Barbara Ballard

Barbara Ballard

Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 44th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Personal details
Born	(1944-11-14) November 14, 1944 Petersburg, Kansas
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Albert Ballard
Residence	Lawrence, Kansas
Alma mater	Webster College Kansas State University

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

Prior to her election to the House, Ballard served on the Lawrence School Board from 1985-1993.

She has a BMeEd (1967) from Webster College, and an MS (1976) and PhD (1980) from Kansas State University.^[2] She has 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

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

Major Donors

The top 5 donors to Ballard's 2008 campaign are mostly professional organizations:^[7]

1. Kansas Contractors Assoc - $1,000
2. Kansas Hospital Assoc - $500
3. Kansas Assoc of Realtors - $500
4. Ruffin, Phil - $500
5. Chesapeake Operating Inc - $500

References

↑ Barbara W. Ballard Vote Smart. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
↑ Biographical Profile for Barbara W. Ballard Retrieved June 28, 2009.
↑ "Kathleen Sebelius part of upcoming Dole Institute lecture series". University of Kansas. February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Barbara Ballard Biography Retrieved June 28, 2009.
↑ Kansas State Legislature - Representative Barbara Ballard, 2015-2016 Retrieved October 19, 2015
↑ Kansas State Legislature - Representative Barbara Ballard, 2013-2014 Retrieved October 19, 2015
↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions Retrieved June 28, 2009.

External links

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

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Ray Merrick (R) Speaker pro tempore: Peggy Mast (R) Majority Leader: Jene Vickrey (R) Minority Leader: Tom Burroughs (D)

Michael Houser (R) Adam Lusker (D) Chuck Smith (R) Marty Read (R) Kevin Jones (R) Jene Vickrey (R) Richard Proehl (R) Craig McPherson (R) Kent Thompson (R) John Wilson (D) Jim Kelly (R) Virgil Peck, Jr. (R) Larry Hibbard (R) Keith Esau (R) Bob Montgomery (R) Amanda Grosserode (R) Brett Hildabrand (R) John Rubin (R) Stephanie Clayton (R) Rob Bruchman (R) Barbara Bollier (R) Nancy Lusk (D) Linda Gallagher (D) Jarrod Ousley (R) Melissa Rooker (R) Larry Campbell (R) Ray Merrick (R) Jerry Lunn (R) James Todd (R) 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) Charles Macheers (R) John Bradford (R) Tony Barton (R) Connie O'Brien (R) William Sutton (R) Barbara Ballard (D) Tom Sloan (R) Dennis Highberger (D) Ramon Gonzalez, Jr. (R) Marvin Kleeb (R) Scott Schwab (R) Fred Patton (R) Ron Highland (R) Dick Jones (R) Annie Tietze (D) Ken Corbet (R) Annie Kuether (D) Lane Hemsley (R) John Alcala (D) Harold Lane (D) Blaine Finch (R) Don Hill (R) Becky Hutchins (R) Randy Garber (R) Jerry Henry (D) Vern Swanson (R) Lonnie Clark (R) Sydney Carlin (D) Tom Phillips (R) Tom Moxley (R) J. R. Claeys (R) John Barker (R) Diana Dierks (R) Marc Rhoades (R) Les Mason (R) Don Schroeder (R) Will Carpenter (R) Peggy Mast (R) Kristey Williams (R) Ron Ryckman, Jr. (R) Ed Trimmer (D) Kasha Kelley (R) Blake Carpenter (R) Peter DeGraaf (R) Carolyn Bridges (D) Gail Finney (D) Steven Brunk (R) Jim Ward (D) Mark Kahrs (R) Joseph Scapa (R) Roderick Houston (D) Steve Huebert (R) Gene Suellentrop (R) John Carmichael (D) Joe Edwards (R) Mario Goico (R) Tom Sawyer (D) Brandon Whipple (D) Leslie Osterman (R) Steven Anthimides (R) Dennis Hedke (R) Daniel Hawkins (R) Joe Seiwert (R) Janice Pauls (D) Ponka-We Victors (D) Steven Becker (R) Mark Hutton (R) Sharon Schwartz (R) Susan Concannon (R) Steven C. Johnson (R) Troy Waymaster (R) Travis Couture-Lovelady (R) Sue Boldra (R) John Edmonds (R) Greg Lewis (R) Jack Thimesch (R) Ron Ryckman (R) Kyle Hoffman (R) John Ewy (R) Don Hineman (R) Bud Estes (R) Rick Billinger (R) Mike Kiegerl (R) Russell Jennings (R) John Doll (R) J. Stephen Alford (R) Shannon Francis (R)

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