Osterman | Republican | Wichita |
98 | Steven Crum | Democratic | Haysville |
99 | Susan Humphries | Republican | Wichita |
100 | Daniel Hawkins | Republican | Wichita |
101 | Joe Seiwert | Republican | Pretty Prairie |
102 | Jason Probst | Democratic | Hutchinson |
103 | Ponka-We Victors | Democratic | Wichita |
104 | Steven Becker | Republican | Buhler |
105 | Brenda Landwehr | Republican | Wichita |
106 | Clay Aurand | Republican | Belleville |
107 | Susan Concannon | Republican | Beloit |
108 | Steven C. Johnson | Republican | Assaria |
109 | Troy Waymaster | Republican | Luray |
110 | Ken Rahjes | Republican | Agra |
111 | Eber Phelps | Democratic | Hays |
112 | Tory Marie Arnberger | Republican | Great Bend |
113 | Greg Lewis | Republican | St. John |
114 | Jack Thimesch | Republican | Cunningham |
115 | Boyd Orr | Republican | Fowler |
116 | Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Coldwater |
117 | Leonard Mastroni | Republican | LaCrosse |
118 | Don Hineman | Republican | Dighton |
119 | Bradley Ralph | Republican | Dodge City |
120 | Adam Smith | Republican | Weskan |
121 | John Resman | Republican | Olathe |
122 | Russell Jennings | Republican | Lakin |
123 | John Wheeler | Republican | Garden City |
124 | J. Stephen Alford | Republican | Ulysses |
125 | Shannon Francis | Republican | Liberal |
Past composition of the House of Representatives
See also
- American Legislative Exchange Council members
References
^ ab Ewing, Cortez A. M. "Early Kansas Impeachments," Kansas Historical Quarterly, August 1932 (Vol. 1, No. 4), p. 307-325, digitized with permission of the Kansas Historical Society. (accessed July 25, 2013)
^ Kansas State Capitol, Kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society. (accessed July 25, 2013)
^ ab Cool Things – Legislative War Artifacts, Kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, November 1997. (accessed July 25, 2013)
^ Enicks-Knissr, Lori Lynn (April 2014). "The Lady from Seward" – Minnie J. Grinstead, the First Woman Elected to the Kansas House of Representatives (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Emporia State University..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Kansas Legislative Research Manual Kansas Legislative Procedures," March 12, 2009.
^ "George Laughhead, Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), Dodge City, Kansas: Town President, founder, pioneer, September 23, 2009". kansashistory.us. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ Kansas Legislators Past & Present-Robert Dole Archived November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcdef Legislative Procedure in Kansas, Kansas Legislative Research Department, November 2006. (accessed July 24, 2013)
^ Democrat Patsy Terrell (District 102) died. [1]
^ Democrat Jason Probst chosen to succeed Patsy Terrell in District 102. [2]
^ ab "Leadership - House - Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article122570274.html
External links
- Kansas House of Representatives
- Interactive Map of Kansas House and Senate Districts
- Search Kansas Legislators Past & Present
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