William Todd Tiahrt is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994,defeating 18-year incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Glickman. He ran in 2010 for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. He lost to fellow Republican U.S. Representative Jerry Moran of Hays,Kansas,50%–45%.
The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly,composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives,with 125 state representatives,and the upper Kansas Senate,with 40 state senators. Representatives are elected for two-year terms,senators for four-year terms.
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 two-year terms. The Kansas House of Representatives does not have term limits. The legislative session convenes at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka annually.
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts,each with a population of about 73,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve. The Kansas Senate meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.
Lynn Haag Jenkins is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district,in office from 2009 to 2019. She previously served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2003 to 2009,in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2000 and the Kansas Senate from 2000 to 2002. She is a member of the Republican Party.
RoseMarie Swanger is an American politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 102nd District. A Republican,she was first elected in 2006 and served until 2014.
William "Bill" Clyde Otto is a former politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 9th district from 2005 to 2012. He was succeeded by Edwin Bideau.
William Prescott is a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives who served the 59th district from 2009 to 2013.
Peggy S. Scott is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2009. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Scott represents District 31B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Andover and East Bethel and parts of Anoka and Isanti Counties. She is a small business owner and realtor.
Joann Ginal is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 14th district since 2019,as a member of the Democratic Party. Before her tenure in the state senate she served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 52nd district from 2013 to 2019.
Jerry Nathan Bell, known as Nate Bell,is an Independent politician from Mena in the U.S. state of Arkansas,who served three two-year terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2017,he represented District 20,which encompasses Polk and Montgomery counties. From 2011 to 2013,he was the representative for District 22. He was a Republican prior to 2015.
Cecil Ivan Bell Jr. is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 3,which initially encompassed Waller County and is now entirely a portion of populous Montgomery County in Southeast Texas.
Brenda Barton is an American politician and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing Arizona's 6th Legislative District. She served as the Chairman of the House Agriculture,Water and Lands Committee from 2012 until giving up her position due to term limits in 2018.
Peggy Bennett is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Bennett represents District 23A in southern Minnesota,which includes the city of Albert Lea and parts of Faribault,Freeborn,Steele and Waseca Counties.
Minnie J. Grinstead(née Johnson;born September 30,1869 –December 24,1925) was an American teacher,politician,and temperance lecturer and organizer. She was the first female member of the Kansas House of Representatives. Grinstead served as a state representative from 1918 to 1924. She was a Republican.
Ruth Richardson is an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Richardson represented District 52B in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Eagan and Mendota Heights and parts of Dakota County,Minnesota.
Anna Vishkaee Eskamani is an American politician who is a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 42nd district in Orange County,which encompasses parts of Orlando along with Maitland,Winter Park,Eatonville,Edgewood,and Belle Isle. She is the first Iranian American elected to any public office in Florida.
Mary E. Miller is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 15th congressional district since 2021. She serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Education &Labor. Miller is a member of the Freedom Caucus and has been described as a far-right politician.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Michelle Salzman is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the state's 1st District,which includes the northern portion of Escambia County. She was elected to the seat in November 2020,after she defeated Democratic candidate Franscine Mathis in the general election. Prior to that she defeated incumbent Mike Hill in the Republican primary in August 2020.
