Steering Committee

The Steering Committee of Republicans for Kansas Values is comprised of current or former elected or
appointed public or political ofce holders who were elected and served our State as Republicans and who
have not changed Party registration to Democrat.
REPUBLICANS FOR KANSAS VALUES
Financial Responsibility

Quality Education

Social Tolerance
1. SEN. BARBARA P. ALLEN - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2001-2008; Kansas State House Representatives, 1989-2001; Assistant Attorney General, 1985-1987
2. REP. DENISE APT - Iola, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives; House Education Committee Chair
3. REP. JAYNE AYLWARD - Salina, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives; Administrative Tax Judge, Kansas Board of Tax Appeals
4. REP. GINGER BARR - Auburn, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1981-1989; President of the Shawnee County Republican Women, 2005; President of the
Shawnee County Young Republicans, 1976
5. SEN. DICK BOND - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1986-2001; Kansas State Senate President, 4 years; Chair of Financial Institutions and Insurance, 8 years;
Kansas Board of Regents, 2002-2007, Kansas Board of Regents Chair, 2006
6. MAYOR KEN BOWER - Leavenworth, KS
City of Leavenworth Mayor, 1997-2001; Leavenworth City Commission, 6 years
7. REP. JIM BRADEN - Clay Center, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 16 years; Speaker of the House, 1987-1990; House Majority Leader, 1985-1986
8. CCBOT ROBERT BRANDENBURG - Parsons, KS
Labette Community College Board of Trustees, 12 years; USD #503 School Board Member, 12 years;
9. USD BD CAROL BRANDERT - Clay Center, KS
USD 305 Board of Education, 2002-2014
10. REP. NANCY BROWN - Stanley, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1984-1994; Chair of the State Emergency Response Commission; Republican appointee
to the Advisory Board of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
11. SEN. PETE BRUNGARDT - Salina, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2001-2013; Salina City Planning , 1986-1991, Salina City Commission 1991-1999; Mayor of Salina, 1993-1994
and 1998-1999
12 SEN. MARK BUHLER - Lawrence, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2002-2004
13. SEN. BUD BURKE - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1975-1996; President of the Kansas Senate, 1989-1996; Senate Majority Leader, 1984-1988; Kansas State
House of Representatives, 1973; President of the National Association of State Legislators and Staf, 1991-1992
14. SEN. DAVE CORBIN- Towanda, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1992-2004
15. REP. RAY COX - Bonner Springs, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1992-2006
16. SBOE VAL DEFEVER - Independence, KS
Kansas State Board of Education, 1998-2002; USD 446 Independence, 1995-1998; Independence Community College Board of
Trustees, 2013-Present
17. COMM. BRAD DILLON - Hutchinson, KS
Hutchinson City Council, 2001-2007. Reno County Commission, 2008-Present
18 USD BD GARY DENNING - Salina, KS
Salina City Prosecutor, 1983-1994; Salina USD 305 School Board, 2001-2013
19. MAYOR DAVE DROVETTA - Gardner, KS
City Councilman, Gardner 1995 2009; Mayor, Gardner 2009 2013
20. REP. SANDY DUNCAN - Wichita, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives
21. USD BD NEDRA ELBL - Salina, KS
USD 305 Board of Education President, 2011-present; NEA President; NEA; NEA Building Representative and NEA Delegate to
State and National Conventions
22. SEN. JANE ELDREDGE - Lawrence, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1981-1982
23. USD BD ROGER ELLIOTT - Andover, KS
USD 385 Andover, Member 2003--present
24. SEN. TIM EMERT - Independence, KS
Kansas State Senate, 8 years; Kansas State Senate Majority Leader, 4 years; Chair of Kansas Board of Regents; Chair of Kansas
Advisory Board for Juvenile Justice; Kansas State Board of Education ; USD 446 Board of Education, 14 years
25. REP. CINDY EMPSOM - Independence, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1986-2000; Chair of Legislative Educational Planning Committee; Vice Chair-Education
Committee; USD 446 Board of Education Chair and member; USD 446 PTA City Council Chair and Member
26. KS GOP CHMN BILL FALSTAD - Fredonia, KS
Kansas Republican Party Chair, 1969-1970; Mayor of Fredonia KS, 1970-72 and 1976-81; Fredonia Regional Hospital and First
National Bank of Fredonia Board Member, 25 years; Kansas Chamber of Commerce Board Chair, 1997-1998;
Member of Kansas Chamber of Commerce Board,1993-2008; Member of Kansas Performance Review Board, 1998-2001; Kansas
Lottery Commission, 2001-2005; Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission Chair, 2011-2012, Kansas Racing and Gaming Commis-
sion 2005-2012
27. REP. RON FOX - Prairie Village, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives
28. SEN. BOB FREY - Liberal, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1985-1989; Kansas State House of Representatives, 1975-1984; Republican House Majority Leader, 1984-1985;
House Judiciary Committee Chair; Senate Judiciary Committee Chair; Committee on Taxation Member; Committee on Local Gov-
ernment Member; Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals Judge, 1996-2000
29. REP. FRED GATLIN - Atwood, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1986-19966
30. MAYOR CROSBY GERNON - Hiawatha, KS
Mayor of Hiawatha, 2006-2015
31. REP. JOHN GOLDEN - Goodland, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives; Insurance Committee Vice-Chair
32. USD BD PAT GRIMWOOD - Salina, KS
USD 305 Board of Education, 2005-2013
33. REP. JOHN GRANGE - El Dorado, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 2004-2012; USD 490 School Board, 2001-2005
34. SUPT. HOWARD GRAY - Pratt, KS
Superintendent, Pratt and Plains-Kismet
35. MAYOR KRISTIN GUNN - Salina, KS
Mayor of Salina, 1998, 2002, 2003; Salina City Commission, 1995-2003
36. USD BD STEVE HALE - Gardner, KS
USD 231 Board of Education, 2000-2007, President 2006-2007; Gardner City Council Member, 2009-2011
37. CCBOT FLORIS JEAN HAMPTON - Dodge City, KS
Kansas Association of Community College Trustees, 1983-1999, 2007-present; Kansas Board of Regents, 1999-2002
38. COMM. RANDALL HARDY - Salina, KS
Salina City Commissioner, 2013-present; Salina Board of Zoning Appeals Board, 1998-2006
39 USD BD JOLEEN HILL - Manhattan, KS
USD 383 Board of Education, 1987-2003
40. USD BD GENNIFER HOUSE - Goodland, KS
USD 352 Board of Education President, 2013-2014
41. MAYOR AARON HOUSEHOLTER - Salina, KS
Mayor of Salina, KS, 2014- Present; Salina City Commission, 2011-Present
42. REP. DAVE HUFF - Lenexa, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives; Kansas City Council Member, 1993-1997
43. SEN. TERRIE HUNTINGTON - Fairway, KS
Kansas State Senator , 2010-2012; Kansas State House of Representatives, 2003-2009
44. GOP NATL DEL SUE ICE - Newton, KS
Kansas Delegate to the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, 1976; Kansas 4th Congressional District Republican Wom-
en Chair, 1976-1978; USD 373 Board of Education, 1983-1987;
45. GOP NATL DEL TED ICE - Newton, KS
Kansas Delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1972; Harvey Co. Republican Central Committee Chair, 1970-1980; Re-
publican Precinct Committeeman, 1966-1978; District Judge of the Kansas 9th Judicial District, 1987-2002; County Attorney for
Harvey County, 1964 1968
46. USD BD GAIL JAMISON- Goddard, KS
Board of Education, 2007-Present; USD 265 Board of Education President, 2014-2015
47. GOP NATL DEL ALICE ANN JOHNSTON - Lawrence, KS
Republican National Convention Alternate Delegate ; Third District Republican Committee Vice Chair
48. GOP CHMN DON JOHNSTON - Lawrence, KS
Republican National Convention Delegate; Republican Douglas County Chair; Republican Crawford County Chair; Kansas State
Highway Advisory Committee Chair
49. REP. BILL KASSEBAUM - Burdick, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 2002-2004; Morris Co. Republican Central Committee Chair; Precinct Committee Person
50. SEN. FRED KERR - Pratt, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1976-1992; Senate Majority Leader,1988-1992; Chair Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee, 1984-1988
51. USD BD SETH KONKEL - Hayesville, KS
USD 261 Board of Education, 2001-2007; Haysville City Council, 2011-Present
52 REP. WENDELL LADY - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1969-1982; Speaker of the House 1979-1982; Minority Leader, 1977-1978; Kansas Board of
Regents Chair, 1983-1986; Overland Park City Council President, 1965-1968; Ways and Means Committee Chair, 1975-1976
53. SEN. AUDREY LANGWORTHY - Prairie Village, KS
Kansas State Senator, 1984-2001; The Assessment and Taxation Committee Chair, 1992-2000; Prairie Village City Council, 1981-1983
54. MAYOR CAROL LEHMAN - Gardner, KS
Mayor, Gardner, KS; Gardner City Council Member
55. SBOE CAROL (RUPE) LINNENS - Wichita, KS
Kansas State Board of Education, 2000-2008; USD 259 Board of Education, 1989-1997
56. REP. FRED LORENTZ - Fredonia, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1975-1978; 31st Judicial District Judge, 26 years
57. REP. JIM LOWTHER - Emporia, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1976-1996; House Appropriations Committee Cub-Committee Chair; Education Committee
Chair LEPC; Post Audit Committee; Citizens National Bank Vice President; School Board Member
58. SEN. BOB MARSHALL - Fort Scott, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2009-2012; Transportation Committee Co-Chair; Education Committee; Taxation Committee; Local Govern-
ment Committees; Confrmation Oversight Committee; KPERS Committee
59. USD BD SARA McDONALD - Wichita, KS
USD 265 Board of Education, 2007-Present
60. USD BD KEVIN McWHORTER - Wichita, KS
USD 265 Board of Education; USD 265 Educational Foundation
61. USD BD LARRY MICHEL - Salina, KS
USD 305 Board of Education, 2003-Present
62. REP. R.D. Bob Miller - Russell, KS
Kansas House of Representatives, 1981-1990; Kansas State Parole Board, 1990-1994
63. REP. ROBERT RH MILLER - Wellington, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1971-1996; Kansas State House of Representatives Majority Leader; Kansas State House of
Representatives Speaker; Kansas State House of Representatives Minority Leader; Sumner County GOP Chair, 1971-1980;
Kansas Young Republican Chair, 1971-73
64. USD BD VINCE MILLER - Parsons, KS
USD 503 Board of Education Parsons, 2011-Present
65. SEN. STEVE MORRIS- Hugoton, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1993-2013; Kansas State Senate President, 2005-2013; Kansas State Senate Agriculture Committee; Kansas State
Senate Ways and Means Committee; National Conference of State Legislatures President, 2010-2012; USD 210 Board of Education
President, 1977-1993
66. SEN. LANA OLEEN - Manhattan, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1989-2004; Kansas State Senate Majority Leader, 2003; Secretary of Defense Appointee, U.S. Dept. of Defense
Advisory Commission, 1991-1994; Republican Party County Chair, 1984-1988; Local, State and National Delegate, 1982-Present; Pre-
cinct Committee, 1981-Present
67. REP. BILL OTTO - LeRoy, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 2005-2012; Southern Cofey County Site Council, 2003-2006; LeRoy City Council, 2002-2004;
USD 245 Site Council, 2000-2003; and USD 247 Cherokee, 1984.
68. COMM. DONNA OWENS - Overland Park, KS
Johnson County Commissioner of the 4th district; Council-member for the 3rd ward in Overland Park, KS
69 SEN. TIM OWENS -Overland Park, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2008-2012; Kansas State House of Representatives, 2002-2008; Kansas State Legislature; Judiciary Committee
Chair; Redistricting Committee Chair; Overland Park City Council President; Overland Park City Council Member
70. INS. COMM. SANDY PRAEGER - Lawrence, KS
Kansas Insurance Commissioner, 2002-Present; Kansas State Senate, 1992-2002; Kansas State Senate Vice President; Kansas State
House of Representatives, 1990-1992; City of Lawrence Mayor, 1986-1987; Lawrence City Commission, 1985-1989
71. REP. JILL QUIGLEY - Lenexa, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 2008-2010
72. MAYOR PRO-TEM JIM RANDALL- Olathe, KS
City of Olathe Mayor; Olathe Planning Committee, 1998-1999; Olathe City Council 2001-2015
73. REP. GERRY RAY - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1996-2002
74. SEN. ROGER REITZ - Manhattan, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2005-2013; Kansas State House of Representatives, 2002-2005; Manhattan Mayor; Manhattan City Commission
75. MAYOR MARGE ROBERSON - Newton, KS
Newton City Mayor, 2002-2003; Newton City Commissioner, 2000-2003; Harvey County Commission, 2003-2013
76. USD BD LYNN ROGERS - Wichita, KS
USD 259 Board of Education, 2001-present
77. REP. ED ROLFS - Junction City, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1978-1986; House Governmental Organization Committee Chair; House Taxation Commit-
tee; Secretary of Revenue, 1986-1990
78 REP. CHARLIE ROTH - Salina, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 2005-2012; Salina Mayor, 1984; Salina City Commission, 1981-1984;
79. SBOE SONNY RUNDELL - Syracuse, KS
Kansas State Board of Education Member 1989-2001, USD 494 Syracuse Board Member 1977-1989 and Garden City Community
Board of Trustees 1965-1967
80. REP. ELLEN SAMUELSON - Hesston, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives; Precinct Committee,1956-1968 and 1988-present
81. REP. DEBBIE SCHAUF - Mulvane, KS
Kansas House of Representatives, 1986-1990
82. CTY. ATTY. DOUG SEBELIUS - Norton, KS
County Attorney, Norton County, 1981-Present
83. GOP CHMN AL SHANK - Liberal, KS
Chairman, Seward County Republican Central Committee; Chairman, Seward County Community College Foundation
84. LT. GOV. GARY SHERRER - Overland Park, KS
Lieutenant Governor, 1996-2003; Delegate to the 2000 Republican Convention; Secretary of Commerce-1995-2000
85. LT. GOV. SHELBY SMITH - Wichita, KS
Lieutenant Governor, 1975-1979
86. REP. SHERYL SPALDING - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 2006-2012; Kansas Association of School Boards Regional Vice President, 2000-2005;
USD 229 Board of Education, 1997-2005
87. USD BD JANET SPRECKER - Derby, KS
USD 260 Board of Education Member, 2009-present
88. SEN. BOB STOREY - Topeka, KS
Kansas State Senator, 1968-1976; Shawnee County Republican Chair; Delegate to the National Republican Convention
89. CCBOT DAVID SUNDGREN - El Dorado, KS
School Board Member, Flinthills USD 492; Butler County Soil Conservation Director,1988-1993; Butler County Planning Com-
mission, 1991-1995; Butler Community College (BCC) Ag Advisory Committee
90. USD BD JOHN TACHA - Lawrence, KS
USD 497 Board of Education
91. REP. RALPH TANNER - Baldwin City, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1994-2002; Rules Committee Chair, 2 years; Federal and State Afairs Committee Vice
Chair; Education Committee, 8 years; Chair Education Committee, 4 years; Vice Chair, Assembly on Federal Issues, National
Conference of State Legislatures; Legislative Educational Planning Committee; Budget Committee on Education
92. SEN. RUTH TEICHMAN - Staford, KS
Kansas State Senator, 2001-2013; USD 349 Board of Education
93. US ATTY LEE THOMPSON - Wichita, KS
United States Attorney, District of Kansas, 1990-1993
94. SEN. CAROLYN TILLOTSON - Leavenworth, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1992-1996; City of Leavenworth Mayor; Leavenworth City Commissioner, 1988-1992; Precinct Committee
95. USD BD MARY ANN TRICKLE - Salina, KS
USD 305 Board of Education
96. SEN. DWAYNE UMBARGER - Thayer, KS
Kansas State Senator, 1997-2012; Assistant Majority Whip, 2003-Present; USD 258 ANW Special Education Board, 1995-1996
97. MAYOR JOHN VANIER - Salina, KS
Mayor City of Salina, 2008 -2009; Special Court Budget Advisory Council, 2013; Salina City Commission, 2005 -2009
98. USD BD RON VIGNERY - Goodland, KS
USD 352 Board of Education
99. SEN. JOHN VRATIL - Leawood, KS
Kansas State Senate, 1998-2012; Kansas State Senate Vice President, 2003-2012; Republican Precinct Committee
Paid for by Paul Davis for Governor, William A. Kassebaum, Treasurer.
100. USD BD MALEY WILKINS - Lawrence, KS
USD 497 Board President, 1998-1999; USD 497 Board of Education, 1995-1999; Douglas County Republican Committee 2008-
2010
101. SEN. WINT WINTER, JR. - Lawrence, KS
Kansas State Senator, 1982-1992; Judiciary Committee Chair; Ways And Means Committee Vice-Chair; Joint Committee on
KPERS Investment Practices Chair; Legislative Post Audit Committee; Economic Development Committee Co-Chair
102. REP. BOB WUNSCH - Kingman, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1983-1988; Judiciary Committee, 1983-1988; Judiciary Committee Chair, 1984-1988;
Tax Committee, 1983-1988
103. SEN. DAVID WYSONG - Mission Hills, KS
Kansas State Senate, 2005-2009; Johnson County Commissioner, 1996-1998; Mission Hills City Council, 1996; Johnson County
Republican Party Chair
104. REP. JIM YONALLY - Overland Park, KS
Kansas State House of Representatives, 1972-1976 and 2002-2006
105. USD BD CINDY YULICH - Lawrence, KS
USD 497 Board of Education, 2003-2007
106. USD BD GLENNIS ZIMMERMAN - South Haven, KS
USD 509 Board of Education, 2009-present; Sumner County Leadership Initiative President, 2013 - Present
107. USD BD JAY ZIMMERMAN - South Haven, KS
US USD 509 Board of Education, 20 years; Grains Member and Director, 2005-2008; Kansas Grain Sorghum Commissioner,
2002-2008 and 2014 - present; Jackson Township Treasurer, 2009-present