New Faces to Influence Kansas Legislature
- Sun 12:48 PM 12/02/2012
New faces to influence Kansas Legislature
Nearly a third of the Kansas Legislature's members will have no previous experience in either chamber when
lawmakers convene in January. That will bring new energy and less predictability to the
lawmakers' annual session.
The large freshman class is likely to have a big influence over
how lawmakers and conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback close
a projected budget shortfall and tackle other issues. Turnover in the Senate will push it to the political right
following the ouster of moderate GOP leaders who'd worked with
Democrats to stall initiatives from Brownback and other
conservatives. In the House, 49 of the 125 members will have no prior
legislative experience. Four of 40 senators will have no previous service in the
Legislature, but another 12 are new to the chamber from the House.
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