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Mary Ware (politician)

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Mary Ware
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2019
Preceded byLynn Rogers
Personal details
Born (1951-11-03) November 3, 1951 (age 72)
Political partyDemocratic

Mary Anita Ware (born November 3, 1951) is an American politician, social justice activist, and businesswoman serving as a member of the Kansas Senate for the 25th Senate district in Wichita, Kansas.

Career

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She was elected to the Senate in December 2018 by Democratic Party precinct committee members to succeed Democrat Lynn Rogers, who stepped down to become lieutenant governor of Kansas.[1] In 2020, Ware was elected to a full term in her own right, defeating Republican Vail Fruechting by a margin of 55% to 45% in the general election.[2] Outside of her work in the Kansas Legislature, Ware owns a CBD store, American Shaman Botanicals, in Wichita.[3][4]

Committee assignments

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Ware, in 2023, is assigned to these Kansas Senate Committees:[5]

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking minority member)
  • Joint Committee on Kansas Security
  • Legislative Post Audit Committee -
  • 2021 Special Committee on Federal 340B Drug Program
  • 2022 Special Committee on Water

References

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  1. ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
  2. ^ "2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Celia Llopis-Jepsen (2019-07-19). "CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing". KCTV. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. ^ "Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate". www.kwch.com.
  5. ^ "Senator Mary Ware," in "Legislators", Kansas Legislature, retrieved April 4, 2023
Preceded by Kansas Senator from the 25th district
January 13, 2019 - Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent