district state_senate predecessor successor religion birth_place party office state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name alma_mater
27th 37th kansas michael o'neal charlotte o'hara phyllis gilmore jeff colyer charlotte o'hara pat apple lutheranism smith , alberta , canada republican speaker of the kansas house of representatives kansas 18 october 1939 january 10 , 2000 january 10 , 2011 14 , 2013 january 14 , 2013 january phyllis merrick raymond merrick
 january 10 , 2011 january 14 , 2013 ray merrick washburn university
raymond merrick

raymond f. `` ray '' merrick -lrb- born october 18 , 1939 -rrb- is a republican member of the kansas house of representatives , representing district 27 since 2013 .
he was elected speaker of the kansas house of representatives in december 2012 .
