Education Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Kansas House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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David Benson (D) left this committee on May 15, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Valdenia Winn | • Clay Aurand, Chair | |||
• Steven Crum | • Diana Dierks, Vice chair | |||
• Jarrod Ousley | • Tory Arnberger | |||
• Jerry Stogsdill | • Brenda Dietrich | |||
• Ed Trimmer | • Willie Dove | |||
• Mary Martha Good | ||||
• Randy Powell | ||||
• Melissa Rooker | ||||
• Mark Schreiber | ||||
• Bill Sutton | ||||
• Sean Tarwater Sr. | ||||
• Jene Vickrey |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Valdenia Winn, Ranking Minority Member | • Ron Highland, Chair | |||
• Carolyn Bridges | • Jerry Lunn, Vice Chair | |||
• Nancy Lusk | • John Barker | |||
• Ed Trimmer | • Tony Barton | |||
• Sue E. Boldra | ||||
• John Bradford | ||||
• Rob Bruchman | ||||
• Diana Dierks | ||||
• Willie Dove | ||||
• John L. Ewy | ||||
• Amanda Grosserode | ||||
• Dennis Hedke | ||||
• Charles Macheers | ||||
• Marc Rhoades | ||||
• Charles Smith |
Note: Diana Dierks and John Ewy were removed from the committee in November 2015 after voting against a block grant school finance bill. Willie Dove was also removed and made vice chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. They were replaced by Kevin Jones , Kasha Kelley and Becky Hutchins.[3]
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (14) | |||
• Ed Trimmer | • Kasha Kelley, Chair | |||
• Carolyn Bridges | • Ward Cassidy, Vice chair | |||
• Roderick A. Houston | • Sue E. Boldra | |||
• Nancy Lusk | • John Bradford | |||
• Valdenia Winn | • Diana Dierks | |||
• Willie Dove | ||||
• John L. Ewy | ||||
• Shanti Gandhi | ||||
• Amanda Grosserode | ||||
• Dennis Hedke | ||||
• Ron Highland | ||||
• Jerry Lunn | ||||
• Kelly Meigs | ||||
• Melissa Rooker |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (14) | |||
• Jim Ward | • Clay Aurand, Chair | |||
• Eber Phelps | • Steve Huebert, Vice chair | |||
• Valdenia Winn | • Rick Billinger | |||
• Ed Trimmer | • Barbara Bollier | |||
• Judith Loganbill | • Terry Calloway | |||
• Ward Cassidy | ||||
• Pat Colloton | ||||
• Jana Taylor Goodman | ||||
• Amanda Grosserode | ||||
• Jim Howell | ||||
• Leslie Osterman | ||||
• Ronald Ryckman | ||||
• Joseph Scapa | ||||
• Sheryl Spalding |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Valdenia Winn | • Clay Aurand, Chair | |||
• Marti Crow | • Deena Horst, Vice chair | |||
• Ann Mah | • Jene Vickrey | |||
• Ed Trimmer | • Bill Otto | |||
• Judith Loganbill | • Sheryl Spalding | |||
• Geraldine Flaharty | • Lana Gordon | |||
• Eber Phelps | • Don Hill | |||
• J. Robert Brookens | ||||
• Charles Roth | ||||
• Steve Huebert | ||||
• Melvin Neufeld | ||||
• Don Hineman | ||||
• Barbara Bollier |
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