Dennis Pyle

Dennis Pyle is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 1st District since 2005.

Pyle attended Grace College of the Bible. He was a Kansas Representative for the 49th District from 2001 to 2003. He is married to Jennifer Pyle.

Pyle announced he will be challenging freshman Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins for the Republican nomination in Kansas's 2nd congressional district.[1]

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Committee assignments

Pyle serves on these legislative committees:[2]

Pyle's sponsored bills include:

Major donors

The top contributors to Pyle's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[5]

Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, State of Kansas Department of Administration, Kansas Medical Society, Brown County Republican Central Committee, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee

Party committees were his larges donor group.

Ethics Complaint

On June 5, 2010, it was made public that a formal ethics complaint had been filed against Pyle, "alleging improper expenditures from his Senate campaign account on a trip to Washington, D.C., to evaluate support for his challenge of U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins."[6] The complaint specifically cited that "Pyle violated state campaign finance laws by using money raised for a state campaign for activities related to possible federal campaign."[7] On June 28, Pyle was cleared of any wrong doing.[8]

References

  1. ^ Sen. Dennis Pyle to challenge U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins
  2. ^ Biography from Project Vote Smart
  3. ^ SB 1843 on State Surge
  4. ^ SB 0617 on State Surge
  5. ^ Pyle 2008 Campaign Contributions
  6. ^ CJOnline - Pyle campaign violation alleged
  7. ^ Associated Press - Kansas 2nd District candidate faces ethics complaint
  8. ^ Topeka Capital-Journal - Pyle: Ethics complaint dropped

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Members of the Kansas State Senate
President of the Senate: Stephen Morris (R) • Vice President of the Senate: John Vratil (R) • Majority Leader: Jay Emler (R) • Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)
   
  1.    Dennis Pyle (R)
  2.    Marci Francisco (D)
  3.    Tom Holland (D)
  4.    David Haley (D)
  5.    Kelly Kultala (D)
  6.    Chris Steineger (R)
  7.    Terrie Huntington (R)
  8.    Tim Owens (R)
  1.    Julia Lynn (R)
  2.    Mary Pilcher-Cook (R)
  3.    John Vratil (R)
  4.    Pat Apple (R)
  5.    Bob Marshall (R)
  6.    Dwayne Umbarger (R)
  7.    Jeff King (R)
  8.    Ty Masterson (R)
  1.    Jeff Longbine (R)
  2.    Laura Kelly (D)
  3.    Anthony Hensley (D)
  4.    Vicki Schmidt (R)
  5.    Mark Taddiken (R)
  6.    Roger Reitz (R)
  7.    Robert Olson (R)
  8.    Pete Brungardt (R)
  1.    Jean Schodorf (R)
  2.    Dick Kelsey (R)
  3.    Leslie Donovan (R)
  4.    Mike Petersen (R)
  5.    Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)
  6.    Susan Wagle (R)
  7.    Carolyn McGinn (R)
  8.    Steve Abrams (R)
  1.    Ruth Teichman (R)
  2.    Terry Bruce (R)
  3.    Jay Emler (R)
  4.    Allen Schmidt (D)
  5.    Raymond Merrick (R)
  6.    Garrett Love (R)
  7.    Stephen Morris (R)
  8.    Ralph Ostmeyer (R)