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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.
Robert S. Olson is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 23rd district. He was previously a Representative in the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 26th district from 2005 to 2010,having served as the Majority Whip. Olson was appointed to the Kansas Senate following Karin Brownlee's nomination to serve as Kansas Secretary of Labor. On February 13,2023,Olson announced he would not seek reelection to his Senate seat.
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.
Jerry D. Williams is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 8th district. He served from 2001 to 2013.
Virgil Peck Jr. is state legislator in Kansas. A Republican,he served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2016,representing the 11th (2005–2013) and 12th district (2013–2017). 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.
Ron Worley is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 30th district. He served from 2007 through 2013,having been defeated in the 2012 Republican primary by Rep. Lance Kinzer of Olathe,after Kinzer and Worley were put in the same district after re-districting. Kinzer then subsequently retired in 2014,endorsing Randy Powell as his successor. Worley challenged Powell for his old seat in the primary,but was subsequently defeated.
Tom Burroughs is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 33rd district,in which he served as the House Minority Leader. A native of Kansas City,Kansas,he served from 1997 until 2023.
Michael James Peterson was an American Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 37th district. He served from 1979 until 1990,and then again from 2005 until his death in 2014.
Anthony R. Brown is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 38th district from 2005 until 2013. Brown,who has a BSE in Secondary Social Sciences from Emporia State University,has worked as a carpenter and school teacher. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Holy Family Catholic Church. In 2012,he ran for the 3rd district of the Kansas Senate,but lost to incumbent Democrat Tom Holland.
Marti Crow is a former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,who represented the 41st district. She served from 1997 - 2011. Crow did not seek re-election in 2010. Crow has resided in Leavenworth,Kansas,since 1974. She is an attorney/partner with Crow and Associates,along with her husband,Mike,and four other attorneys. She received a Bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1966 from Baker University and a Juris Doctor degree from Washburn Law School in 1993. While in law school,Crow served as an editor on the Washburn Law Review. She graduated from law school 4th in her class and magna cum laude. She taught eighth grade English and Social Studies for two years in the Shawnee Mission,Kansas schools 1966-68. After receiving her law license in 1993,she worked as an environmental planning consultant with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment,and as an attorney with the Kansas Department of Revenue.
Barbara W. Ballard is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 44th district. Born in Petersburg,Virginia,she has served since 1993.
Thomas "Tom" Sloan was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 45th district,which covers Northwestern Douglas County,including western Lawrence. He served from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Kansas State Senate from 1983 to 1985 and 1986 to 1989.
Ann Mah was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 53rd district. She served between 2005 and 2013. She was elected to the Kansas State Board of Education in November,2016,representing District 4.
Don Hill is an American politician and retired pharmacist who served as a member of the member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 60th district from 2003 to 2017.
Sydney Lynn Carlin is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 66th district. She has served since 2003. Carlin was not challenged for her seat in 2020 or 2022. She is currently running unopposed for her seat in the 2024 Kansas House of Representatives elections.
Vincent Wetta was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 80th district,from 2007 to 2013.
Jo Ann Pottorff is a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 83rd district. She served from 1985 to 2013. Prior to her election she served as President of the Kansas Association of School Boards,as well as the Wichita School Board.
Steve Huebert is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 90th district. He has served since 2001. The American Conservative Union has given him a lifetime evaluation of 81%.
Delia Garcia is an American official who formerly served as the Kansas Secretary of Labor. Garcia previously served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 103rd district. She served from 2005 to 2011,and was a member of the Kansas Democratic Hispanic Caucus.
Jeffrey Welborn is a Republican member of the Montana Senate. He was elected to House District 72 which represents the Dillon area and now serves as a State Senator of District 36. In 2022,he supported the state of Montana's proposed purchase of a 5,600-acre ranch from Shodair Children's Hospital in order to open up 100,000 acres of public land for easier access by the public.
