Thomas "Tom" Sloan (born March 5, 1946) was a member of the

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for the 45th district, which covers Northwestern Douglas County, including western Lawrence. He served from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the

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. He previously served in the Kansas State Senate from 1983 to 1985 and 1986 to 1989. Born in Holyoke, Colorado, Sloan grew up on a farm in rural

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. He received his BA from

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in 1968, his MA from

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in 1969, and PhD in Political Science from the

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in 1977. Sloan moved to Kansas in the late 1970s when he became an assistant professor at

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. Sloan has also worked as Executive Director of Western Resources, Government Affairs Representative for the Getty Oil Company, and associate executive director of the Kansas State Nurses Association. Sloan has a reputation as a moderate Republican.

Issue positions

Sloan's website lists his legislative priorities as education, health care, energy, and water.

Committee membership

* Vision 2020 (Chair) * Energy and Utilities * Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight * Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy

Major Donors

The top 5 donors to Sloan's 2008 campaign:Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
/ref> *1. Kansas Medical Society $1,000 *2. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000 *3. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000 *4.

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$1,000 *5. AT&T $1,000

References

External links

Official Website

Kansas Legislature - Thomas Sloan

Project Vote Smart profile

Kansas Votes profile

State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
* Follow the Money campaign contributions: *
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