Kansas House of Representatives - wikipedia Kansas House of Representatives Kansas House of Representatives Kansas State Legislature Type Type Lower house Term limits None History New session started January 9, 2017 Leadership Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman Jr. ( R ) Since January 9, 2017 Speaker pro Tempore Scott Schwab ( R ) Since January 9, 2017 Majority Leader Don Hineman ( R ) Since January 9, 2017 Minority Leader Jim Ward ( D ) Since January 9, 2017 Structure Seats 125 Political groups Republican ( 85 ) Democratic ( 40 ) Length of term 2 years Authority Article 2, Kansas Constitution Salary $88.66 / day + per diem Elections Last election November 8, 2016 ( 125 seats ) Next election November 6, 2018 ( 125 seats ) Redistricting Kansas Reapportionment Commission Meeting place House of Representatives Chamber Kansas State Capitol Topeka, Kansas Website Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on legislation, helping to create a state budget, and legislative oversight over state agencies. Representatives are elected to a two - year term. The Kansas House of Representatives does not have term limits. The legislative session convenes at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka annually. Contents 1 History 2 Legislative procedure 3 Party composition 4 Leadership 4.1 Officers 5 Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, 2017 -- 2019 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History On January 29, 1861, President James Buchanan authorized Kansas to become the 34th state of United States, a free state. The ratification of the Kansas Constitution created the Kansas House of Representatives as the lower house of the state legislature. Members of the Kansas House voted to impeach Governor Charles L. Robinson in 1862, but the impeachment trial did not lead to his conviction and removal of office. The Kansas Senate did vote to impeach the secretary of state and state auditor for the unlawful sale of bonds, but only three state senators voted for the governor 's impeachment. The Kansas House of Representatives in 1905 In 1870, the Kansas House of Representatives first met at the Kansas State Capitol, which was not officially completed until 1903. Populists and Republicans both claimed control of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1893, with the Populists accusing the Republican Party of election fraud. The dispute led to separate Populist - led and Republican - led Houses in 1893 until the Kansas Supreme Court sided with the Republicans and the Populist - led House disbanded. In 1918, Minnie J. Grinstead became the first female elected to the House. In 1966, the state legislature began to hold annual general sessions and a constitutional amendment adopted at the 1974 general election extended the duration of the session held in the even - numbered years to 90 calendar days, subject to extension by a vote of two - thirds of the elected membership of each house. An early legislator who served from 1875 to 1883, Robert M. Wright, was also one of the founders of Dodge City and later its mayor as well. United States presidential candidate Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican nominee, began his political career with a two - year term in the Kansas House of Representatives after his election in 1950. Legislative procedure State representatives introduce a proposed law in the Kansas House of Representatives in the form of a bill, which must be approved by a standing committee, the Committee of the Whole and the entire membership of the chamber. Other state representatives can amend a bill in committee or on the floor of the chamber. A bill must be approved by both houses of the Kansas Legislature in order to be submitted to the governor, who can sign it into law or veto the bill. State legislators can override the veto with the support of two - thirds majority of both houses. Party composition Republicans hold a supermajority in the Kansas House of Representatives, and have controlled the chamber for decades. The following is the official make - up for the 2017 - 2019 session : Affiliation Party ( Shading indicates majority caucus ) Total Republican Democratic Vacant 2009 -- 2011 legislature 77 48 125 0 2011 -- 2013 Legislature 92 33 125 0 Begin 2013 92 33 125 0 End 2015 93 32 2015 -- 2017 Legislature 97 28 125 0 Begin 85 40 125 0 June 7, 2017 39 124 June 26, 2017 40 125 0 Latest voting share 7001680000000000000 ♠ 68 % 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 % Leadership The Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives is the leader of the chamber and is elected by his fellow state representatives. The speaker presides over the legislative process on the floor of the chamber or appoints a presiding officer in his or her place. He or she also decides the committee structure. The majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party 's strength in the chamber. Officers Position Name Party District Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman, Jr. Republican 78 House Leadership Speaker Pro Tem Scott Schwab Republican 49 Majority Leader Don Hineman Republican 118 Assistant Majority Leader Tom Phillips Republican 67 Majority Whip Kent Thompson Republican 9 Caucus Chair Susan Concannon Republican 107 Democratic Leaders Minority Leader Jim Ward Democratic 86 Assistant Minority Leader Stan Frownfelter Democratic 37 Minority Whip Ed Trimmer Democratic 79 Caucus Chair Barbara Ballard Democratic 44 Agenda Chair Brandon Whipple Democratic 96 Policy Chair Adam Lusker Democratic Members of the Kansas House of Representatives, 2017 -- 2019 District Representative Party Residence Michael Houser Republican Columbus Adam Lusker Democratic Frontenac Monica Murnan Democratic Pittsburg Trevor Jacobs Republican Fort Scott 5 Kevin Jones Republican Wellsville 6 Jene Vickrey Republican Louisburg 7 Richard Proehl Republican Parsons 8 Patty Markley Republican Overland Park 9 Kent Thompson Republican Iola 10 John Wilson Democratic Lawrence 11 Jim Kelly Republican Independence 12 Doug Blex Republican Independence 13 Larry Hibbard Republican Toronto 14 Keith Esau Republican Olathe 15 Erin Davis Republican Olathe 16 Cindy Holscher Democratic Olathe 17 Tom Cox Republican Shawnee 18 Cindy Neighbor Democratic Shawnee 19 Stephanie Clayton Republican Overland Park 20 Jan Kessinger Republican Overland Park 21 Jerry Stogsdill Democratic Prairie Village 22 Nancy Lusk Democratic Overland Park 23 Linda Gallagher Republican Lenexa 24 Jarrod Ousley Democratic Merriam 25 Melissa Rooker Republican Fairway 26 Larry Campbell Republican Olathe 27 Sean Tarwater Republican Stilwell 28 Joy Koesten Republican Leawood 29 Brett Parker Democratic Overland Park 30 Randy Powell Republican Olathe 31 Louis Ruiz Democratic Kansas City 32 Pam Curtis Democratic Kansas City 33 Tom Burroughs Democratic Kansas City 34 Valdenia Winn Democratic Kansas City 35 Broderick Henderson Democratic Kansas City 36 Kathy Wolfe Moore Democratic Kansas City 37 Stan Frownfelter Democratic Kansas City 38 Willie Dove Republican Bonner Springs 39 Shelee Brim Republican Shawnee 40 Debbie Deere Democratic Lansing 41 Jeff Pittman Democratic Leavenworth 42 Jim Karleskint Republican Tonganoxie 43 William Sutton Republican Gardner 44 Barbara Ballard Democratic Lawrence 45 Tom Sloan Republican Lawrence 46 Dennis Highberger Democratic Lawrence 47 Ronald Ellis Republican Meriden 48 Abraham Rafie Republican Overland Park 49 Scott Schwab Republican Olathe 50 Fred Patton Republican Topeka 51 Ron Highland Republican Wamego 52 Brenda Dietrich Republican Topeka 53 Jim Gartner Democratic Topeka 54 Ken Corbet Republican Topeka 55 Annie Kuether Democratic Topeka 56 Virgil Weigel Democratic Topeka 57 John Alcala Democratic Topeka 58 Vic Miller Democratic Topeka 59 Blaine Finch Republican Ottawa 60 Mark Schreiber Republican Emporia 61 Francis Awerkamp Republican St. Marys 62 Randy Garber Republican Sabetha 63 John Eplee Republican Atchison 64 Susie Swanson Republican Clay Center 65 Lonnie Clark Republican Junction City 66 Sydney Carlin Democratic Manhattan 67 Tom Phillips Republican Manhattan 68 Dave Baker Republican Council Grove 69 J.R. Claeys Republican Salina 70 John Barker Republican Abilene 71 Diana Dierks Republican Salina 72 Tim Hodge Democratic North Newton 73 Les Mason Republican McPherson 74 Don Schroeder Republican Inman 75 Mary Good Republican El Dorado 76 Eric Smith Republican Burlington 77 Kristey Williams Republican Augusta 78 Ron Ryckman, Jr. Republican Olathe 79 Ed Trimmer Democratic Winfield 80 Anita Judd - Jenkins Republican Arkansas City 81 Blake Carpenter Republican Derby 82 Peter DeGraaf Republican Mulvane 83 Henry Helgerson Democratic Eastborough 84 Gail Finney Democratic Wichita 85 Chuck Weber Republican Wichita 86 Jim Ward Democratic Wichita 87 Roger Elliott Republican Wichita 88 Elizabeth Bishop Democratic Wichita 89 KC Ohaebosim Democratic Wichita 90 Steve Huebert Republican Valley Center 91 Greg Lakin Republican Wichita 92 John Carmichael Democratic Wichita 93 John Whitmer Republican Wichita 94 Leo Delperdang Republican Wichita 95 Tom Sawyer Democratic Wichita 96 Brandon Whipple Democratic Wichita 97 Leslie Osterman Republican Wichita 98 Steven Crum Democratic Haysville 99 Susan Humphries Republican Wichita 100 Daniel Hawkins Republican Wichita 101 Joe Seiwert Republican Pretty Prairie 102 Jason Probst Democratic Hutchinson 103 Ponka - We Victors Democratic Wichita 104 Steven Becker Republican Buhler 105 Brenda Landwehr Republican Wichita 106 Clay Aurand Republican Belleville 107 Susan Concannon Republican Beloit 108 Steven C. Johnson Republican Assaria 109 Troy Waymaster Republican Luray 110 Ken Rahjes Republican Agra 111 Eber Phelps Democratic Hays 112 Tory Marie Arnberger Republican Great Bend 113 Greg Lewis Republican St. John 114 Jack Thimesch Republican Cunningham 115 Boyd Orr Republican Fowler 116 Kyle Hoffman Republican Coldwater 117 Leonard Mastroni Republican LaCrosse 118 Don Hineman Republican Dighton 119 Bradley Ralph Republican Dodge City 120 Adam Smith Republican Weskan 121 John Resman Republican Olathe 122 Russell Jennings Republican Lakin 123 John Wheeler Republican Garden City 124 J. Stephen Alford Republican Ulysses 125 Shannon Francis Republican Liberal See also American Legislative Exchange Council members References ^ Jump up to : Ewing, Cortez A.M. `` Early Kansas Impeachments, '' Kansas Historical Quarterly, August 1932 ( Vol. 1, No. 4 ), p. 307 - 325, digitized with permission of the Kansas Historical Society. ( accessed July 25, 2013 ) Jump up ^ Kansas State Capitol, Kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society. ( accessed July 25, 2013 ) ^ Jump up to : Cool Things -- Legislative War Artifacts, Kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, November 1997. ( accessed July 25, 2013 ) Jump up ^ Enicks - Knissr, Lori Lynn ( April 2014 ). `` The Lady from Seward '' -- Minnie J. Grinstead, the First Woman Elected to the Kansas House of Representatives ( PDF ) ( M.A. thesis ). Emporia State University. Jump up ^ `` Kansas Legislative Research Manual Kansas Legislative Procedures, '' March 12, 2009. Jump up ^ `` George Laughhead, Robert M. Wright ( 1840 -- 1915 ), Dodge City, Kansas : Town President, founder, pioneer, September 23, 2009 ''. kansashistory.us. Retrieved April 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Kansas Legislators Past & Present - Robert Dole Archived November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : Legislative Procedure in Kansas, Kansas Legislative Research Department, November 2006. ( accessed July 24, 2013 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Patsy Terrell ( District 102 ) died. ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Jason Probst chosen to succeed Patsy Terrell in District 102. ( 2 ) ^ Jump up to : House Leadership 2017 -- 18 sessions Jump up ^ http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article122570274.html External links Kansas House of Representatives Interactive Map of Kansas House and Senate Districts Search Kansas Legislators Past & Present Members of the Kansas House of Representatives Speaker of the House : Ron Ryckman Jr. ( R ) Speaker pro tempore : Scott Schwab ( R ) Majority Leader : Don Hineman ( R ) Minority Leader : Jim Ward ( D ) Michael Houser ( R ) Adam Lusker ( D ) Monica Murnan ( D ) Trevor Jacobs ( R ) Kevin Jones ( R ) Jene Vickrey ( R ) Richard Proehl ( R ) Patty Markley ( R ) Kent Thompson ( R ) John Wilson ( D ) Jim Kelly ( R ) Doug Blex ( R ) Larry Hibbard ( R ) Keith Esau ( R ) Erin Davis ( R ) Cindy Holscher ( D ) Tom Cox ( R ) Cindy Neighbor ( D ) Stephanie Clayton ( R ) Jan Kessinger ( R ) Jerry Stogsdill ( D ) Nancy Lusk ( D ) Linda Gallagher ( R ) Jarrod Ousley ( D ) Melissa Rooker ( R ) Larry Campbell ( R ) Sean Tarwater ( R ) Joy Koesten ( R ) Brett Parker ( D ) Randy Powell ( R ) Louis Ruiz ( D ) Pam Curtis ( D ) Tom Burroughs ( D ) Valdenia Winn ( D ) Broderick Henderson ( D ) Kathy Wolfe Moore ( D ) Stan Frownfelter ( D ) Willie Dove ( R ) Shelee Brim ( R ) Debbie Deere ( D ) Jeff Pittman ( D ) Jim Karleskint ( R ) Bill Sutton ( R ) Barbara Ballard ( D ) Tom Sloan ( R ) Dennis Highberger ( D ) Ronald Ellis ( R ) Abraham Rafie ( R ) Scott Schwab ( R ) Fred Patton ( R ) Ron Highland ( R ) Brenda Dietrich ( R ) Jim Gartner ( D ) Ken Corbet ( R ) Annie Kuether ( D ) Virgil Weigel ( D ) John Alcala ( D ) Vic Miller ( D ) Blaine Finch ( R ) Mark Schreiber ( R ) Francis Awerkamp ( R ) Randy Garber ( R ) John Eplee ( R ) Susie Swanson ( R ) Lonnie Clark ( R ) Sydney Carlin ( D ) Tom Phillips ( R ) Dave Baker ( R ) J.R. 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Question: how many house of representatives are there in kansas
Answer: 125 state representatives