Local Government Committee, Kansas State Senate

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The Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the Kansas State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Kansas State Senate are assigned by the Organization, Calendar and Rules Committee. The committee is composed of the President of the Senate, the Majority Leader, Vice President of the Senate and six other members of the senate selected by the majority party. Committees are assigned at the start of each term. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

See rules: Senate Rules

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Senate Local Government Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (7)	Third-party members(0)
Oletha Faust-Goudeau Ranking Minority Member Pat Pettey	Elaine Bowers Chair Ronald Ryckman Vice Chair Tory Marie Blew Craig Bowser Joe Claeys Bill Clifford Kenny Titus

2023-2024 legislative session

Senate Local Government Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (8)	Third-party members(0)
Marci Francisco Oletha Faust-Goudeau David Haley	Carolyn McGinn Elaine Bowers John Doll Ronald Ryckman Tim Shallenburger Mark Steffen Alicia Straub Mike Thompson

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate Local Government Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (8)	Third-party members(0)
Marci Francisco Ranking minority member Oletha Faust-Goudeau David Haley	Carolyn McGinn Chair Elaine Bowers Vice chair John Doll Renee Erickson Ronald Ryckman Alicia Straub Mike Thompson Kellie Warren

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Local Government Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (7)
• Oletha Faust-Goudeau, Ranking Minority Member	• Dennis Pyle, Chair
• David Haley	• Steve Fitzgerald, Vice Chair
	• Tom Arpke
	• Mitch Holmes
	• Garrett Love
	• Michael O'Donnell
	• Kay Wolf

2011-2012

Republicans (9)

• Roger Reitz Chair
• Dick Kelsey Vice Chair
• Pete Brungardt
• Terrie Huntington
• Garrett Love
• Bob Marshall
• Ralph Ostmeyer

Democrats (2)

• Oletha Faust-Goudeau Ranking Minority Member
• Kelly Kultala

2009-2010 members

• Roger Reitz Chair
• Susan Wagle Vice Chair
• Kelly Kultala
• Terrie Huntington
• Bob Marshall
• Mike Petersen
• Oletha Faust-Goudeau
• Tim Huelskamp
• Ralph Ostmeyer

External links

• Kansas Standing Committees

Footnotes

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Current members of the Kansas State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ty Masterson

Majority Leader:Chase Blasi

Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes

Senators

District 1

Craig Bowser (R)

District 2

Marci Francisco (D)

District 3

Rick Kloos (R)

District 4

David Haley (D)

District 5

Jeff Klemp (R)

District 6

Pat Pettey (D)

District 7

Ethan Corson (D)

District 8

Cindy Holscher (D)

District 9

Beverly Gossage (R)

District 10

Mike Thompson (R)

District 11

Kellie Warren (R)

District 12

Caryn Tyson (R)

District 13

Tim Shallenburger (R)

District 14

Michael Fagg (R)

District 15

Virgil Peck (R)

District 16

Ty Masterson (R)

District 17

Mike Argabright (R)

District 18

Kenny Titus (R)

District 19

Patrick Schmidt (D)

District 20

Brenda Dietrich (R)

District 21

Dinah Sykes (D)

District 22

Brad Starnes (R)

District 23

Adam Thomas (R)

District 24

Scott Hill (R)

District 25

Mary Ware (D)

District 26

Chase Blasi (R)

District 27

Joe Claeys (R)

District 28

Mike Petersen (R)

District 29

Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)

District 30

Renee Erickson (R)

District 31

Stephen Owens (R)

District 32

Larry Alley (R)

District 33

Tory Blew (R)

District 34

Michael Murphy (R)

District 35

TJ Rose (R)

District 36

Elaine Bowers (R)

District 37

Douglas Shane (R)

District 38

Ronald Ryckman (R)

District 39

Bill Clifford (R)

District 40

Rick Billinger (R)

Republican Party (31)

Democratic Party (9)