Facts: - state house: kansas kansas - party: republican - district: 30th 14th - term end: january 13 , 2013 - succeeded: incumbent - term start: january 14 , 2013 july 27 , 2004 - state: kansas kansas - name: lance kinzer - birth date: april 18 , 1970 - birth place: bay city , michigan Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lance kinzer .
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lance kinzer -lrb- born april 18 , 1970 in bay city , michigan -rrb- was a republican member of the kansas house of representatives , representing the 30th district .he was appointed to his first term and has served since july 27 , 2004 .after redistricting in 2010 , his district 's number changed from 14 to 30 .kinzer was sworn in on january 14 , 2013 as the state representative from district 30 .on june 8 , 2012 , the federal district court released new legislative boundaries for kansas based on the 2010 census ; this decision placed rep. kinzer in the 30th district , in the same district with rep. ron worley .kinzer defeated worley in the republican primary for district 30 on august 7 , 2012 by a 57 % -- 43 % margin .kinzer subsequently won the general election and began serving his 5th term in the legislature in january 2013 .kinzer ran for speaker for the 2013 -- 14 session , but did not succeed .the republican house caucus chose ray merrick .kinzer , who attended wheaton college and the university of kansas school of law , is currently a partner in the law firm schlagel & kinzer , llc .prior to his election to the house , he served as chairman of the olathe republican party -lrb- 2001 -- 2004 -rrb- and as regional director of sam brownback 's 2004 campaign .he has been married to his wife michelle for 14 years and they have two children .