Brenda Landwehr (born March 8, 1955) is a

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member of the

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. She is the owner of LT Care Solutions, Inc., and is a member of Christ the King Church, Comcare

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, and the

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Foster Care Advisory Board.

Career

Landwehr was originally elected in the 91st district in 1994, serving from 1995 to the end of the 2012 legislative session. On October 25, 2011, Landwehr announced that she would not run for reelection to the Kansas House, but would instead be seeking the

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seat in District 25 (then held by incumbent Republican Senator

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) in the 2012 election. She lost her state senate bid, and then ran and lost a bid for District 92's Kansas House seat in 2014. In 2016, Landwehr was elected to the District 105 seat in the Kansas House.

Committee membership

* Health and Human Services (

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) * Government Efficiency and

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Oversight * Joint Committee on

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Oversight (Vice-chair) * Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Oversight

References

External links

Official Website

Kansas Legislature - Brenda Landwehr
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Financial information (state office)
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