Since Kansas became a U.S. state in 1861,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years,and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state,the Kansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1854 to 1861.
John Andrew Martin was an American journalist,attorney,soldier,and politician,who represented Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from 1909 to 1913,then three more terms from 1933 to 1939.
Tom Sawyer is an American politician who served as the minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. A Democrat,Sawyer has represented the 95th district,covering southwest Wichita,since 2013. Sawyer previously represented the same district from 1987 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2009,serving as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader during his first stint in the legislature.
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.
Tracey Robert Mann is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district,popularly known as "the Big First," includes parts of 63 counties in central and western Kansas and is the seventh-largest district in the nation that does not cover an entire state.
The 2008 congressional elections in Kansas were held on November 4,2008 to determine who would represent the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009 until January 3,2011.
The 2010 congressional elections in Kansas were held on November 2,2010,and determined who would survive the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has 4 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
Virgil Peck Jr. is state legislator in Kansas. A Republican,he served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013,representing the 12th district. He currently represents Kansas State Senate district 15. He is the former chairman of the Kansas House Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committees,and the former Republican Majority Caucus Chairman.
Louis Ruiz is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing several districts in Kansas City since 2005. He is a retired employee of Lucent Technologies.
Scott Joseph Schwab is an American politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Kansas. He served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 49th district,from 2009 to 2019. He also served as Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. He received national attention when his son,Caleb,was killed in an accident on the Schlitterbahn Kansas City,Kansas water park's Verrückt water slide. In November 2018,he was elected Kansas Secretary of State.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 7,2006 to determine who will represent the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has four seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. As of 2022,this was the last time Democrats have won more than one House seat in Kansas.
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 5,1996 to determine who will represent the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has four seats in the House,apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Kansas,concurrently with the election of Kansas' Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 2,2004 to determine who will represent the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has four seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
Les Mason is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 73rd district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2014.
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.
The 2020 Kansas House of Representatives elections took place as a part of the 2020 United States elections. All 125 seats in the Kansas House of Representatives were up for re-election. Representatives serve two year terms and are not term limited.
Mari-Lynn Poskin is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 20th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 11,2021.
