Virgil Peck Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is state legislator in Kansas. A
Republican, he served in 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 ...
from 2005 to 2016, representing the 11th (2005–2013) and 12th district (2013–2017). He currently represents
Kansas State Senate district 15. He is the former chairman of the Kansas House Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committees, and the former Republican Majority Caucus Chairman.
[Lowry, Bryan (''Eagle'' Topeka bureau)]
"Virgil Peck will challenge Ray Merrick for speaker of Kansas House"
November 15, 2014, Wichita ''Eagle.''
Prior to his election, he campaigned for House district 11 in 2002 and for
Kansas Senate district 15 in 2000.
Political views
Peck identifies as "Pro-Low Taxes,
Pro-Life, Pro-Education, Pro-Business, Pro-Agriculture," and "Pro-
2nd Amendment
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms. It was ratified on December 15, 1791, along with nine other articles of the Bill of Rights. In ''District of Columbia v. Helle ...
." He states, "We need to address
property tax
A property tax or millage rate is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property.In the OECD classification scheme, tax on property includes "taxes on immovable property or net wealth, taxes on the change of ownership of property through inheri ...
relief, immigration reform, health care costs, state debt, and bring state government spending under control."
On March 14, 2011, during a committee discussion about a state plan to use gunmen in helicopters to control the
feral swine population, Peck said, "If shooting these immigrating feral hogs works, maybe we have found a (solution) to our
illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country or the continued residence without the legal right to live in that country. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upwar ...
problem."
Peck later issued an apology, stating, "My statements yesterday were regrettable. Please accept my apology."
In the 2013 legislative session, Peck introduced a bill to raise lawmakers pay by $10,000. The bill failed to receive substantial support.
Committee membership
Representative Peck serves on the following legislative committees:
* Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit (chair)
* Education Budget
* Elections
* Local Government
* Pensions & Benefits
References
External links
Official websiteKansas Legislature – Virgil Peck Jr.Project Vote Smart profileKansas Votes profileState Surge - Legislative Profile* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
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Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Republican Party Kansas state senators
Living people
1959 births
21st-century American legislators
21st-century Kansas politicians