Beverly Gossage | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 9th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Julia Lynn |
Personal details | |
Born | Wichita,Kansas,U.S. | May 22,1950
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Robert |
Children | 4 |
Education | Fort Scott Community College Central Missouri State University |
Beverly Gossage (born May 22,1950) is an American politician,insurance agent,and former educator currently serving as a member of the Kansas Senate representing the 9th district in Johnson County,Kansas. A Republican,she was elected in 2020 to succeed retiring senator Julia Lynn. [1] [2] [3] Previously,she had unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Kansas Insurance Commissioner in 2014. [2] [4]
Gossage was born in Wichita,Kansas,to Calvin and LaVaughn Kastl. [5] [6] She earned an associate's degree from Fort Scott Community College, [6] and holds a bachelor's degree in education from Central Missouri State University.
Gossage worked for eight years as an elementary school teacher. She also worked at Sylvan Learning. [7]
Gossage founded HSA Benefits Consulting,a firm that consults with businesses and individuals regarding health savings accounts. [3] She specialized in consumer driven health plans. [8] She has also served as a consultant with the Show-Me Institute,a conservative think tank based in Missouri. [9]
Gossage is a Republican,and has described herself as a "free-market conservative" [7] and a "Tea Party grassroots activist". [10]
Gossage was appointed as alternate delegate to the 2012 Republican Convention. The following year,she was appointed as a State Delegate for the Kansas Republican Party. [6]
In 2014,she ran for Kansas Insurance Commissioner. She was unsuccessful in winning the Republican nomination,coming in second place at the primary election. [2] During her campaign,she received endorsements from Newt Gingrich and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons,as well as several Kansas State Representatives,including Willie Dove,Owen Donohoe,and Amanda Grosserode. [11] [12]
During the 2016 Presidential election,Gossage again served as Republican delegate. During the race,she supported Ted Cruz. [10]
Gossage was nominated by Republican precinct members in Kansas's 9th district,and ran against Democrat Stacey Knoell in the 2020 Kansas Senate election. Her hastened campaign preceded a last minute drop-out;incumbent senator Julia Lynn withdrew her campaign due to a family emergency in early September. [9]
For the 2021–2022 legislative session,Gossage was appointed Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare. Additionally,she received the following Senate Committee assignments: [1]
Gossage married Robert Gossage in 1969, [5] and had four children. She currently lives in rural De Soto. [7] [5] Robert died of COVID-19 on December 16,2020. [13] [14]
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