Agriculture Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
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 | ||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 | ||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
2021-2022 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 | ||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 | ||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||