Dwayne Umbarger
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Dwayne D. Umbarger is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 14th District since 1997. He has been the Assistant Majority Whip since 2003. In 1995 and 1996, he was on the ANW Special Education Board in Numbolt, Kansas. He was also a School Board member for the Consolidated Unified School District #101 in Erie from 1994 to 1996.
Issue positions
What Sen. Umbarger supports[1]:
- State, rather than local, educational funding
- Tax exemptions for senior citizens
- Veterans benefits
- Pro-life
Committee assignments
Sen. Umbarger serves on these legislative committees:[2]
- Transportation (chair)
- Joint Committee on State Building Construction (vice-chair)
- Joint Committee on Arts and Cultural Resources
- Education
- Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Oversight
- Judiciary
- Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit
- Organization, Calendar and Rules
- Ways and Means
Sponsored legislation
Recent legislation which Sen. Umbarger co-sponsored includes: A resolution affirming the right of unions to hold private elections[3], a resolution to encourage the creation of a U.S. laser defense system[4], a resolution for a transportation plan[5], and a bill repealing the franchise tax[6].
Major Donors
Some of the top contributors to Marshall's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[7]
- Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Kansas Association of Realtors, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas Dental Association
Health care companies were his largest donor group.
External links
- Kansas Senate
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Follow the Money campaign contributions
- Sen. Umbarger on Vote KS.org
References
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