| Speaker of Kansas House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Incumbent Daniel Hawkins since January 9, 2023 | |
| Status | Presiding officer |
| Seat | Kansas State Capitol, Topeka |
| Appointer | Kansas House of Representatives |
| Inaugural holder | William Wale Updegraff |
The following is a list of speakers of the Kansas House of Representatives since statehood.
Speakers of the Kansas House of Representatives
| Speaker | Term | Party | County/Residence | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Wale Updegraff | 1861 | Republican | Osawatomie | ||
| Moses S. Adams | 1862 | Republican | Leavenworth | ||
| Josiah Kellogg | 1863 | Republican | Leavenworth | ||
| Jacob Stotler | 1865 | Radical Republican | Leavenworth | ||
| John Taylor Burris | 1866 | Republican | Emporia | ||
| Preston Bierce Plumb | 1867 | Republican | Olathe | ||
| George W. Smith | 1868 | Republican | Emporia | ||
| Moses S. Adams | 1869 | Republican | Leavenworth | ||
| Jacob Stotler | 1870 | Radical Republican | Emporia | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Simpson | 1871 | Republican | Paola | ||
| Stephen Alonzo Cobb | 1872 | Republican | Wyandotte | ||
| Josiah Kellogg | 1873 | Republican | Leavenworth | ||
| Boyd H. McEckron | 1874 | Republican | Shirley | ||
| Thomas P. Fenlon | 1874 | Republican | Leavenworth | ||
| Edward H. Funston | 1875 | Republican | Carlyle | ||
| Dudley Chase Haskell | 1876 | Republican | Lawrence | ||
| Peter Percival Elder | Jan 1877–Feb 1877 | Republican | Council Grove | ||
| Samuel Newitt Wood | Feb 1877–1879 | Republican | Ottawa | ||
| Sidney Clarke | 1879 | Republican | Lawrence | ||
| John Blosser Johnson | 1881 | Republican | Topeka | ||
| James Donaldson Snoddy | 1883 | Republican | La Cygne | ||
| John Blosser Johnson | 1885 | Republican | Topeka | ||
| Abram Wentworth Smith | 1887 | Republican | McPherson | ||
| Henry Booth | 1889 | Republican | Larned | ||
| Peter Percival Elder | 1891 | Farmers' Alliance | Princeton | ||
| George L. Douglass | 1893 | Republican | Wichita | ||
| John M. Dunsmore | 1893 | People's Party | Thayet | ||
| Charles E. Lobdell | 1895 | Republican | Dighton | ||
| William Daniel Street | 1897 | Republican | Oberlin | ||
| Stephen J. Osborn | 1899 | Republican | Salina | ||
| George Jerome Barker | 1901 | Republican | Lawrence | ||
| James T. Pringle | 1903 | Republican | Burlingame | ||
| Walter Roscoe Stubbs | 1905 | Republican | Lawrence | ||
| John S. Simmons | 1907 | Republican | Dighton | ||
| Joseph N. Dolley | 1909 | Republican | Maple Hill | ||
| George H. Buckman | 1911 | Republican | Winfield | ||
| Willis L. Brown | 1913 | Democratic | Kingman | ||
| Robert Stone | 1915 | Republican | Topeka | ||
| Austin M. Keene | 1917 | Republican | Fort Scott | ||
| William Purnell Lambertson | 1919–1921 | Republican | Fairview | ||
| William West Harvey | 1921–1923 | Republican | Ashland | ||
| Charles E. Mann | 1923–1925 | Republican | Osborne | ||
| Clifford R. Hope | 1925–1927 | Republican | Garden City | ||
| John D. M. Hamilton | 1927–1929 | Republican | Topeka | ||
| John H. Myers | 1929–1931 | Republican | Merriam | ||
| Hal Harlan | 1931–1933 | Republican | Manhattan | ||
| William H. Vernon | 1933–1935 | Republican | Larned | ||
| Schuyler C. Bloss | 1935–1937 | Republican | Winfield | ||
| Henry S. Buzick | 1937–1939 | Republican | Sylvan Grove | ||
| Ernest A. Briles | 1939–1941 | Republican | Stafford | ||
| Clay C. Carper | 1941–1943 | Republican | Eureka | ||
| Paul R. Wunsch | 1943–1945 | Republican | Kingman | ||
| Frank L. Hagaman | 1945–1947 | Republican | Kansas City | ||
| Frank B. Miller | 1947–1949 | Republican | Langdon | ||
| Dale M. Bryant | 1949–1951 | Republican | Wichita | ||
| Lawrence M. Gibson | 1951–1953 | Republican | Pittsburg | ||
| Charles D. Stough | 1953–1955 | Republican | Lawrence | ||
| Robert H. Jennison | 1955–1957 | Republican | Healy | ||
| Jess E. Taylor | 1957–1961 | Republican | Tribune | ||
| William L. Mitchell | 1961–1963 | Republican | Hutchinson | ||
| Charles S. Arthur | 1963–1965 | Republican | Manhattan | ||
| Clyde Hill | 1966–1967 | Republican | Yates Center | ||
| John J. Conard | 1967–1969 | Republican | Greensburg | ||
| Calvin S. Strowig | 1969–1973 | Republican | Abilene | ||
| Duane S. McGill | 1973–1975 | Republican | Winfield | ||
| John W. Carlin | 1975–1979 | Democratic | Smolan | ||
| Wendell Lady | 1979–1983 | Republican | Overland Park | ||
| Mike Hayden | 1983–1987 | Republican | Atwood | ||
| James D. Braden | 1987–1990 | Republican | Clay Center | ||
| Marvin Barkis | 1991–1993 | Democratic | Louisburg | ||
| Robert H. Miller | 1993–1995 | Republican | Wellington | ||
| Tim Shallenburger | 1995–1997 | Republican | Baxter Springs | ||
| Robin Jennison | 1999–2000 | Republican | Healy | ||
| Kent Glasscock | 2001–2003 | Republican | Manhattan | ||
| Doug Mays | 2003–2007 | Republican | Topeka | ||
| Melvin Neufeld | 2007–2009 | Republican | Ingalls | ||
| Michael O'Neal | 2009–2013 | Republican | Hutchinson | ||
| Raymond Merrick | 2013–2017 | Republican | Stilwell | ||
| Ron Ryckman Jr. | 2017–2023 | Republican | Olathe | ||
| Daniel Hawkins | 2023– | Republican | Wichita |
Speakers of the Kansas Territorial House of Representatives
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023) |
| Speaker | Term | Party | County/Residence | Notes | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stringfellow | 1855–1857 | ||||
| W. G. Matthias | 1857 | ||||
| G. W. Deitzler | 1857–1859 | Republican | Lawrence | ||
| Alfred Larzalere | 1859–1860 | ||||
| Gustavus A. Colton | 1860–1861 | ||||
| J. W. Scott (Kansas politician) | 1861 |
See also
References
- ^ "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present". State Library of Kansas. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Legislative Reference Department (December 21, 2023). "Kansas House of Representatives Speakers of the House" (Document). State Library of Kansas.
- ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (August 30, 2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic – via Google Books.
- "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Kansas. sess. 1 (1855)". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004423731.
- "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Kansas. Sess. 2 (1857)". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004422857.
- "House journal of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory, for the year ... Extra session 1857". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004423749.
- "Council journal 1859". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.35112203965910.
- "House journal of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory. Sess. 6 (1860)". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/nyp.33433004422873.
- Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (September 26, 1989). "American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910". Bloomsbury Academic – via Google Books.