Kansas House of Representatives
General Information
Party control:	Republican
Session start:	January 13, 2025
Session end:	April 11, 2025
Term length:	2 years
Term limits:	None
Redistricting:	Hybrid
Salary:	$86.66/session day + per diem
Members
Total:	125
Democrats:	37
Republicans:	88
Other:	0
Vacancies:	0
Leadership
Speaker:	Daniel Hawkins (R)
Maj. Leader:	Chris Croft (R)
Min. Leader:	Brandon Woodard (D)
Elections
Last election:	November 5, 2024
Next election:	November 3, 2026

TheKansas House of Representatives is thelower chamber of theKansas State Legislature. Alongside theKansas State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the Kansas state government and works alongside thegovernor of Kansas to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the Kansas House of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.

The Kansas House of Representatives meets at the state capitol building inTopeka, Kansas.

This page contains the following information on the Kansas House of Representatives.

• Which partycontrols the chamber
• The chamber'scurrent membership
• Partisan control of the chamberover time
• Elections in the chamber and how vacancies are filled
• Adistrict map
• Howredistricting works in the state
• Legislation currently under consideration
• Legislative session dates
• Legislative procedures, such as veto overrides and the state budget process
• A list ofcommittees

Party control

Current partisan control

The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the Kansas House of Representatives as of November 2025:

Members

Leadership

The speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body. In the absence of the speaker, the speaker pro tempore takes on the duties of the office. The speaker and speaker pro tempore are both elected by the members of the House. Duties of the speaker include preserving order and decorum and deciding all questions of order.^[1]

Leadership and members

• House speaker:Daniel Hawkins (R)
• Majority leader:Chris Croft (R)
• Minority leader:Brandon Woodard (D)

Salaries

See also:Comparison of state legislative salaries

Swearing in dates

See also:When state legislators assume office after a general election

Kansas legislators assume office on the second Monday of January after their election.^[3]

Membership qualifications

See also:State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 4 of Article 2 of theKansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."^[4]

Historical party control

Republicans won control of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1992. In2024, they won a 88-37 majority.The table below shows the partisan history of the Kansas House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin'sParty Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Trifecta history

Astate government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Kansas was under the following types of trifecta control:

• Democratic trifecta: None
• Republican trifecta: 1995-2002, 2011-2018
• Divided government: 1992-1994, 2003-2010, 2019-2023

Elections

Elections by year

Kansas state representatives servetwo-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Kansas holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is onNovember 3, 2026.

2024

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was onNovember 5, 2024. The primary wasAugust 6, 2024. The filing deadline wasJune 3, 2024.

In the 2024 elections, Republicans increased their majority from 85-40 to 88-37.

2022

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was June 1, 2022.

Heading into the 2022 elections, Republicans had an 86-39 majority in the Kansas House of Representatives. Republicans lost one seat in the election, giving the party an 85-40 majority in the chamber.

2020

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

Elections for the office ofKansas House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline was June 1, 2020.

In the 2020 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Kansas House of Representatives from 84–41 to 86–39.

2018

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives took place in 2018. Theclosed primary election took place on August 7, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline wasJune 1, 2018.

In the 2018 elections, there was no change in the partisan balance of the Kansas House of Representatives.

2016

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. All125 seats in theKansas House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 97-28 majority. Republicans lost 12 seats in the election, giving them a 85-40 majority.

Click [show] to see election information dating back to 2000

2014 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2014 Elections for theKansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 93-32 majority. Republicans gained four seats in the election, giving them a 97-28 majority. Kansas House of Representatives Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014      Democratic Party 32 28      Republican Party 93 97 Total 125 125 2012 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 7, 2012, and the general election was held onNovember 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2012. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2012. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 92-33 majority. No partisan change occurred in the election. Kansas House of Representatives Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 33 33      Republican Party 92 92 Total 125 125 The table below details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election in 2012. 2012 Margin of Victory, Kansas House of Representatives District Winner Margin of Victory Total Votes Top Opponent District 54 Ken Corbet 0.2% 10,767 Ann Mah District 65 Melody Saxton 0.4% 4,237 Allan Rothlisberg District 79 Larry Alley 0.8% 8,403 Ed Trimmer District 25 Melissa Rooker 1.5% 12,949 Megan England District 23 Kelly Meigs 1.9% 8,618 Dave Pack District 98 Phil Hermanson 2.1% 6,090 Geraldine Flaharty District 40 John Bradford 2.3% 8,060 Linda Johnson District 56 Virgil Weigel 3.8% 9,617 Janet Mitchell District 5 Kevin Jones 5.2% 9,318 Bill Feuerborn District 21 Barbara Bollier 6.4% 12,683 Amy Bell 2010 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 3, 2010, and the general election was held onNovember 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2010. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2010. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 76-49 majority. Republicans gained 16 seats in the election, giving them a 92-33 majority. Kansas House of Representatives Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election      Democratic Party 49 33      Republican Party 76 92 Total 125 125 In 2010, candidates running for the state House raised a total of $5,474,989 in campaign contributions. The top donors were:[5] 2010 Donors, Kansas House of Representatives Donor Amount Donohoe, Owen $115,100 Brown, Tony $108,100 Kansas Optometric Association $94,050 Kansas Contractors Association $85,800 Kansas Medical Society $82,850 Kansas Chamber of Commerce & Industry $68,750 Kansas Education Association $68,500 Kansas Association of Realtors $66,625 Kansas Bankers Association $66,288 AT&T $64,848 2008 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2008 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $5,220,801. The top 10 contributors were:[6] 2008 Donors, Kansas House of Representatives Donor Amount Kansas Democratic Party $198,502 Kansas Contractors Association $96,400 Kansas National Education Association $70,750 Kansas Medical Society $67,506 Koch Industries $60,400 Kansas Optometric Association $59,850 Kansas Bankers Association $58,200 Kansas Association Of Realtors $57,950 Kansans For Lifesaving Cures $56,950 Kansas Chamber Of Commerce & Industry $53,750 2006 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2006 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 1, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $5,076,645. The top 10 contributors were:[7] 2006 Donors, Kansas House of Representatives Donor Amount Kansas Contractors Association $97,075 Kansas National Education Association $84,250 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation $49,350 Kansas Medical Society $47,700 Kansas Association Of Realtors $43,450 Kansas Optometric Association $41,600 Kansas Chamber Of Commerce & Industry $37,728 Kansas Bankers Association $37,727 Anderson Financial Services DBA LoanMax $37,350 Colyer, Jeff $36,350 2004 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $3,971,642. The top 10 contributors were:[8] 2004 Donors, Kansas House of Representatives Donor Amount Kansas Contractors Association $97,075 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation $84,250 Kansas Association Of Realtors $49,350 Kansas National Education Association $47,700 Kansas Optometric Association $43,450 Kansas Farm Bureau $41,600 Kansas Bankers Association $37,728 Kansas Democratic Party $37,727 Kansas Healthcare Association $37,350 Kansas Medical Society $36,350 2002 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2002 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 6, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $3,706,577. The top 10 contributors were:[9] 2002 Donors, Kansas House of Representatives Donor Amount Kansas Democratic Party $138,572 Kansas Contractors Association $83,350 Kansas Association Of Realtors $75,475 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation $56,300 Kansas Optometric Association $53,450 Kansas National Education Association $48,700 Kansas Medical Society $43,250 Kansas Bankers Association $38,025 Kansas Racing LLC $37,375 Kansas Trial Lawyers Association $34,775 2000 See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2000 Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 1, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. All 125 House seats were up for election in 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $2,703,984. The top 10 contributors were:[10] 2000 Donors, Kansas House of Representatives Donor Amount Kansas Contractors Association $94,300 Kansas National Education Association $73,394 Kansas Trial Lawyers Association $46,950 Kansas Optometric Association $46,250 Philip Morris $37,300 Kansas Bankers Association $35,600 Kansas Dental Association $35,500 Western Resources $33,025 Kansas Medical Society $32,750 Boeing Co $32,100

Vacancies

See also:How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in theKansas State Legislature, thegovernor is responsible for appointing a replacement, and a special election is held if the vacancy occurs before May 1 of the second year of the officeholder's term. If the vacancy occurs after or on May 1 of the officeholder's second year, the governor is responsible for appointing a replacement, and that person serves out the rest of the term.^[11][12][13]

See sources:Kansas Stat. Ann. §25-3903 andKansas Stat. Ann. §25-312

District map

See also:Kansas state legislative districts

The state of Kansas has 165 legislative districts. Each district elects one representative. The state Senate has 40 districts and the state House has 125 districts.

Use the interactive map below to find your district.

Redistricting

See also:Redistricting in Kansas

Kansas enacted legislative district boundaries on May 18, 2022, when theKansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the validity of the legislative districts that Kansas Gov.Laura Kelly (D) signed into law on April 15, 2022.^[14][15] Both chambers of thelegislature passed the redistricting legislation on March 30, 2022, after a joint House-Senate conference committee had developed it.^[16] TheKansas House of Representatives approved the legislative boundaries, 83-40, and theState Senate approved them, 29-11.^[16]After Kelly signed the maps, Andrew Bahl and Rafael Garcia of theTopeka Capital-Journal wrote, "The state Senate and House maps were mildly contested in the Legislature, particularly in the Senate where the map will create a fourth, Democrat-leaning district in Topeka and Lawrence."^[17]

2020

See also:Redistricting in Kansas after the 2020 census

Kansas enacted legislative district boundaries on May 18, 2022, when theKansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the validity of the legislative districts that Kansas Gov.Laura Kelly (D) signed into law on April 15, 2022.^[18][19] Both chambers of thelegislature passed the redistricting legislation on March 30, 2022, after a joint House-Senate conference committee had developed it.^[16] TheKansas House of Representatives approved the legislative boundaries, 83-40, and theState Senate approved them, 29-11.^[16]After Kelly signed the maps, Andrew Bahl and Rafael Garcia of theTopeka Capital-Journal wrote, "The state Senate and House maps were mildly contested in the Legislature, particularly in the Senate where the map will create a fourth, Democrat-leaning district in Topeka and Lawrence."^[20]

District map after 2020 redistricting

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

2010

Kansas received its local census data on March 3, 2012. The state grew by 6.1 percent to over 2.58 million, with growth concentrated in the northeast corner of the state and the remainder largely showing slight declines.^[21] Wichita grew by 11.1 percent, Overland Park grew by 16.3 percent, Kansas City decreased by 0.7 percent, Topeka grew by 4.2 percent, and Olathe grew by 35.4 percent.^[22]

The Legislature attempted redistricting in its 2012 session. Traditionally, the chambers passed their own maps. In 2012, the Senate passed revisions to a new House map, and the House passed a map for the Senate; neither chamber was amenable to the other's actions. On May 20, the Legislature adjourned amid deadlock, asking theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas to intervene and draw congressional and state legislative district lines. On June 7, 2012, the court approved the new district maps.^[23][24]

Sessions

Legislation

The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the Kansas House of Representatives has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by the House and signed by the governor after its passage in the Senate. The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history. Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them. Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated byBillTrack50.

Dates of legislative sessions in Kansas by year

2025

See also:2025 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2025 state legislative sessions

In 2025, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 13, 2025, and adjourn on April 11, 2025.

Click [show] for past years' session dates.

2024 See also:2024 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2024 state legislative sessions In 2024, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, 2024, and adjourn on April 30, 2024. 2023 See also:2023 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2023 state legislative sessions In 2023, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 9, 2023, and adjourn on April 28, 2023. 2022 See also:2022 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2022 state legislative sessions In 2022, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 10, 2022, and adjourn on May 23, 2022. 2021 See also:2021 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2021 state legislative sessions In 2021, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 11, 2021, and adjourn on May 26, 2021. 2020 See also:2020 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2020 state legislative sessions In 2020, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 13, 2020, and adjourn on May 21, 2020. Effect of coronavirus pandemic See also:Changes to state legislative session dates in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more. 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A veto session scheduled for April 27, 2020, was delayed to May 21, 2020, at which time the legislature reconvened before adjourning the session. A special session was convened on June 3, 2020. The special session ended June 4, 2020.[25][26][27] 2019 See also:2019 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2019 state legislative sessions In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 14, 2019, through May 29, 2019. 2018 See also:2018 Kansas legislative session andDates of 2018 state legislative sessions In 2018, the legislature was in session from January 8, 2018, through April 7, 2018. To read about notable events and legislation from this session, clickhere. 2017 See also:Dates of 2017 state legislative sessions In 2017, the legislature was in session from January 9, 2017, through June 26, 2017. The legislature held a veto session from May 1 to June 10. 2016 See also:Dates of 2016 state legislative sessions In 2016, the legislature was in session from January 11 through June 1. A special session was held from June 23 to June 24 over education funding. 2015 See also:Dates of 2015 state legislative sessions In 2015, the legislature was in session from January 12 through June 12. Major issues in 2015 Major issues in the 2015 legislative session included closing a projected $279 million budget shortfall, K-12 funding, and a possible privatization of public employee pensions.[28] 2014 See also:Dates of 2014 state legislative sessions In 2014, the legislature was in session from January 13 through May 30. Major issues in 2014 Major issues during the 2014 legislative session included school funding, changing the state's court nomination system, and Medicaid expansion.[29] 2013 See also:Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions In 2013, the legislature was in session from January 14 to June 20. Major issues in 2013 Major issues during the 2013 legislative session included school funding, a settlement between tobacco companies and the state, mental health funding, KanCare, unauthorized immigration, pension system changes, shifting taxes to the local level, and liquor sales.[30] 2012 See also:Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions In 2012, the legislature was scheduled to be in session from January 9 through May 14. However, the session was extended through the 20th. Major issues which remained unresolved included education funding, state employee pension reform,redistricting, and the budget. Gov.Sam Brownback (R) stated, “I think it’s reasonable for people to say they should have gotten things done in 90 days. My hope is that they wrap it up here pretty soon.”[31] Major issues in 2012 Alongside the budget, legislators considered reforming the school financing formula and expanding Medicaid's managed care system.[32] 2011 See also:Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions In 2011, the legislature was in session from January 10 to June 1. Session highlights Business tax deductions In the 2011 session, the legislature allowedexpensing, a way for businesses to receive larger tax deductions for start-up costs such as new equipment and software.[33] School funding In July, state revenue officials forecasted a revenue surplus of at least $175 million for FY 2011 (July 2010-July 2011). In response, state education administrators petitioned lawmakers to restore some of the funding for schools that was eliminated as part ofGovernorSam Brownback's (R) measures the previous year.[34] 2010 See also:Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions In 2010, the legislature's regular session was scheduled to last from January 11 to March 30. However, the session was extended, and it did not adjourn until May 28.[35]

About legislative sessions in Kansas

TheTenth Amendment of theU.S. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.^[36] State governments across the country use this authority to hold legislative sessions where a state's elected representatives meet for a period of time to draft and vote on legislation and set state policies on issues such as taxation, education, and government spending. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions,legislatively referred constitutional amendments, and bills that become law.

Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution establishes when theKansas State Legislature, of which the House of Representatives is a part, is to be in session. Section 8 of Article 2 states that the Legislature is to convene on the second Monday of January of each year. Section 8 also limits the length of regular sessions in even-numbered years to ninety calendar days, but it allows these sessions to be extended by a two-thirds affirmative vote of both houses. In 2010, this kind of extension occurred, moving the session's adjournment date from March 30th to May 28th.

Legislative roles and procedures

Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includesveto overrides,the role of the legislature in the state budget,procedures for filling membership vacancies, andredistricting.

Veto overrides

See also:Veto overrides in state legislatures

State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session. The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in Kansas are listed below.

How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Two-thirds of members in both chambers.

Authority:Article 2, Section 14 of theKansas Constitution.

Role in state budget

See also:Kansas state budget and finances

Kansason

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The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:^[37]

1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies inJune.
2. State agencies submit their budget requests to thegovernor inSeptember.
3. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to thestate legislature inJanuary.
4. The legislature typically adopts a budget inMay. A simple majority is required to adopt a budget. The fiscal year begins inJuly.

Kansas is one of 44 states in which the governor hasline item veto authority.^[37][38]

The governor is legally required to submit a balanced proposed budget. Likewise, the legislature is legally required to pass a balanced budget.^[37]

Committees

See also:List of committees in Kansas state government

Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.

• Standing committees are generally permanent committees, the names of which sometimes change from session to session.
• Select or special committees are temporary committees formed to deal with specific issues such as recent legislation, major public policy or proposals, or investigations.
• Joint committees are committees that feature members of both chambers of a legislature.

Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The Kansas House of Representatives has 30 standing committees:

Constitutional amendments

In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process forreferring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states,initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are alsomany other types of statewide measures.

The methods in which the Kansas Constitution can be amended:

See also:Article 14 of the Kansas Constitution andLaws governing ballot measures in Kansas

Kansas Constitution
Articles
Ordinance •Preamble •Bill of Rights 1 •2 •3 •4 •5 •6 •7 •8 •9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 •15

Article 14 of theKansas Constitution governs the ways in which the state's constitution can be changed over time.

• One path is thelegislatively referred constitutional amendment. Either house of theKansas State Legislature can propose an amendment to the state's constitution. Two-thirds of the members of each chamber must approve the resolution. If they do, the proposed amendment goes on either the next statewide ballot during which members of the state legislature are elected or on a special election ballot if the legislature agrees to have a special election for this purpose.

• If a simple majority of the electors of the state who vote on the proposition agree with it, it becomes part of the constitution.
• The legislature must say what the measure'sballot title will be in their resolution authorizing it.
• If there is more than one proposed amendment, voters must be able to vote on them separately.
• At most, five amendments can be proposed for one election.
• An amendment is allowed to revise one entire article of the constitution "except the article on general provisions."

• Another path to amend the state constitution is through aconstitutional convention. If two-thirds of the members of each house of the state legislature vote in favor, the question "Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the constitution of the state of Kansas?" or "Shall there be a convention limited to revision of article(s) ________ of the constitution of the state of Kansas?" shall be placed on a statewide ballot.

• If a simple majority of those voting on that question say "yes," a convention is held.
• Any amendments or revisions that come out of the convention must go before the state's voters.

Kansas does not feature the power ofcitizen initiative for eitherinitiated constitutional amendments orinitiated state statutes.

See also

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External links

• Kansas State Legislature

Footnotes

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