Barbara Ballard

American politician (born 1944)

Barbara Ballard

Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 44th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 11, 1993
Preceded by| Sandy Praeger
Personal details
Born|  (1944-11-14) November 14, 1944 (age 79)
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Spouse| Albert Ballard
Residence(s)| Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater| Webster College (BMEd)
Kansas State University (MS, PhD)

Barbara W. Ballard (born November 14, 1944) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 44th district. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she has served since 1993.[1]

Prior to her election to the House, Ballard served on the Lawrence School Board from 1985 to 1993. Ballard is treasurer of the Kansas African American Legislative Caucus.

Ballard earned a bachelor's degree from Webster College in 1967, a Master of Science in 1976 and a doctorate in 1980, both from Kansas State University.[2] She worked as an elementary school teacher, and from 1980 until 2004 was dean of students at the University of Kansas as well as director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. She is now associate director of Civic Engagement & Outreach for the Dole Institute of Politics.[3]

Ballard is the chairwoman of the House Democratic Caucus.[4][5]

## Committee membership

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During the Legislative Sessions of 2013–2014, Rep. Ballard served on the following legislative committees:[6]

* Appropriations
* Calendar and Printing (Ranking minority member)
* Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and community Based Services and KanCare Oversight
* Social Services Budget (Ranking minority member)

During the Legislative Sessions of 2021–2022, Rep. Ballard served on the following legislative committees:[7]

* Social Services Budget (Ranking minority member)
* Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight
* 2022 Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver Modernization
* Redistricting
* Transportation
* Interstate Cooperation
* 2020 Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform
* Appropriations
* 2021 Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform
* 2021 Special Committee on Home and Community Based Services Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver

## References

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1. ^ Barbara W. Ballard Vote Smart. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
2. ^ Biographical Profile for Barbara W. Ballard Retrieved June 28, 2009.
3. ^ "Kathleen Sebelius part of upcoming Dole Institute lecture series". University of Kansas. February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
4. ^ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Barbara Ballard Biography Retrieved June 28, 2009.
5. ^ Kansas State Legislature - Representative Barbara Ballard, 2015-2016 Retrieved October 19, 2015
6. ^ Kansas State Legislature - Representative Barbara Ballard, 2013-2014 Retrieved October 19, 2015
7. ^ "Representative Barbara Ballard | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

## External links

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* Dole Institute Website
* Kansas Legislature - Barbara Ballard
* Project Vote Smart profile
* Kansas Votes profile
* State Surge - Legislative and voting track record[usurped]
* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
* 1998,2002, 2004, 2006, 2008

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Speaker of the House
Daniel Hawkins (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Blake Carpenter (R)
Majority Leader
Chris Croft (R)
Minority Leader
Vic Miller (D)

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2. ▌Kenneth Collins (R)
3. ▌Chuck Smith (R)
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5. ▌Carrie Barth (R)
6. ▌Samantha Poetter Parshall (R)
7. ▌Dan Goddard (R)
8. ▌Chris Croft (R)
9. ▌Fred Gardner (R)
10. ▌Christina Haswood (D)
11. ▌Ron Bryce (R)
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13. ▌Duane Droge (R)
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21. ▌Jerry Stogsdill (D)
22. ▌Lindsay Vaughn (D)
23. ▌Susan Ruiz (D)
24. ▌Jarrod Ousley (D)
25. ▌Rui Xu (D)
26. ▌Adam Thomas (R)
27. ▌Sean Tarwater (R)
28. ▌Carl Turner (R)
29. ▌Heather Meyer (D)
30. ▌Laura Williams (R)
31. ▌Louis Ruiz (D)
32. ▌Pam Curtis (D)
33. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
34. ▌Valdenia Winn (D)
35. ▌Vacant
36. ▌Lynn Melton (D)
37. ▌Melissa Oropeza (D)
38. ▌Timothy H. Johnson (R)
39. ▌Owen Donohoe (R)
40. ▌David Buehler (R)
41. ▌Pat Proctor (R)
42. ▌Lance Neelly (R)
43. ▌Bill Sutton (R)
44. ▌Barbara Ballard (D)
45. ▌Mike Amyx (D)
46. ▌Dennis Highberger (D)
47. ▌Ronald Ellis (R)
48. ▌Dan Osman (D)
49. ▌Nikki McDonald (D)
50. ▌Kyle McNorton (R)
51. ▌Kenny Titus (R)
52. ▌Jesse Borjon (R)
53. ▌Kirk Haskins (D)
54. ▌Ken Corbet (R)
55. ▌Tobias Schlingensiepen (D)
56. ▌Virgil Weigel (D)
57. ▌John Alcala (D)
58. ▌Vic Miller (D)
59. ▌Rebecca Schmoe (R)
60. ▌Mark Schreiber (R)
61. ▌Francis Awerkamp (R)
62. ▌Randy Garber (R)
63. ▌John Eplee (R)
64. ▌Lewis Bloom (R)
65. ▌Jeff Underhill (R)
66. ▌Sydney Carlin (D)
67. ▌Mike Dodson (R)
68. ▌Nathan Butler (R)
69. ▌Clarke Sanders (R)
70. ▌Scott Hill (R)
71. ▌Steven Howe (R)
72. ▌Avery Anderson (R)
73. ▌Lori Shultz (R)
74. ▌Stephen Owens (R)
75. ▌Will Carpenter (R)
76. ▌Eric Smith (R)
77. ▌Kristey Williams (R)
78. ▌Robyn Essex (R)
79. ▌Webster Roth (R)
80. ▌Bill Rhiley (R)
81. ▌Blake Carpenter (R)
82. ▌Leah Howell (R)
83. ▌Henry Helgerson (D)
84. ▌Ford Carr (D)
85. ▌Patrick Penn (R)
86. ▌Silas Miller (D)
87. ▌Susan Estes (R)
88. ▌Sandy Pickert (R)
89. ▌KC Ohaebosim (D)
90. ▌Carl Maughan (R)
91. ▌Emil Bergquist (R)
92. ▌John Carmichael (D)
93. ▌Brian Bergkamp (R)
94. ▌Leo Delperdang (R)
95. ▌Tom Sawyer (D)
96. ▌Tom Kessler (R)
97. ▌Nick Hoheisel (R)
98. ▌Cyndi Howerton (R)
99. ▌Susan Humphries (R)
100. ▌Daniel Hawkins (R)
101. ▌Joe Seiwert (R)
102. ▌Jason Probst (D)
103. ▌Angela Martinez (D)
104. ▌Paul Waggoner (R)
105. ▌Brenda Landwehr (R)
106. ▌Lisa Moser (R)
107. ▌Susan Concannon (R)
108. ▌Brandon Woodard (D)
109. ▌Troy Waymaster (R)
110. ▌Ken Rahjes (R)
111. ▌Barbara Wasinger (R)
112. ▌Tory Marie Arnberger (R)
113. ▌Brett Fairchild (R)
114. ▌Michael Murphy (R)
115. ▌Gary White (R)
116. ▌Kyle Hoffman (R)
117. ▌Adam Turk (R)
118. ▌Jim Minnix (R)
119. ▌Jason Goetz (R)
120. ▌Adam Smith (R)
121. ▌John Resman (R)
122. ▌Bill Clifford (R)
123. ▌Bob Lewis (R)
124. ▌David Younger (R)
125. ▌Shannon Francis (R)

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