Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 95

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Tom SawyerDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 95
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Tom Sawyer (born April 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. A Democrat, Sawyer has represented the 95th district, covering southwest Wichita, since 2013. Sawyer previously represented the same district from 1987 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2009, serving as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader during his first stint in the legislature.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Millard South High School
Wichita State University
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Minority Leader
Kansas State House of Representatives
2019 - 2023
Former House Minority Party Leader
1993 - 1998
Former Majority Leader
Kansas State House of Representatives
1991 - 1992
Majority Whip
Kansas State House of Representatives
1990
Representative
Kansas State House of Representatives
1987
Sedgwick County Clerk
1984 - 1985
Owner
Tom Sawyer Accounting Services
1985 - Current
Chief Deputy Company Clerk
Sedgwick Company
1979 - 1985
Administrative Assistant
Sedgewick Company Clerk
1978 - 1979
Owner
Austicle Lawn Mowing
Other Experience1 - 32 of 32
Volunteer
Habitat for Humanity
Current
Member
Kansas State Parole Board, State of Kansas
2009 - Current
Member
Visioneering Wichita Committee Task Force
2004
State Chair
Kansas State Democratic Party
1991
State Chair
Kansas State Democratic Party
2001
Former Member
American Diabetes Association Legislative Committee
1992 - 1993
Member
Citizen Participation Organization Council Member
1979 - 1987
State President
Kansas Young Democrats
1984 - 1985
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
1980
Member
Democratic State Committee
1978 - Current
Chair
Sedgwick County Legislative Delegation
Chair
Fourth District Democratic Party
Member
Council of State Governments
Member
West Side United Methodist Church
Member
National Conference of State Legislators
Member
Committee to choose a New President for Wichita State University
Member
City of Wichita Human Resources Board
Member
United Methodist Urban Ministries Board of Directors
Member
National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
Member
State Finance and Legislative Coordinating Council, Kansas State House of Representatives
Current
Former Member
Joint Committee on State and Tribal Relations
Former Member
Council of State Governments Governing Board
Former Member
Legislative Coordinating Council, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations Committee
Former Member
Special Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member
House Elections & Ethics Committee
Former Ranking Member
Legislative Post-Audit Committee
Former Ranking Minority Member
Taxation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Elections Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Special Select Committee on Contested Elections
Former Vice Chair
Rules and Journal Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
House Rules and Journal Committee
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