Stephen Morris | |
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President of the Kansas Senate | |
In office 2005 –January 13, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Dave Kerr |
Succeeded by | Susan Wagle |
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 39th district | |
In office January 11,1993 –January 14,2013 | |
Preceded by | Leroy Hayden |
Succeeded by | Larry Powell |
Personal details | |
Born | Garden City,Kansas,U.S | January 4,1946
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Barbara Morris |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Kansas State University,Manhattan |
Stephen Morris (born January 4,1946) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 39th district from 1993 to 2013. He was Senate president from 2005-2013. From 1977 to 1993,he served as the vice-president,then president of the Kansas Unified School District 210,Board of Education. He is a farmer from Hugoton.
Morris served on these legislative committees: [1]
Some of the top contributors to Morris's 2008 campaign,according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics: [2]
In 1992,Morris defeated incumbent Democrat Leroy Hayden,by 15,178 to 7,456 votes. [3] Seven of eight moderate state senate Republicans,including Morris,targeted by the Koch brothers,were defeated in the 2012 Republican primary,giving incumbent Governor Sam Brownback the margin he needed to effectively restructure state taxation,exempting "S" status filers such as Koch Industries from income taxes. [4] Morris lost to Larry Powell by a 5,106-4,737 margin in the primary on Aug. 7,2012. [5] [6] In 2014,Morris,as a member of Republicans for Kansas Values,supported Democratic State Senator Paul Davis for governor,over Brownback. [7]
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