Roger P. Reitz (born November 11, 1932) is an American doctor and politician, who served as a

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member of the

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, representing the 22nd district from 2005 until 2013. Reitz served as a representative in the

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from 2002 to 2005. He previously had served as mayor and city commissioner for the Manhattan City Commission and was president and member of Unified School District 383 School Board. Reitz graduated from

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and is graduated from the

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in 1959 with an

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He served in the

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as a physician. He is a practicing, board-certified doctor of internal medicine. He is married to Virginia Reitz and lives in

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. He and his wife have five children.

Elections

2012

In the 2012 Republican primary, Reitz was defeated in a three-way race in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012. Bob Reader, whose primary campaign was largely funded by

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-Kansas, gained the party's nomination, winning 3,318 votes, to Reitz's 2,251 votes and Joe Knopp's 2,134 votes. Reader was subsequently defeated in the November 2012 general election by former Kansas State Representative

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, who was endorsed by Reitz. Hawk was unopposed in the Democratic primary, winning 1,559 votes.

2008

On November 4, 2008 Reitz was re-elected to the 22nd District, defeating Democrat Rusty Wilson by 24 votes.

2004

Bob Reader challenged Reitz in the Republican primary, but was defeated.

Committee assignments

Reitz served on these legislative committees: * Local Government (chair) * Federal and State Affairs (vice-chair) * Joint Committee on Children's Issues * Commerce * Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy * Ethics and Elections * Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight * Utilities

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Reitz's 2008 campaign, according to the ''National Institute on Money in State Politics'':Roger Reitz 2008 campaign contributions
/ref> : Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Senator Reitz (self-finance), Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Contractors Association, AT&T Political parties were his largest donor group.

References

External links

Kansas SenateProject Vote Smart profile
* Follow the Money campaign contributions *
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