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Agriculture Committee, Kansas House of Representatives

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TheAgriculture Committee is astanding committee of theKansas House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of theKansas House of Representatives are assigned by theSpeaker of the House.^[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.^[2] The Speaker is not recognized as anex officio member of any committee.

See rules:House Rules

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Agriculture Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Linda Featherston Ranking Minority Member Suzanne Wikle Tobias Schlingensiepen Wanda Brownlee Paige Brooklynne Mosley	Lance Neelly Vice Chair Ken Rahjes Chair Webster Roth Gary White Joe Seiwert Doug Blex Lisa Moser Jim Minnix Fred Gardner Brett Fairchild Duane Droge Angel Roeser

2023-2024 legislative session

Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Rui Xu Tobias Schlingensiepen Jason Probst Linda Featherston Sydney Carlin	Ken Rahjes Chair Lisa Moser Vice Chair Gary White Joe Seiwert Webster Roth Jim Minnix Michael Murphy Trevor Jacobs Fred Gardner Brett Fairchild Doug Blex David Younger

2021-2022 legislative session

Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (12)	Third-party members(0)
Sydney Carlin Ranking Minority Member Jason Probst Christina Haswood Linda Featherston Rui Xu	Eric Smith Vice Chair Ken Rahjes Chair Michael Murphy Kent Thompson Joe Seiwert Boyd Orr Joe Newland Jim Minnix Lisa Moser Trevor Jacobs Brett Fairchild Susan Carlson

2019-2020 legislative session

Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (11)	Third-party members(0)
Sydney Carlin Ranking minority member Eileen Horn Jason Probst Virgil Weigel Rui Xu	Ron Highland Chair Eric Smith Vice Chair Doug Blex Trevor Jacobs Boyd Orr Mark Schreiber Joe Seiwert Jim Karleskint Bill Pannbacker Kent Thompson Alicia Straub

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Agriculture Members, 2017
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (16)
•Sydney Carlin	•Kyle Hoffman, Chair
•Debbie Deere	•Kent Thompson, Vice chair
•Adam Lusker	•Dave Baker
•Cindy Neighbor	•Doug Blex
•Jeff Pittman	•Lonnie Clark
•Virgil Weigel	•Ronald B. Ellis
•John Wilson	•Larry Paul Hibbard
	•Ron Highland
	•Trevor Jacobs
	•Jim Karleskint
	•Greg Lewis
	•Boyd Orr
	•Don Schroeder
	•Joe Seiwert
	•Thomas Sloan
	•Eric Smith

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Members, 2015
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (18)
•Ponka-We Victors, Ranking Minority Member	•Sharon Schwartz, Chair
•Sydney Carlin	•Sue Boldra, Vice Chair
•Adam Lusker	•Lonnie Clark
•Ed Trimmer	•Susan Concannon
•John Wilson	•Basil Dannebohm
	•Diana Dierks
	•John L. Ewy
	•Shannon Francis
	•Larry Paul Hibbard
	•Brett Hildabrand
	•Tom Moxley
	•Marty Read
	•Don Schroeder
	•Joe Seiwert
	•Thomas Sloan
	•Susie Swanson
	•Jack Thimesch
	•Troy L. Waymaster

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Members, 2013
Democratic members (6)	Republican members (17)
•Ponka-We Victors	•Sharon Schwartz, Chair
•John Alcala	•Kyle Hoffman, Vice chair
•Sydney Carlin	•Sue Boldra
•Harold Lane	•Will Carpenter
•Ed Trimmer	•Diana Dierks
•John Wilson	•John L. Ewy
	•Ramon Gonzalez
	•Larry Paul Hibbard
	•Steven C. Johnson
	•Tom Moxley
	•Connie O'Brien
	•Marty Read
	•Don Schroeder
	•Joe Seiwert
	•Thomas Sloan
	•Jack Thimesch
	•Troy L. Waymaster

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Members, 2011
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (13)
•Jerry Williams	•Larry Powell, Chair
•Vincent Wetta	•Dan Kerschen, Vice chair
•Robert Grant	•Tom Arpke
•Ponka-We Victors	•Elaine Bowers
•Michael Peterson	•J. Robert Brookens
	•Dan Collins
	•Gary Hayzlett
	•Brett Hildabrand
	•Kyle Hoffman
	•Tom Moxley
	•Charlotte O'Hara
	•William Prescott
	•Caryn Tyson

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Members, 2009
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (11)
•Joshua Svaty	•Larry Powell, Chair
•Shirley Palmer	•Rocky Fund, Vice chair
•Tony Brown	•William Prescott
•Don Navinsky	•Tom Moxley
•Steve Lukert	•Don Schroeder
•Vincent Wetta	•Dan Kerschen
•Patrick Maloney	•Elaine Bowers
	•William Wolf
	•Don Hineman
	•Gary Hayzlett
	•William Light