A precinct captain,also known as a precinct chairman,precinct delegate,precinct committee officer or precinct committeeman,is an elected official in the American political party system. The office establishes a direct link between a political party and the voters in a local electoral precinct. Their role is to build a relationship between those who hold public office and those who vote at the polls.
Cindy Neighbor is a current Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,who represents the 18th district. She first served from 2003 to 2004 as a Republican,and then served as a Democrat from 2007 to 2011. Neighbor ran for re-election in 2010 and was defeated by Republican John Rubin. Neighbor ran again in 2016 and reclaimed her seat,from Erik Jenkins,the Republican who ran to replace the retiring Rubin.
Patton M. Apple,known as Pat,was a Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 37th district from 2013 to 2014. He succeeded Robert Tyson to represent the 12th district from 2005 to 2013. After redistricting for the 2012 elections,he filed for the District 37 seat. The American Conservative Union gave him a 92% evaluation. He was previously involved in the Board of Education for the Unified School District 416 (1991–2003). From 2003 to 2005,he was a Miami County Commissioner for District 4.
Stan S. Frownfelter is an American businessman and former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 37th district in Wyandotte County. He was first elected in 2006 and took office on January 3,2007. He served as the House Assistant Minority Leader from 2017 to 2019. Until 2020,he had never faced primary opposition.
Bob Montgomery is an American small business owner and politician from Olathe,Kansas,formerly a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 15th House District,which covers southwest Olathe.
Charlotte O'Hara was a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing District 27 from 2011 to 2013. She previously served as a member of the Kansas City and the Olathe Home Builders Associations and served as chairwoman on the Olathe Board of Code Review.
Stephanie Clayton is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 19th district. She has served since 2013. She was elected as a Republican,but after winning reelection on November 9,2018,with 58.9% of the vote,she announced she was changing her party affiliation on December 19,2018.
Jeremy Ryan Claeys is a member of the Kansas Senate and a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Eileen Horn is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives. Horn represented the 10th district,consisting of Lawrence,Baldwin City,and southeastern Douglas County,from 2017 to 2021. She also served as Policy Chair of the House Democratic caucus since 2019.
Tory Marie Arnberger-Blew is an American politician,who has served in the Kansas House of Representatives since January 2017. A member of the Republican Party,she represents the 112th district in Barton County,Kansas. Arnberger announced her candidacy while a senior at Fort Hays State University,and was the youngest member of the Kansas Legislature from 2017 to 2021.
Charlotte Esau is an American politician serving as the Kansas State Representative for the 14th district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,her district is located in the center of Johnson County and currently covers north central Olathe and most of central Lenexa;after redistricting for population changes from the 2020 Census,it will cover the north central and northwestern part of Olathe. She was elected in 2018 to succeed her husband,Keith Esau,who ran for Secretary of State of Kansas.
Alicia Dawn Straub is an American politician who is a member of the Kansas Senate from the 33rd District since January 11,2021. She is a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 113th district from March 19,2019,to January 11,2021. A resident of Ellinwood,Kansas,she was selected by Republican precinct committee members on March 12,2019,to succeed former Rep. Greg Lewis (R),who resigned due to health issues. Senator Straub was formally appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to the seat on March 14 and was sworn in by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on March 19. Prior to her election to the House of Representatives,she served as a county commissioner in Barton County,Kansas and was the commission chairman from January to March 2019. She resigned from the county commission from a meeting on March 18,2019,in order to take her seat in the Kansas Legislature.
Michael Lowry Thompson is an American politician,meteorologist and weather forecaster who is currently a member of the Kansas Senate representing the 10th Senate district in Johnson County,Kansas. He was appointed to the senate in January 2020 by Republican Party precinct committee members in the 10th District following the resignation of Mary Pilcher-Cook,and took office on January 21,2020,following a formal appointment by Governor Laura Kelly.
Brett Parker is an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from January 2017 to May 2021,representing the 29th District in Johnson County,Kansas. A teacher in Olathe,Kansas,Representative Parker is a resident of Overland Park,Kansas.
John Toplikar is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 15th district. Elected in 2018,he assumed office in 2019.
Beverly Gossage 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. Previously,she had unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Kansas Insurance Commissioner in 2014.
Leah Howell is an American politician who is currently serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 82nd district. A Republican from Sedgwick County,Kansas,Howell was elected by Republican precinct committee members to serve as a temporary replacement for Blake Carpenter in the 81st district,who took a leave of absence during the 2022 legislative session due to military obligations related to his role as an officer in the Kansas Air National Guard.
Adam Thomas is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 26th district. He assumed office in 2019.
Brad Boyd is an American politician who formerly served as a state representative in the Kansas House of Representatives. He represented the 49th district from January 9,2023 until his resignation on December 15,2023. He was first elected in 2022 against Republican Party nominee Kristen A. Clark.
Allison Hougland is an American politician and realtor serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 16th district. Elected in November 2022,she assumed office on January 9,2023.
