A Senator and a Representative from Kansas. Born in Great Bend, Barton County, Kans. , May 29, 1954. Attended Plainville High School, Plainville, Kans. Graduated University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. , B. S. , 1976. Graduated Kansas University School of Law, Lawrence, Kans. , J. D. , 1981. M. B. A. Candidate, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kans. Bank officer. Instructor, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kans. Member of the Kansas state senate 1989-1997, serving as vice president 1993-1995, majority leader 1995-1997. Kansas state special assistant attorney general 1982-1985. Deputy attorney, Rooks County, Kans. 1987-1995. University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kans. , board of governors, serving as vice president 1993-1994, and as president 1994-1995. Board of directors, Kansas chamber of commerce and industry 1996-1997. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2011). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2010. Reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029. Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2012-2014). Chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Sixteenth [January 3, 2020-January 3, 2021] and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).
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