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## Contents

* 1 Function
* 2 Membership
* 2.1 2017 legislative session
* 2.2 2015 legislative session
* 2.3 2011-2012
* 2.4 2009-2010
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

The Legislative Post Audit Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Kansas State Legislature.

Joint committees of the Kansas State Legislature are made up of members from the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas State Senate. According to the Kansas Legislative Research Department, joint conference committees usually include three members each from the House and Senate. Regarding joint statutory committees, the membership, appointment process, and duties are defined by the statute establishing the committee.[1]

See rules: Joint House and Senate Rules

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## Function[edit]

“  | The legislative post audit committee may direct the post auditor to perform additional audits or audit work described in K.S.A. 46-1106 and amendments thereto of any state agencies, or may direct that any additional audit of a state agency shall be performed to accomplish other objectives than those specified pursuant to K.S.A. 46-1106 and amendments thereto. The legislative post audit committee may direct that any such additional audits shall be conducted to determine:

* Whether any state agency is carrying out only those activities or programs authorized by the legislature; or

* whether the programs and activities of a state agency, or a particular program or activity, is being efficiently and effectively operated; or

* whether any new activity or program is being efficiently and effectively implemented in accordance with the intent of the legislature; or

* whether there is a need for change in any authorized activity or program of a state agency; or

* whether any reorganization of a state agency, or group of state agencies, is needed or justified to accomplish the results of programs or activities authorized by the legislature; or

* any combination of the purposes specified in this or any other section of the legislative post audit act.[2][3]

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## Membership[edit]

### 2021-2022 legislative session

Legislative Post Audit Committee, 2021-2022

Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0)

* Ethan Corson
* Mary Ware
* Tom Burroughs
* Jim Gartner

* Robert Olson
* Mike Thompson
* Caryn Tyson
* John E. Barker
* John Toplikar
* Kristey Williams

“  | ...shall consist of five senators and five members of the house of representatives. The five senator members shall be appointed as follows: Three by the president and two by the minority leader. The five representative members shall be appointed as follows: Three by the speaker and two by the minority leader.[4][3] | ”

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### 2019-2020 legislative session

Legislative Post Audit Committee, 2019-2020

Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0)

* Dinah Sykes
* Tom Burroughs
* Jim Gartner
* Anthony Hensley

* Julia Lynn Vice Chair
* John E. Barker Chair
* Elaine Bowers
* Robert Olson
* John Toplikar
* Kristey Williams

### 2017 legislative session[edit]

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Legislative Post Audit Members, 2017

Democratic members (4)| Republican members (6)
• Anthony Hensley| • John E. Barker, Chair
• Laura Kelly| • Robert Olson, Vice chair
• Tom Burroughs| • Elaine Bowers
• Ed Trimmer| • Julia Lynn
| • Peter DeGraaf
| • Don Schroeder

### 2015 legislative session[edit]

The following table describes committee membership for the 2015 legislative session.

Legislative Post Audit Members, 2015

Democratic members (4)| Republican members (6)
• Anthony Hensley| • Jeff Longbine
• Laura Kelly| • Julia Lynn
• Ed Trimmer| • Michael O'Donnell
• Tom Burroughs| • John Barker
| • Peggy Mast
| • Virgil Peck, Jr.

### 2011-2012[edit]

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Legislative Post Audit Members, 2011

Democratic members (4)| Republican members (6)
• Anthony Hensley| • John Grange, Chair
• Laura Kelly| • Mary Pilcher-Cook, Vice chair
• Ann Mah| • Dwayne Umbarger
• Tom Burroughs| • Terry Bruce
| • Peggy Mast
| • Virgil Peck, Jr.

### 2009-2010[edit]

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

Legislative Post Audit Members, 2009

Democratic members (3)| Republican members (7)
• Anthony Hensley| • Terry Bruce
• Tom Burroughs| • Dwayne Umbarger
• Tom Sawyer| • Chris Steineger
| • Derek Schmidt
| • Virgil Peck, Jr.
| • John Grange
| • Peggy Mast

## External links[edit]

* Legislative Post Audit Committee

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Kansas Legislative Research Department, "Role of Committees in the Kansas Legislature," accessed February 26, 2021
2. ↑ Kansas State Legislature, "Kansas Statutes," accessed February 26, 2021(Article 46-1108)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
4. ↑ Kansas State Legislature, "Kansas Statutes," accessed February 26, 2021(Article 46-1101)

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Current members of the Kansas State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ty Masterson

Majority Leader:Larry Alley

Minority Leader:Dinah Sykes

Senators

District 1

Dennis Pyle (R)

District 2

Marci Francisco (D)

District 3

Tom Holland (D)

District 4

David Haley (D)

District 5

Jeff Pittman (D)

District 6

Pat Pettey (D)

District 7

Ethan Corson (D)

District 8

Cindy Holscher (D)

District 9

Beverly Gossage (R)

District 10

Mike Thompson (R)

District 11

Kellie Warren (R)

District 12

Caryn Tyson (R)

District 13

Richard Hilderbrand (R)

District 14

Michael Fagg (R)

District 15

Virgil Peck (R)

District 16

Ty Masterson (R)

District 17

Jeff Longbine (R)

District 18

Kristen O'Shea (R)

District 19

Rick Kloos (R)

District 20

Brenda Dietrich (R)

District 21

Dinah Sykes (D)

District 22

Tom Hawk (D)

District 23

Robert Olson (R)

District 24

J.R. Claeys (R)

District 25

Mary Ware (D)

District 26

Dan Kerschen (R)

District 27

Gene Suellentrop (R)

District 28

Mike Petersen (R)

District 29

Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)

District 30

Renee Erickson (R)

District 31

Carolyn McGinn (R)

District 32

Larry Alley (R)

District 33

Alicia Straub (R)

District 34

Mark Steffen (R)

District 35

Rick Wilborn (R)

District 36

Elaine Bowers (R)

District 37

Molly Baumgardner (R)

District 38

Ronald Ryckman (R)

District 39

John Doll (R)

District 40

Rick Billinger (R)

Republican Party (29)

Democratic Party (11)

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Current members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Ron Ryckman

Representatives

District 1

Michael Houser (R)

District 2

Kenneth Collins (R)

District 3

Chuck Smith (R)

District 4

Trevor Jacobs (R)

District 5

Mark Samsel (R)

District 6

Samantha Poetter (R)

District 7

Richard Proehl (R)

District 8

Chris Croft (R)

District 9

Kent Thompson (R)

District 10

Christina Haswood (D)

District 11

Jim Kelly (R)

District 12

Doug Blex (R)

District 13

Joe Newland (R)

District 14

Charlotte Esau (R)

District 15

John Toplikar (R)

District 16

Linda Featherston (D)

District 17

Jo Ella Hoye (D)

District 18

Cindy Neighbor (D)

District 19

Stephanie Clayton (D)

District 20

Mari-Lynn Poskin (D)

District 21

Jerry Stogsdill (D)

District 22

Lindsay Vaughn (D)

District 23

Susan Ruiz (D)

District 24

Jarrod Ousley (D)

District 25

Rui Xu (D)

District 26

Adam Thomas (R)

District 27

Sean Tarwater (R)

District 28

Carl Turner (R)

District 29

Heather Meyer (D)

District 30

Brandon Woodard (D)

District 31

Louis Ruiz (D)

District 32

Pam Curtis (D)

District 33

Tom Burroughs (D)

District 34

Valdenia Winn (D)

District 35

Broderick Henderson (D)

District 36

Kathy Moore (D)

District 37

Aaron Coleman (D)

District 38

Timothy Johnson (R)

District 39

Owen Donohoe (R)

District 40

David French (R)

District 41

Pat Proctor (R)

District 42

Lance Neelly (R)

District 43

Bill Sutton (R)

District 44

Barbara Ballard (D)

District 45

Mike Amyx (D)

District 46

Dennis Highberger (D)

District 47

Ronald Ellis (R)

District 48

Dan Osman (D)

District 49

Megan Lynn (R)

District 50

Fred Patton (R)

District 51

Ron Highland (R)

District 52

Jesse Borjon (R)

District 53

Jim Gartner (D)

District 54

Ken Corbet (R)

District 55

Annie Kuether (D)

District 56

Virgil Weigel (D)

District 57

John Alcala (D)

District 58

Vic Miller (D)

District 59

Blaine Finch (R)

District 60

Mark Schreiber (R)

District 61

Francis Awerkamp (R)

District 62

Randy Garber (R)

District 63

John Eplee (R)

District 64

Susan Carlson (R)

District 65

Lonnie Clark (R)

District 66

Sydney Carlin (D)

District 67

Mike Dodson (R)

District 68

Dave Baker (R)

District 69

Clarke Sanders (R)

District 70

John Barker (R)

District 71

Steven Howe (R)

District 72

Avery Anderson (R)

District 73

Les Mason (R)

District 74

Stephen Owens (R)

District 75

Will Carpenter (R)

District 76

Eric Smith (R)

District 77

Kristey Williams (R)

District 78

Ron Ryckman (R)

District 79

Cheryl Helmer (R)

District 80

Bill Rhiley (R)

District 81

Blake Carpenter (R)

District 82

Jesse Burris (R)

District 83

Henry Helgerson (D)

District 84

Ford Carr (D)

District 85

Patrick Penn (R)

District 86

Stephanie Byers (D)

District 87

Susan Estes (R)

District 88

Chuck Schmidt (D)

District 89

KC Ohaebosim (D)

District 90

Steve Huebert (R)

District 91

Emil Bergquist (R)

District 92

John Carmichael (D)

District 93

Brian Bergkamp (R)

District 94

Leo Delperdang (R)

District 95

Tom Sawyer (D)

District 96

Tom Kessler (R)

District 97

Nick Hoheisel (R)

District 98

Cyndi Howerton (R)

District 99

Susan Humphries (R)

District 100

Daniel Hawkins (R)

District 101

Joe Seiwert (R)

District 102

Jason Probst (D)

District 103

Ponka-We Victors (D)

District 104

Paul Waggoner (R)

District 105

Brenda Landwehr (R)

District 106

Lisa Moser (R)

District 107

Susan Concannon (R)

District 108

Steven Johnson (R)

District 109

Troy Waymaster (R)

District 110

Ken Rahjes (R)

District 111

Barbara Wasinger (R)

District 112

Tory Blew (R)

District 113

Brett Fairchild (R)

District 114

Michael Murphy (R)

District 115

Boyd Orr (R)

District 116

Kyle Hoffman (R)

District 117

Tatum Lee (R)

District 118

Jim Minnix (R)

District 119

Bradley Ralph (R)

District 120

Adam Smith (R)

District 121

John Resman (R)

District 122

Bill Clifford (R)

District 123

John Wheeler (R)

District 124

Martin Long (R)

District 125

Shannon Francis (R)

Republican Party (86)

Democratic Party (39)