NOlathe's Blog

Yesterday’s post “A Measure of Kansas Senate Leadership” we correlated campaign contributions from the Senate Republican Leadership PAC to individual senator campaigns and how those individual senators voted for their leaders.  Today we look at how those same individal senators most benefited from Committee Leadership assignments.   (**First two years as an elected senator**)

Those voting for Morris and Vratil

1. Pat Apple- Vice Chair Assessment & Tax, Chair Utilities 
2. Pete Brungardt- Chair Federal & State Affairs, Vice Chair Public Health & Welfare
3. Jay Emler- Majority Leader, Chair Confirmation Oversight
4. Julia Lynn- Vice Chair Commerce
5. Carolyn McGinn- Chair Ways & Means, Vice Chair Natural Resources
6. Bob Marshall- Vice Chair Transportation
7. Tim Owens- Chair Judicial, Chair Reapportionment
8. Roger Reitz- Vice Chair Federal & State Affairs, Chair Local Government
9. Vicki Schmidt- Vice Chair Ethics, Chair Public Health & Welfare
10. Jean Schodorf- Chair Education
11. Mark Taddiken- Chair Agriculture
12. Ruth Teichman- Vice Chair Agriculture
13. Dwayne Umbarger- Vice Chair Reapportionment, Chair Transportation
14. ** Terrie Huntington- Chair Ethics & Elections**

Those Voting For Susan Wagle

1. Steve Abrams  
2. Terry Bruce  
3. Mary Pilcher-Cook
4. Les Donovan- Chair Assessment & Tax  
5. Dick Kelsey- Vice Chair Local Government
6. Ty Masterson
7. Ralph Ostmeyer- Chair Natural Resources
8. Mike Petersen- Vice Chair Utilities
9. Dennis Pyle
10. Susan Wagle- Chair Commerce