Dennis Pyle

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Dennis Pyle
Kansas Senate District 1
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Current term ends 2013
Political party	Republican
Profession	Grain/Cattle Farmer
Website	Senate site

Dennis Pyle is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing the 1st District since 2005.

Pyle attended Grace College of the Bible. He was a Kansas Representative for the 49th District from 2001 to 2003. He is married to Jennifer Pyle.

Policy Positions

Pyle's sponsored bills include:

• A bill promoting trade between Kansas and Taiwan.^[1]
• A bill regarding income tax credit for some property taxes.^[2]

Committee assignments

Pyle serves on these legislative committees:^[3]

• Agriculture
• Ethics and Elections
• Federal and State Affairs
• Joint Committee on Special Claims against the State
• Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Elections

2008

On November 4, 2008, Pyle was re-elected to the 1st District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Galen Weiland (D).^[4] Pyle raised $105,794 for his campaign, while Weiland raised $19,210.^[5]

Kansas State Senate, District 1 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Dennis Pyle (R)		19,253	63.6%
Galen Weiland (D)		11,017	36.4%

Campaign Donors

In 2008 Pyle collected $105,794 in donations.^[6]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee	$6,800
Brown County Republican Central Committee	$3,490
State of Kansas Department of Administration	$2,353
Kansas Medical Society	$2,000

External links

• Official Website
• Kansas Legislature Website
• Project Vote Smart Bio
• Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
• State Surge profile: Legislative action information
• Dennis Pyle on Facebook
• Dennis Pyle on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Edward W. Pugh	Kansas Senate District 1 2005–present	Succeeded by NA

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