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Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks

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Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $97,650
2025 FY Budget:  $119,176,770
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   Serves at the governor's pleasure
Authority:  Article 8, Section 1 of the Kansas Code
Selection Method:  Appointed by the governor
Current Officeholder(s)

Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks Chris Kennedy
Nonpartisan
Assumed office: March 18, 2024

Other Kansas Executive Offices
GovernorLieutenant GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerCommissioner of EducationAgriculture SecretaryInsurance CommissionerWildlife and Parks SecretaryLabor SecretaryCorporation Commission

The Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks is an executive position in the Kansas state government. The secretary is a nonpartisan appointee of the Governor of Kansas and serves as head of the Department of Wildlife and Parks. The department's name was changed from the Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism in 2021.[1]

Current officeholder

The current Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks is Chris Kennedy (nonpartisan). Kennedy assumed office in 2024.

Authority

The Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks' powers, term of office, etc. are derived from Chapter 32, Article 8 of the Kansas Code.

Article 8, Section 1:

(a) In order to reorganize the administration, planning and regulation of the state's parks, wildlife and other natural resources, there is hereby established within the executive branch of government the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism, which shall be administered under the direction and supervision of a secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism...[2]

Qualifications

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Appointments

The secretary is appointed by the Governor of Kansas.

Vacancies

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Duties

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Divisions

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State budget

See also: Kansas state budget and finances

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $119,176,770.[3]

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

2023

In 2023, the officer's salary was $97,650, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $85,075, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]

2021

In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $85,075, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]

2020

In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $85,075 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

2019

In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $84,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

2018

In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $84,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

2017

In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $84,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2016

In 2016, the secretary received a salary of $111,490, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2015

In 2015, the secretary received a salary of $111,490, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2014

In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $111,490, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2013

In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $111,490. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.[14]

2011

In 2011, the secretary earned a salary of $86,003.

Historical officeholders

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Contact information

Office of the Secretary
1020 S. Kansas, Rm 200
Topeka, KS 66612-1327
(785) 296-2281

See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Office of the Governor of Kansas, "Governor Laura Kelly Proposes Agency Reorganization to Spur Economic Growth," January 25, 2021
  2. Kansas Code, "Chapter 32, Article 8, Section 1a," accessed August 3, 2013
  3. Kansas Division of the Budget, "2025 comparison report," accessed January 17, 2025
  4. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
  5. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  6. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  7. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
  8. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
  9. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
  10. Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
  11. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
  12. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
  13. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
  14. The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014