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Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
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
Kansas state house 2017.svg
Political groups



  •   Republican (85)


  •   Democratic (40)


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]




The Kansas House of Representatives in 1905


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





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
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
1

Michael Houser
Republican

Columbus
2

Ken Collins
Republican

Mulberry
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





  1. ^ 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)


  2. ^ Kansas State Capitol, Kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society. (accessed July 25, 2013)


  3. ^ ab Cool Things – Legislative War Artifacts, Kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, November 1997. (accessed July 25, 2013)


  4. ^ 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.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background: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 a{background: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 a{background: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-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ "Kansas Legislative Research Manual Kansas Legislative Procedures," March 12, 2009.


  6. ^ "George Laughhead, Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), Dodge City, Kansas: Town President, founder, pioneer, September 23, 2009". kansashistory.us. Retrieved April 14, 2014.


  7. ^ Kansas Legislators Past & Present-Robert Dole Archived November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.


  8. ^ abcdef Legislative Procedure in Kansas, Kansas Legislative Research Department, November 2006. (accessed July 24, 2013)


  9. ^ Democrat Patsy Terrell (District 102) died. [1]


  10. ^ Democrat Jason Probst chosen to succeed Patsy Terrell in District 102. [2]


  11. ^ ab "Leadership - House - Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org. Retrieved April 3, 2018.


  12. ^ 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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