Ron Ryckman Jr.

Ron Ryckman

Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2017
Preceded by	Ray Merrick
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 78th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2013
Preceded by	Ed Trimmer

Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kim Ryckman
Education	MidAmerica Nazarene University (BA)

Ron Ryckman Jr. represents the 78th District in the Kansas House of Representatives, and serves as the Speaker of the House. He was first elected in 2012 and is the son of Rep. Ron Ryckman. He also serves as an at-large councilman in Olathe, Kansas having first been elected in April 2013.

Ryckman previously served as the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, a position he assumed in January 2015. He is a former House majority whip and a former chairman of the House Social Services Budget Committee.^[1]

References

↑ "Representative Ron Ryckman". 2016 Special Session. Kansas Legislative Information System and Services.

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Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Ron Ryckman Jr. (R) Speaker pro tempore: Scott Schwab (R) Majority Leader: Don Hineman (R) Minority Leader: Jim Ward (D)
Michael Houser (R) Adam Lusker (D) Monica Murnan (D) Trevor Jacobs (R) Kevin Jones (R) Jene Vickrey (R) Richard Proehl (R) Patty Markley (R) Kent Thompson (R) John Wilson (D) Jim Kelly (R) Doug Blex (R) Larry Hibbard (R) Keith Esau (R) Erin Davis (R) Cindy Holscher (D) Tom Cox (R) Cindy Neighbor (D) Stephanie Clayton (R) Jan Kessinger (R) Jerry Stogsdill (D) Nancy Lusk (D) Linda Gallagher (R) Jarrod Ousley (D) Melissa Rooker (R) Larry Campbell (R) Sean Tarwater (R) Joy Koesten (R) Brett Parker (D) Randy Powell (R) Louis Ruiz (D) Pam Curtis (D) Tom Burroughs (D) Valdenia Winn (D) Broderick Henderson (D) Kathy Wolfe Moore (D) Stan Frownfelter (D) Willie Dove (R) Shelee Brim (R) Debbie Deere (D) Jeff Pittman (D) Jim Karleskint (R) Bill Sutton (R) Barbara Ballard (D) Tom Sloan (R) Dennis Highberger (D) Ronald Ellis (R) Abraham Rafie (R) Scott Schwab (R) Fred Patton (R) Ron Highland (R) Brenda Dietrich (R) Jim Gartner (D) Ken Corbet (R) Annie Kuether (D) Virgil Weigel (D) John Alcala (D) Vic Miller (D) Blaine Finch (R) Mark Schreiber (R) Francis Awerkamp (R) Randy Garber (R) John Eplee (R) Susie Swanson (R) Lonnie Clark (R) Sydney Carlin (D) Tom Phillips (R) Dave Baker (R) J. R. Claeys (R) John Barker (R) Diana Dierks (R) Tim Hodge (D) Les Mason (R) Don Schroeder (R) Mary Martha Good (R) Eric Smith (R) Kristey Williams (R) Ron Ryckman Jr. (R) Ed Trimmer (D) Anita Judd-Jenkins (R) Blake Carpenter (R) Peter DeGraaf (R) Henry Helgerson (D) Gail Finney (D) Chuck Weber (R) Jim Ward (D) Roger Elliott (R) Elizabeth Bishop (D) KC Ohaebosim (D) Steve Huebert (R) Greg Lakin (R) John Carmichael (D) John Whitmer (R) Leo Delperdang (R) Tom Sawyer (D) Brandon Whipple (D) Leslie Osterman (R) Steven Crum (D) Susan Humphries (R) Daniel Hawkins (R) Joe Seiwert (R) Vacant Ponka-We Victors (D) Steven Becker (R) Brenda Landwehr (R) Clay Aurand (R) Susan Concannon (R) Steven C. Johnson (R) Troy Waymaster (R) Ken Rahjes (R) Eber Phelps (D) Tory Marie Arnberger (R) Greg Lewis (R) Jack Thimesch (R) Boyd Orr (R) Kyle Hoffman (R) Leonard Mastroni (R) Don Hineman (R) Bradley Ralph (R) Adam Smith (R) John Resman (R) Russell Jennings (R) John Wheeler (R) Steve Alford (R) Shannon Francis (R)
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Current statewide political officials of Kansas
U.S. Senators	Pat Roberts Jerry Moran
U.S. Representatives	Roger Marshall Lynn Jenkins Kevin Yoder Ron Estes
State government	Jeff Colyer, Governor Tracey Mann, Lieutenant Governor Kris Kobach, Secretary of State Derek Schmidt, Attorney General Jacob LaTurner, Treasurer Ken Selzer, Insurance Commissioner Shari Feist Albrecht (Chair) Jay Emler Dwight D. Keen, Corporation Commission
Senate	Susan Wagle, President Jeff Longbine, Vice President Jim Denning, Majority Leader Anthony Hensley, Minority Leader
House	Ron Ryckman Jr., Speaker Scott Schwab, Speaker pro tempore Don Hineman, Majority Leader Jim Ward, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Lawton Nuss, Chief Justice Marla Luckert Carol A. Beier Eric Rosen Lee A. Johnson Daniel Biles Caleb Stegall, Justices

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