Barbara Wasinger is an American politician who was elected to the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocke ...
in 2018 as a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or again ...
.
Prior to serving in the
Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives, with 125 state representatives, and the upper Kansas Senate, with 40 state senators. ...
, she served as an
Ellis County Commissioner, the first woman elected to the county commission. From 2005 to 2012 she served as a city commissioner in
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 21,116. It is ...
and served as Mayor of Hays from April 2008 to April 2009 and October 2010 to April 2012. While mayor, she served on the Hays Public Library Board.
In 2023, Wasinger introduced a bill to the Kansas Legislature that would mandate genital inspections of children.
2020-2021 Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments
*Chairman of Joint Administrative Rules and Regulations
*Vice Chairman of Higher Education Budget
*Financial Institutions and Rural Development
*Taxation
2019-2020 Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments
*Financial Institutions and Pensions
*Higher Education Budget
*Taxation
*Joint Administrative Rules and Regulations
References
External links
Vote Smart Barb Wasinger
Living people
Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
People from Hays, Kansas
Women state legislators in Kansas
Women mayors of places in Kansas
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century American politicians
Mayors of places in Kansas
County commissioners in Kansas
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
St. Catherine University alumni
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