Melvin James Neufeld (October 3, 1940 – August 3, 2020) was a
Republican 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 ...
. He represented the 115th district. Neufeld first served from 1985 to 1988, and again from 1991 to 2010, when he lost the primary election to
Garrett Love
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.
On August 3, 2020, Neufeld died from
Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is one of the most aggressive types of cancer that begin within the brain. Initially, signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nonspecific. They may include headaches, personality ch ...
.
1994 Blackmail Scandal
In 1994, Neufeld threatened to blackmail a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives if he did not vote "yes" on a pending appropriations bill. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the state could not prosecute Neufeld because legislative immunity prevented a court from considering his threats as evidence.
Committee membership
*Education
*Federal and State Affairs (Chair)
*Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight
Major donors
The top five donors to Neufeld's 2008 campaign:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
Retrieved July 1, 2009.
# Kansas Dental Association - $1,000
# Monsanto - $1,000
# Kansas Association of Realtors - $1,000
# Koch Industries - $1,000
# Kansas Contractors Association - $1,000
References
External links
Kansas Legislature - Melvin NeufeldProject Vote Smart profileKansas Votes profileState Surge - Legislative and voting track record
*Campaign contributions
199820042008
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Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
1940 births
2020 deaths
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
People from Gray County, Kansas