Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members ...
. It has been represented by
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Dan Goddard since 2017; Goddard lost renomination in
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
to
Virgil Peck Jr.
Geography
District 15 covers parts of
Southeast Kansas, including all of
Neosho County and most of
Labette and
Montgomery Counties. Communities in the district include
Coffeyville,
Parsons
Parsons may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Parsons, Kansas, a city
* Parsons, Missouri, an unincorporated community
* Parsons, Tennessee, a city
* Parsons, West Virginia, a town
* Camp Parsons, a Boy Scout camp in the state of Washingt ...
,
Independence
Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
,
Chanute,
Caney,
Cherryvale, and
Oswego.
The district is located entirely within
Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 2nd, 7th, 9th, 11th, 12th, and 13th districts of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafti ...
.
It borders the state of
Oklahoma.
Recent election results
2020
2016
2012
In 2012, incumbents
Jeff King and
Dwayne Umbarger were redistricted into the same district.
Federal and statewide results in District 15
References
{{Kansas State Senators
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Labette County, Kansas
Montgomery County, Kansas
Neosho County, Kansas