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2024 Kansas House Of Representatives Election
The 2024 Kansas House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. All 125 seats in the Kansas House of Representatives were up for election. Retirements Twenty incumbents retired. Democrats #District 10: Christina Haswood retired to 2024 Kansas Senate election#District 2, run for State Senate. #District 46: Dennis Highberger retired. #District 58: Vic Miller retired to 2024 Kansas Senate election#District 19, run for State Senate. Republicans #District 1: Michael Houser (politician), Michael Houser retired. #District 4: Trevor Jacobs (politician), Trevor Jacobs retired. #District 26: Adam Thomas (politician), Adam Thomas retired to 2024 Kansas Senate election#District 23, run for State Senate. #District 51: Kenny Titus retired to 2024 Kansas Senate election#District 18, run for State Senate. #District 62: Randy Garber (politician), Randy Garber retired. #District 63: John Eplee retired to 2024 Kansas Senate election#D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Garber (politician)
Randy Garber (born February 27, 1951) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2025. Biography Garber was born on February 27, 1951, in Axtell, Kansas. He graduated from high school in Sabetha, Kansas. From 1969 to 1989, Garber served in the United States Navy. He and his wife, Kay, have five children between them. Political career Garber has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2011. He is a Republican. In 2019, Garber was lead sponsor of a bill that, in "an effort to stop human trafficking Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or oth ... and pornography", aims to block online access to pornography, except for adults who have paid a fee. Also in 2019, Garber introduced House Bill 2273, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Murphy (Kansas Politician)
Michael Murphy is an American politician and retired pilot from the state of Kansas. He served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 114th district from 2021 to 2025, and in 2024 was elected to fill the 34th district in the Kansas Senate. Early life and education Murphy was born in Miami, Oklahoma. He graduated from the Ross School of Aviation in 1978. Career Murphy worked as a pilot for United Airlines from 1990 to 2007. Since retiring, Murphy has operated the Prairie Oaks Inn in Sylvia, Kansas. He also writes opinion articles and hosts a radio show called ''The Voice of Reason''. He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office in January 2021. He was elected to the Kansas Senate 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tory Marie Arnberger
Tory Marie Blew (; born May 3, 1993) is an American politician from the state of Kansas. She served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025, representing the 112th district in Barton County, Kansas. She announced her candidacy while a senior at Fort Hays State University, and was the youngest member of the Kansas Legislature from 2017 to 2021. In 2022, she was elected as the House Majority Whip. She also was the chair of Kansas Young Republicans in 2021-2022 and currently serves as their National Committeewoman. In 2024, she was elected to the state senate. Blew received the Future Caucus Rising Star Award in 2024, recognizing her commitment to cross-partisan lawmaking and advocacy as a young state legislator. Personal life Blew is from Great Bend, Kansas. She graduated from Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the largest university in western Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Concannon
Susan Concannon (born July 23, 1958) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 107th district from 2013 to 2025. In 2024, Concannon notably changed her position on Kansas Senate Bill 233, a bill barring access to gender-affirming care for young transgender people in Kansas. She voted in favor of the bill before it was vetoed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, but against overturning Kelly's veto, citing concerns about government overreach and vague language in the bill. Concannon was one of two Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives who changed their position, the other being Jesse Borjon of Topeka Topeka ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeaste .... Had either not done so, the Republican motion to overrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Landwehr
Brenda Landwehr (born March 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives. She is the owner of LT Care Solutions, Inc., and is a member of Christ the King Church, Comcare Mental Health Advisory Board, and the Salvation Army Foster Care Advisory Board. Career Landwehr was originally elected in the 91st district in 1994 to the Kansas House of Representatives, serving from 1995 to the end of the 2012 legislative session. On October 25, 2011, Landwehr announced that she would not run for reelection to the Kansas House, but would instead seek election to the Kansas Senate in District 25, then held by incumbent Republican Senator Jean Schodorf in the 2012 election. She lost her state senate bid, and then ran and lost a bid for District 92's Kansas House seat in 2014. In 2016, Landwehr was elected to the District 105 seat in the Kansas House. She did not run for re-election in 2024. Committee membership * Health and Human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wichita Eagle
''The Wichita Eagle'' is a daily newspaper published in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Originating in the early 1870s, shortly after the city's founding, it is owned by The McClatchy Company and is the largest newspaper in Wichita and the surrounding area. In September, 1960, ''The Wichita Eagle'' purchased the assets of its longtime chief rival, the ''Wichita Beacon,'' it became ''The Wichita Eagle and Beacon'' or ''The Wichita Eagle-Beacon'', until the Beacon moniker was dropped in 1989. History Origins In 1870, ''The Vidette'' was the first newspaper established in Wichita by Fred A. Sowers and W. B. Hutchinson. It operated briefly. On April 12, 1872, ''The Wichita Eagle'' was founded and edited by Marshall M. Murdock, and it became a daily paper in May 1884. His son, Victor Murdock, was a reporter for the paper during his teens, the managing editor from 1894 to 1903, an editor from the mid-1920s until his death in 1945. In October 1872, ''The Wichita Daily Beacon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Maughan
Carl Maughan is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the representative for 90th district in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025. In March 2024, Maughan was arrested in Shawnee County on suspicion of driving under the influence Driving under the influence (DUI) is the crime of driving, operating, or being in control of a vehicle while one is impaired from doing so safely by the effect of either alcohol (drug), alcohol (see drunk driving) or some other drug, whether re .... The following day, he stepped down as vice chair of the House Judiciary, though still remained a member. Several months later on May 8, he was officially charged with driving under the influence and possession of a firearm while under the influence. A week later, Maughan suspended his re-election campaign for the 2024 Kansas House of Representatives election, citing "personal and family reasons." References Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KVOE (AM)
KVOE (1400 AM) is an area news, talk, and sports radio station that airs local programming such as ''Talk of Emporia'', ''The Emporium'', and ''Area Coach's Corner'' in Emporia, Kansas. KVOE also carries national programs such as ABC News Radio. KVOE is licensed to Emporia, Kansas and owned by Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc. History KVOE AM was established in 1939 under the call sign "KTSW" broadcasting out of the Broadview Hotel at 6th and Merchant. The call letters stood for the names of its founders Kermit Trimble and Selleck Warren. KTSW initially broadcast on 1370 kHz with 100 watts of power. Under the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, KTSW would change frequency to 1400 kHz on March 29, 1941 and increase power to 250 watts. By early 1951 the station had moved out of the Broadview to a new location near the south city limits of Emporia. Then, in 1956, KTSW saw a change in ownership and a call sign change to KVOE to reflect "Kansas' Voice of Emporia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Smith (Kansas Politician)
Eric L. Smith (born December 2, 1966) is an American politician and law enforcement officer who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 76th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office on January 9, 2017, and did not run for re-election in 2024. Early life and education Smith was born in Eureka, Kansas. He earned an associate's degree in electronics and minutemen weapon systems from the Community College of the Air Force in 1991 and a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and corrections from Liberty University. Career From 1988 to 1992, Smith served as an electro-mechanical technician in the United States Air Force. From 2001 to 2009, he was a security officer at the Wolf Creek Generating Station in Coffey County, Kansas. From 2012 to 2015, Smith served as an officer with the Lebo, Kansas Police Department. He has also served as a deputy sheriff with the Coffey County Sheriff's Office. He was elected to the Kansas House of Representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Owens (Kansas Politician)
Stephen Owens is an American politician and businessman. He served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 74th district from 2019 to 2025, and has been a member of the Kansas Senate since 2025. Education Owens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and accounting from Bethel College and a Master of Business Administration from Southwestern College. Career From 1997 to 2015, Owens served as a captain in the Hesston, Kansas, Fire Department. From 2000 to 2003, he also worked as a CPA. From 2014 to 2018, Owens was the vice president of the Kansas Bail Bonds Association. He co-founded Axis Monitoring LLC, a company that provides alcohol, GPS and house arrest monitoring services. Owens also owns a bail bonds company with locations in Wichita and Emporia. He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office in January 2019. In 2024, he was elected to the Kansas Senate The Kansas Senate is the upper house of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lori Shultz
Lori Shultz is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives 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 craftin ... for the 73rd district. She was nominated to fill the remainder of Les Mason's term following his death on June 3, 2024. Career Shultz was nominated by Katie Sawyer to succeed Les Mason in the Kansas House of Representatives, and received a majority of the votes from precinct committee members on the first ballot. She cast her first (and only) votes of the term on June 18, 2024. As a representative, she represented all of McPherson County. Personal life Shultz is the wife of former State Representative and current Lindsborg Mayor Clark Shultz. She lives in Lindsborg with her family. References {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
