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Mary Ware (politician)
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Mary Ware | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1951 |
| Political party | Democratic |
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
[edit]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.[1] 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.[2] Outside of her work in the Kansas Legislature, Ware owns a CBD store, American Shaman Botanicals, in Wichita.[3][4]
Committee assignments
[edit]Ware, in 2023, is assigned to these Kansas Senate Committees:[5]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
- ^ "2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Celia Llopis-Jepsen (2019-07-19). "CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing". KCTV. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
- ^ "Senator Mary Ware," in "Legislators", Kansas Legislature, retrieved April 4, 2023
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