Alicia Straub

Alicia Straub 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-elect of the Kansas Senate
from the 33rd district
Assuming office
January 11, 2021
SucceedingMary Jo Taylor
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 113th district
In office
March 19, 2019 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byGreg Lewis
Succeeded byBrett Fairchild
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceEllinwood, Kansas

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
Preceded by
Mary Jo Taylor		 Kansas Senate Senator from the 33rd District
January 11, 2021 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Greg Lewis		 Kansas House of Representatives Representative from the 113th District
March 19, 2019 - January 11, 2021		 Succeeded by
Brett Fairchild
Preceded by
Jennifer Schartz		 Chairman of the Barton County, Kansas Commission
January 14, 2019 - March 18, 2019		 Succeeded by
Jennifer Schartz

References
  1. Mary Clarkin (2019-03-12). "Alicia Straub wins in landslide to fill Rep. Greg Lewis 113th district seat". Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. "January 14, 2019 Barton County Commission Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Barton County. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. Dale Hogg (2019-03-18). "Straub bids farewell to commission". Great Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. Mary Clarkin (2019-03-12). "Alicia Straub wins in landslide to fill Rep. Greg Lewis 113th district seat". Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. Kansas Secretary of State (2020-06-01). "Kansas 2020 Primary Election Results". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. "Senator Alicia Straub". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. "Representative Alicia Straub". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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