Tom Burroughs

Tom Burroughs

Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-21) November 21, 1954 Kansas City, KS
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cathie
Residence	Kansas City, KS
Alma mater	Kansas City Kansas Community College
Profession	Retired
Website	http://www.tomburroughs.com

Tom Burroughs (born November 21, 1954) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district, and currently serves as the House Minority Leader. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, he has served since 1997.^[1]^[2]

Prior to his election, Burroughs ran unsuccessfully for the House in 1990 and 1992. He has a Bachelor's degree from Kansas City Community College and spent nearly 30 years working at the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Burroughs was the Chair of the Colgate-Palmolive Employees Credit Union and the Wy-Jo Chapter of Credit Unions.^[3]

Committee memberships

During the 2013-2014 Legislative Sessions, Rep. Burroughs served on the following legislative committees:^[4]

Financial Institutions
General Government Budget (Ranking Member)
Insurance
Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Burroughs's 2008 campaign:^[5]

1. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
2. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $750
3. Kansas Bankers Assoc $600
4. Kansas Assoc of Realtors $500
5. United Transportation Union $500

References

↑ http://votesmart.org/candidate/12598/tom-burroughs#.Ufquf2RxtHs
↑ "Representative Tom Burroughs - House Minority Leader". Kansas Legislature, 2015-2016 Legislative Sessions. Kansas Legislative Information System and Services. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Tom Burroughs Biography
↑ "Representative Tom Burroughs - House Assistant Minority Leader". Kansas Legislature, 2013-2014 Legislative Sessions. Kansas Legislative Information System and Services. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions

External links

Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
Follow the Money campaign contributions:
- 1996,1998,2000, 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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