Laura Williams is an American politician who has served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 30th district since January 9,2023. She ran for the seat in 2020,but lost to democratic opponent Brandon Woodard. She owns Wilde Creative Company,a digital marketing agency. [3]
In 2024,Williams introduced legislation along with Linda Featherston to eliminate patient out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary diagnostic and supplemental MRIs,ultrasounds,and mammograms to detect breast cancer. [4]
Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker is an American politician from Kansas who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon,who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican nominee for president,and the widow of former U.S. senator and diplomat Howard Baker.
Ruth Ann Palumbo is the longest-serving woman in the Kentucky House of Representatives and has represented District 76,which covers downtown Lexington,Kentucky and eastern Fayette County,since 1991. Palumbo is a member of the Kentucky Democratic Party.
Laura Jeanne Kelly is an American politician serving since 2019 as the 48th governor of Kansas. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented the 18th district in the Kansas Senate from 2005 to 2019. Kelly was elected governor in 2018,defeating Republican nominee Kris Kobach. She was reelected in 2022,narrowly defeating Republican nominee Derek Schmidt.
Vicki Schmidt is an American politician who is currently the Kansas Insurance Commissioner. She was a Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 20th district,from 2005 to 2019. She also served as the Senate Assistant Majority Leader from 2009 to 2012,and from 2017 to 2019. She was elected Kansas Insurance Commissioner in 2018,and reelected in 2022.
Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Frankel formerly was a seven-term member of the Florida House of Representatives and a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach.
Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,LaTurner was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
Valerie Jean Foushee is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2023 as a member of the Democratic Party. Elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 50th district in 2012,she was appointed to represent the 23rd senatorial district in 2013.
Ronald Ryckman Jr. is an American politician who represented the 78th District in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023,and served as the Speaker of the House from 2017 to 2023. He was first elected to the Kansas House in 2012,and previously served on the Olathe City Council from 2009 to 2017.
Joanna E. McClinton is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as the 143rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since February 28,2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman to serve as Speaker.
Erin Koegel is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Koegel represents District 39A in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Fridley and parts of Anoka and Ramsey Counties.
Erin Grall is an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from the 54th district from 2016 to 2022 and has served in the Florida Senate since 2022. In the Florida Legislature,she has sponsored bills that have become law.
Sharice Lynnette Davids is an American attorney,former mixed martial artist,and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents a district that includes most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area,including Kansas City,Overland Park,Prairie Village,Leawood,Lenexa,and Olathe.
Kaohly Her is a Hmong-American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Her represents District 64A,which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County,Minnesota.
Adam Schnelting is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He currently represents the 69th district,which primarily encompasses Harvester,Weldon Spring,and portions of St. Peters and St. Charles in St. Charles County,south of Highway 94. Schnelting was originally elected to serve the 104th district in the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2018.
Abortion in Kansas is legal. Kansas law allows for an abortion up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. After that point,only in cases of life or severely compromised physical health may an abortion be performed,with this limit set on the belief that a fetus can feel pain after that point in the pregnancy. In July 2024,the Kansas Supreme Court struck down two abortion restrictions.
HB 2102,also known as "Henda's Law",is a breast density (BD) notification law approved in 2011 by the FDA that mammography patients be provided educational materials on dense breast tissue can hide abnormalities,including breast cancer,from traditional screening. Henda's Law aims to promote patient–doctor discussion as well as reduce the rate of false negatives,as mammography may not detect abnormalities in dense breasts.
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Kansas,with primary elections taking place on August 2,2022. Governor Laura Kelly ran for re-election to a second term,facing Republican State Attorney General Derek Schmidt in the general election.
Jennifer Gross is an American politician and former nurse serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 45th district. Elected in 2020,she took office in 2021. During her tenure in the state House,she has been a leading supporter of anti-vaccine legislation. Her voting record has shown a general tendency towards big government. She has promoted white supremacist Nick Fuentes via social media.
Lynne Williams is an American lawyer and politician from Maine. A Democrat from Bar Harbor,Williams represented District 14 in the Maine House of Representatives.
Lindsay Vaughn is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 22nd district. Elected in the November 2020,she assumed office on January 11,2021.