Ralph Ostmeyer

Ralph Ostmeyer

Member of the Kansas Senate from the 40th district
In office 2005–2016
Personal details
Born	(1943-05-06) May 6, 1943^[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kay Ostmeyer
Residence	Grinnell, Kansas
Profession	farmer/rancher

Ralph Ostmeyer is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 40th District since 2005. Previously, he served as a Representative in the House (2001–2005). He is a farmer and rancher from Grinnell, and is married to Kay Ostmeyer.

Committee assignments

Ostmeyer serves on these legislative committees:^[2]

Agriculture (vice-chair)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
Federal and State Affairs
Local Government

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Ostmeyer's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:^[3]

Koch Industries, Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Contractors Association, John G. Lewis, Dana C. Lewis, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee

Financial, insurance and real estate were his largest donor group, followed by energy and natural resources companies.

References

External links

Kansas Senate Biography
Project Vote Smart profile
Campaign contributions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008

Members of the Kansas State Senate

President of the Senate: Susan Wagle (R) Vice President of the Senate: Jeff King (R) Majority Leader: Terry Bruce (R) Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)

Dennis Pyle (R) Marci Francisco (D) Tom Holland (D) David Haley (D) Steve Fitzgerald (R) Pat Pettey (D) Kay Wolf (R) Jim Denning (R) Julia Lynn (R) Mary Pilcher-Cook (R) Jeff Melcher (R) Caryn Tyson (R) Jacob LaTurner (R) Forrest Knox (R) Jeff King (R) Ty Masterson (R) Jeff Longbine (R) Laura Kelly (D) Anthony Hensley (D) Vicki Schmidt (R) Greg A. Smith (R) Tom Hawk (D) Robert Olson (R) Tom Arpke (R) Michael O'Donnell (R) Dan Kerschen (R) Leslie Donovan (R) Mike Petersen (R) Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) Susan Wagle (R) Carolyn McGinn (R) Steve Abrams (R) Mitch Holmes (R) Terry Bruce (R) Richard Wilborn (R) Elaine Bowers (R) Molly Baumgardner (R) Garrett Love (R) Larry Powell (R) Ralph Ostmeyer (R)

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