Audrey Langworthy (born April 1, 1934) is an American politician who served in the

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from the 7th district from 1985 to 2001. Langworthy attended the

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. Before her time in the Kansas Senate, Langworthy was elected as a city council member. In the Senate, Langworthy defeated and replaced longtime Kansas Senator Norman Gaar, who had been in the chamber since 1965. She self-identified as a

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, and unlike more

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members of her party she took a

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stance on abortion, which was a hotly contested issue in Kansas during her time in the Senate. She declined to run for re-election in 2000.

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