Alicia Straub

Alicia Straub is an American politician who is a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 113th district since March 19, 2019. A resident of Ellinwood, Kansas, she was selected by Republican precinct committee members on March 12, 2019 to succeed former Rep. Greg Lewis (R), who resigned due to health issues.[1] Representative Straub was formally appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to the seat on March 14 and was sworn-in by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on March 19. Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, she served as a county commissioner in Barton County, Kansas and was the commission chairman from January to March 2019.[2] She resigned from the county commission from a meeting on March 18, 2019, in order to take her seat in the Kansas Legislature.[3]

Alicia Straub
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 113th district
Assumed office
March 19, 2019
Preceded byGreg Lewis
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

During the party convention, Representative Straub received 51 votes, with 22 votes going to Doug Keesling, a farmer from Rice County, Kansas and 18 votes going to Donna Hoener-Queal, a retired court services officer from Pratt, Kansas.[4]

2019-2020 Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments[5]

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
  • Local Government
  • Agriculture
Preceded by
Greg Lewis		 Kansas House of Representatives Representative from the 113th District
March 19, 2019 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Jennifer Schartz		 Chairman of the Barton County, Kansas Commission
January 14, 2019 - March 18, 2019		 Succeeded by
Jennifer Schartz

References
  1. Mary Clarkin (2019-03-12). "Alicia Straub wins in landslide to fill Rep. Greg Lewis 113th district seat". Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. "January 14, 2019 Barton County Commission Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Barton County. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. Dale Hogg (2019-03-18). "Straub bids farewell to commission". Great Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. Mary Clarkin (2019-03-12). "Alicia Straub wins in landslide to fill Rep. Greg Lewis 113th district seat". Hutchinson News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. "Representative Alicia Straub". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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