Alicia Dawn Straub (born May 17, 1978) is an American politician who is a member of the Kansas Senate from the 33rd District since January 11, 2021. She is a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 113th district from March 19, 2019, to January 11, 2021 . A resident of Ellinwood, Kansas, she was selected by Republican precinct committee members on March 12, 2019, to succeed former Rep. Greg Lewis (R), who resigned due to health issues.[1] Senator Straub was formally appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to the seat on March 14 and was sworn in by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on March 19. Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, she served as a county commissioner in Barton County, Kansas and was the commission chairman from January to March 2019.[2] She resigned from the county commission from a meeting on March 18, 2019, in order to take her seat in the Kansas Legislature.[3]
Alicia Straub | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 33rd district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Jo Taylor |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 113th district | |
| In office March 19, 2019 – January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Brett Fairchild |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1978 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | N/A |
| Residence | Ellinwood, Kansas |
| Education | Kansas State University |
During the party convention to succeed Representative Lewis, Senator Straub received 51 votes, with 22 votes going to Doug Keesling, a farmer from Rice County, Kansas and 18 votes going to Donna Hoener-Queal, a retired court services officer from Pratt, Kansas.[4]
Straub defeated Sen. Mary Jo Taylor in the Aug. 4, 2020 Republican primary for the 33rd district of the Kansas Senate.[5]
2021-2022 Kansas Senate Committee Assignments[6]
- Vice Chairman of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Education
- Local Government
- Commerce
- Transparency and Ethics
- Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
2019-2020 Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments[7]
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
- Local Government
- Agriculture
References
edit- ^ Mary Clarkin (2019-03-12). "Alicia Straub wins in landslide to fill Rep. Greg Lewis 113th district seat". Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "January 14, 2019 Barton County Commission Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Barton County. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Dale Hogg (2019-03-18). "Straub bids farewell to commission". Great Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Mary Clarkin (2019-03-12). "Alicia Straub wins in landslide to fill Rep. Greg Lewis 113th district seat". Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Kansas Secretary of State (2020-06-01). "Kansas 2020 Primary Election Results". Kansas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Senator Alicia Straub". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "Representative Alicia Straub". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.