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American politician
Mary Ware
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2019
Preceded byLynn Rogers
Personal details
Born (1951-11-03) November 3, 1951 (age 73)
Political partyDemocratic

Mary Anita Ware (born November 3, 1951) is an American politician, social justice activist, and businesswoman serving as a member of the Kansas Senate for the 25th Senate district in Wichita, Kansas.

Career

She was elected to the Senate in December 2018 by Democratic Party precinct committee members to succeed Democrat Lynn Rogers, who stepped down to become lieutenant governor of Kansas. In 2020, Ware was elected to a full term in her own right, defeating Republican Vail Fruechting by a margin of 55% to 45% in the general election. Outside of her work in the Kansas Legislature, Ware owns a CBD store, American Shaman Botanicals, in Wichita.

Committee assignments

Ware, in 2023, is assigned to these Kansas Senate Committees:

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking minority member)
  • Joint Committee on Kansas Security
  • Legislative Post Audit Committee -
  • 2021 Special Committee on Federal 340B Drug Program
  • 2022 Special Committee on Water

References

  1. "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
  2. "2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. Celia Llopis-Jepsen (2019-07-19). "CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing". KCTV. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
  5. "Senator Mary Ware," in "Legislators", Kansas Legislature, retrieved April 4, 2023
Preceded byLynn Rogers Kansas Senator from the 25th district
January 13, 2019 - Present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Members of the Kansas Senate
President
Ty Masterson (R)
Vice President
Rick Wilborn (R)
Majority Leader
Larry Alley (R)
Minority Leader
Dinah Sykes (D)
  1. ▌Dennis Pyle (I)
  2. ▌Marci Francisco (D)
  3. ▌Tom Holland (D)
  4. ▌David Haley (D)
  5. ▌Jeff Pittman (D)
  6. ▌Pat Pettey (D)
  7. ▌Ethan Corson (D)
  8. ▌Cindy Holscher (D)
  9. ▌Beverly Gossage (R)
  10. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
  11. ▌Kellie Warren (R)
  12. ▌Caryn Tyson (R)
  13. ▌Tim Shallenburger (R)
  14. ▌Michael Fagg (R)
  15. ▌Virgil Peck Jr. (R)
  16. ▌Ty Masterson (R)
  17. ▌Jeff Longbine (R)
  18. ▌Kristen O'Shea (R)
  19. ▌Rick Kloos (R)
  20. ▌Brenda Dietrich (R)
  21. ▌Dinah Sykes (D)
  22. ▌Usha Reddi (D)
  23. ▌Robert Olson (R)
  24. ▌J. R. Claeys (R)
  25. ▌Mary Ware (D)
  26. ▌Dan Kerschen (R)
  27. ▌Chase Blasi (R)
  28. ▌Mike Petersen (R)
  29. ▌Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)
  30. ▌Renee Erickson (R)
  31. ▌Carolyn McGinn (R)
  32. ▌Larry Alley (R)
  33. ▌Alicia Straub (R)
  34. ▌Mark Steffen (R)
  35. ▌Rick Wilborn (R)
  36. ▌Elaine Bowers (R)
  37. ▌Molly Baumgardner (R)
  38. ▌Ron Ryckman Sr. (R)
  39. ▌John Doll (R)
  40. ▌Rick Billinger (R)
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