Kent Thompson

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Kent Thompson
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 9th district
Assumed office
October 16, 2013
Preceded byEdwin Bideau
Personal details
Born (1963-11-01) November 1, 1963 (age 60)
Allen County, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSusan
Children2
ResidenceIola, Kansas
Professionrancher/realtor/auctioneer[1]

Kent Thompson (born November 1, 1963) is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 9th district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2013.[2][3]

He is a former Majority Whip of the Kansas House of Representatives, holding the post from 2017 to 2019. For the 2019–2020 session he serves as the chairman of the House Local Government Committee and as a member of the House Transportation Committee and the House Agriculture Committee.[4]

Preceded by Kansas House of Representatives Majority Whip
January 10, 2017 - January 15, 2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Kansas House of Representatives Chairman of the Local Government Committee
January 15, 2019 - Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Republican delegates tab Thompson district 9 rep". The Chanute Tribune.
  2. ^ "KanFocus -- Committees, Kent Thompson, R-9th". www.kanfocus.com.
  3. ^ "Representative Kent Thompson | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org.
  4. ^ "Representative Kent Thompson | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org.