Larry R. Powell is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 39th district from 2013 until 2017. He is a fourth generation Kansan, from

Kalvesta, Kansas Kalvesta is an unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas, United States. It is located along K-156 about west of Jetmore and north-northeast of Cimarron. Kalvesta consists only of two large grain elevators and a dealership for heavy ...

, and was a member 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 craftin ...

representing the 117th district, from 2001 to 2013. He was born in

. Powell is

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and is an advocate of the Second Amendment. He is a supporter of local schools, family farms, and opposes tax increases. He is a Garden City rancher, and is married to Myrna Powell.

Committee membership

Senator Powell serves on the following legislative committees: * 2015 Special Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources * Agriculture (Chair) * Assessment and Taxation * Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee * Joint Committee on State Building Construction * Natural Resources (Chair) * Ways and Means * Utilities

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Powell's 2008 campaign:Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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$750 *2. Kansas Realtors Association $500 *3.

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$500 *4. Koch Industries $500 *5. Kansas Medical Society $500

References

External links

Kansas House - Larry Powell

Kansas Senate - Larry Powell

Project Vote Smart profile

Kansas Votes profile
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