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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kansas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Kansas. The list of names should be complete (as of ...
Since Kansas became a U.S. state in 1861, [1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Kansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to ...
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas.Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on legislation, helping to create a state budget, and legislative oversight over state agencies.
Currently, three Republicans and one Democrat represent Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. The districts include the solidly Republican 1st District and 4th District, as well as the ...
Historically, the state has held as many as eight seats (1893–1933). The number of congressional seats decreased from five to four following the 1990 census. Between 1990 and 2000, the population of Kansas grew by 8.5% from 2,477,574 to 2,688,418, making it the 32nd most populated state; all four congressional seats were retained.
The 2023 Kansas Speaks Survey, conducted by researchers at Fort Hays State University, found 67% support for legalizing recreational marijuana among adults 21 and older to allow taxation of the ...
Two years after losing to Gov. Laura Kelly, Schmidt was able to quickly build support and win the Republican nomination for Kansas’ 2nd District
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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, senators for four-year terms.