Stephen Morris (politician)

Stephen Morris

Member of the Kansas Senate from the 39th district
In office January 1993 – January 2013
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Larry Powell
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-04) January 4, 1946 Garden City, Kansas, U.S
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barbara Morris
Alma mater	Kansas State University, Manhattan

Stephen Morris is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 39th District from 1993-2013. He was Senate president from 2005-2013. Previously, from 1977 to 1993, he was the president and vice-president of the Unified School District 210 Board of Education. He is a farmer from Hugoton, and is married to Barbara Morris.

Committee assignments

Morris served on these legislative committees:^[1]

Interstate Cooperation (chair)
Joint Committee on Legislative Coordinating Council (chair)
Organization, Calendar and Rules (chair)
Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits (vice-chair)
Agriculture
Federal and State Affairs
Natural Resources

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Morris's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:^[2]

Kansas for Quality Mental Health Services, Astrazeneca, Kansas Association of Realtors, Westlink Communications, Heavy Constructors Association

Financial, insurance and real estate companies were his largest donor group.

Elections

Morris was defeated by Larry R. Powell by a 5,106-4,737 margin in the Republican Primary on Aug. 7, 2012.^[3]^[4]

References

External links

Senator Steve Morris - President of the Senate at the Kansas Legislature (archive)

Profile at Project Vote Smart
The Great Kansas Republican Purge of 2012, David Weigel, Slate, August 8, 2012

Current Presidents of United States Senates

President pro tempore of the United States Senate: Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

AL Del Marsh (R) AK Kevin Meyer (R) AZ Andy Biggs (R) AR Jonathan Dismang (R) CA Kevin de León (D) CO Bill Cadman (R) CT Donald Williams (D) DE Patricia Blevins (D) FL Andy Gardiner (R) GA David Shafer (R) HI Ron Kouchi (D) ID Brent Hill (R) IL John Cullerton (D) IN David Long (R) IA Pam Jochum (D) KS Susan Wagle (R) KY Robert Stivers (R) LA John Alario (R) ME Michael Thibodeau (R) MD Thomas Miller (D) MA Stan Rosenberg (D) MI Tonya Schuitmaker (R) MN Sandy Pappas (D) MS Giles Ward (R) MO Tom Dempsey (R) MT Debby Barrett (R) NE Galen Hadley (R) NV Joe Hardy (R) NH Chuck Morse (R) NJ Stephen Sweeney (D) NM Mary Papen (D) NY John Flanagan (R) NC Phil Berger (R) ND Dick Dever (R) OH Keith Faber (R) OK Brian Bingman (R) OR Peter Courtney (D) PA Joseph Scarnati (R) RI Teresa Paiva-Weed (D) SC Hugh Leatherman (R) SD Corey Brown (R) TN Bo Watson (R) TX Dan Patrick (R) UT Wayne Niederhauser (R) VT John Campbell (D) VA Steve Newman (R) WA Pam Roach (R) WV Bill Cole (R) WI Mary Lazich (R) WY Phil Nicholas (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D) Territories: AS Gaoteote Tofau Palaie (I) GU Judith Won Pat (D) MP Francisco Borja (I) PR Eduardo Bhatia (D) VI Neville James (D)

Political party affiliations: 35 Republican 19 Democratic 2 Independent italics indicate speakers of unicameral bodies In cases where the lieutenant governor is ex-officio president, president pro tempore are listed

Members of the Kansas State Senate

President of the Senate: Susan Wagle (R) Vice President of the Senate: Jeff King (R) Majority Leader: Terry Bruce (R) Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)

Dennis Pyle (R) Marci Francisco (D) Tom Holland (D) David Haley (D) Steve Fitzgerald (R) Pat Pettey (D) Kay Wolf (R) Jim Denning (R) Julia Lynn (R) Mary Pilcher-Cook (R) Jeff Melcher (R) Caryn Tyson (R) Jacob LaTurner (R) Forrest Knox (R) Jeff King (R) Ty Masterson (R) Jeff Longbine (R) Laura Kelly (D) Anthony Hensley (D) Vicki Schmidt (R) Greg A. Smith (R) Tom Hawk (D) Robert Olson (R) Tom Arpke (R) Michael O'Donnell (R) Dan Kerschen (R) Leslie Donovan (R) Mike Petersen (R) Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) Susan Wagle (R) Carolyn McGinn (R) Steve Abrams (R) Mitch Holmes (R) Terry Bruce (R) Richard Wilborn (R) Elaine Bowers (R) Molly Baumgardner (R) Garrett Love (R) Larry Powell (R) Ralph Ostmeyer (R)

Republican (32) Democratic (8) Kansas Legislature Kansas House of Representatives Kansas State Senate

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