Mary Ware (politician)

American politician

Mary Ware

Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 25th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 13, 2019
Preceded by| Lynn Rogers
Personal details
Born|  (1951-11-03) November 3, 1951 (age 73)
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

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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

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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

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1. ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
2. ^ "2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
3. ^ Celia Llopis-Jepsen (2019-07-19). "CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing". KCTV. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
4. ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
5. ^ "Senator Mary Ware," in "Legislators", Kansas Legislature, retrieved April 4, 2023

Preceded by

Lynn Rogers

|  Kansas Senator from the 25th district
January 13, 2019 - Present  |  Succeeded by

Incumbent

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Members of the Kansas Senate

President
Ty Masterson (R)
Vice President
Rick Wilborn (R)
Majority Leader
Larry Alley (R)
Minority Leader
Dinah Sykes (D)

1. ▌Dennis Pyle (I)
2. ▌Marci Francisco (D)
3. ▌Tom Holland (D)
4. ▌David Haley (D)
5. ▌Jeff Pittman (D)
6. ▌Pat Pettey (D)
7. ▌Ethan Corson (D)
8. ▌Cindy Holscher (D)
9. ▌Beverly Gossage (R)
10. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
11. ▌Kellie Warren (R)
12. ▌Caryn Tyson (R)
13. ▌Tim Shallenburger (R)
14. ▌Michael Fagg (R)
15. ▌Virgil Peck Jr. (R)
16. ▌Ty Masterson (R)
17. ▌Jeff Longbine (R)
18. ▌Kristen O'Shea (R)
19. ▌Rick Kloos (R)
20. ▌Brenda Dietrich (R)
21. ▌Dinah Sykes (D)
22. ▌Usha Reddi (D)
23. ▌Robert Olson (R)
24. ▌J. R. Claeys (R)
25. ▌Mary Ware (D)
26. ▌Dan Kerschen (R)
27. ▌Chase Blasi (R)
28. ▌Mike Petersen (R)
29. ▌Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)
30. ▌Renee Erickson (R)
31. ▌Carolyn McGinn (R)
32. ▌Larry Alley (R)
33. ▌Alicia Straub (R)
34. ▌Mark Steffen (R)
35. ▌Rick Wilborn (R)
36. ▌Elaine Bowers (R)
37. ▌Molly Baumgardner (R)
38. ▌Ron Ryckman Sr. (R)
39. ▌John Doll (R)
40. ▌Rick Billinger (R)

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